Another day another city

After spending a fantastic final night in Chicago at Millennium Park listening to the symphony orchestra we left early this morning for a quick plane trip to Columbus. Columbus was very quiet by comparison but we've ended up having a gorgeous afternoon. A few of us needed to get washing done so we grabbed a cab and headed to the german village (an historic part of Columbus which has been restored over the past 30 years) to find a laundromat, as luck would have it we started to talking to a very nice man walking his poodle who invited us to have a look at his house. Of course we went without hesitation, not even thinking about he possibility that he was a serial killer but we left Tania behind with the laundry and she knew what he looked like!! Any way, the house was fantastic. 1860s restored but modern inside and Mark and his wife Amy (and their poodle Joe) had some amazing art. I then sat in a gorgeous bar and drank pomegranate martinis while the washing dried.
One of the big themes emerging is the emphasis on public art, all building works must include 1-2% for public art and in all the libraries there are some fabulous works. Something we need to think seriously about at Bayside.
Big day planned for tomorrow with a seminar in the morning and then a visits to the US library of the year and a couple of branches.