The Enriched Librarian

Under the glass ceiling at the Graduate Center’s Skylight Room, about forty CUNY librarians enjoyed clearing skies and another display of the broad interests and talents of their colleagues from various campuses during the LACUNY Winter Membership Meeting on December 9.

First up was Janey Chao (Baruch), in full costume, performing two belly dances.  I think this was a first for LACUNY!

Janey was followed by Nancy Foasberg (Queens) talking about her involvement with board games, four of which she displayed.  Who knew there was a community of board gamers, players, and collectors alike?  One game, The Presidential Election of 1960, looked old but was in fact created in 2008.

Nancy Foasberg

aFinally, Helen Georgas (Brooklyn) showed us the creative arts project Underwater New York, an online collection of stories, music, and art.  It’s a community list of items found near and under the various waterways of the city, meant to inspire works of prose, poetry and more.   The Coast Guard found a dead giraffe!  Denture, dinette sets, ice cream trucks and more are listed on the site. The mind boggles at the multitude of possibilities this project opens up.

Questions for the presenters were lively and showed the fascination with the other side of our LACUNY community.  Good food and conversation afterwards was enjoyed by all.  Looking forward to many more of these events in the future.

Jane Fitzpatrick (Graduate Center)