An afternoon at the Fall Festival

Peggy McNicholas, Laura McClanathan and I set up a table at the OPERS Fall Festival yesterday and spent the afternoon meeting students and talking about the library. We asked passersby,"Have you been to the library yet?" and passed out fliers on services and hours.  If students didn't know where our libraries were located we gave them personalized maps with directions from their college to both McHenry and S&E.  We talked to close to 300 students both new and returning.  Returning students were especially happy to hear that we have been able to restore library hours thanks to the passage of Measure 42.  Every student we talked to expressed positive support for the library as reflected in this sampling of comments we collected:

- Yay! we love McHenry!
- Thanks for keeping it open!
- I love the library - I'm a fan!
- The library is our favorite

It was a great day, a wonderful event, spent with good company.  Here are some photos: