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As I said, there are thousands of librarians here, spread out all over the city in multiple hotels. Meetings are stretched out all over also, so it’s not surprising that I haven’t laid eyes on Lauren, Mary or Sarah (I did run into Lynn on the street yesterday as we hurried to go to different meetings).

Imagine my surprise today when I met up with 3 old colleagues and friends from ZSR! First, I ran into Debbie Nolan in one of the meeting hotels. We took time out to sit and have a nice talk. She’s doing great at Towson and looked like she’s thriving in her new role. As we were parting ways, who came up but Emily Stambaugh, still at UC Riverside. She mentioned she is rooming with Sarah! Finally, as I was heading up the street to the exhibit hall after lunch, I heard someone call out “Susan” and who was there but Sherri Durren. She is still in Georgia. We chatted for several minutes. It turns out today is her birthday and I confessed that I am now a grandmother.

It was great to catch up with folks I haven’t seen or heard from in eons and renew acquaintances!