The Quilt Show at BPL-North Branch, May 7, 2008
More than fifty quilters, their guests and BPL's librarians gathered on this early, cool Wednesday morning for the 27th Quilt Show at the North Branch. It was started by two North Branch librarians, Phyllis Partridge and Starr LaTronica in 1970s, and became an annual tradition at North. If you're interested, please stop by North Branch to see these beautiful quilts, they will stay up until May 28.
Two breakfast tables that are full of goodies, coffee and tea. A friend told me that North Branch is famous for its customer service and good food that staff and patrons bring to programs or as treats to fellow workers, librarians and friends.
Quilts that are hung from the beams and walls in the Adults' Reading Room.
North Branch Circulation Room's beautiful ceiling.
Debbie C. is a librarian at Central library, and she's one of the main organizers of the quilt show. She is very passionate about the quilt show and also a super baker. We, at the library give her a dear nickname, the "Baking Fairy." So staff, if you come across a dish full of cookies, bread and such at your site and they taste delicious, chances are that it may have come from the Baking Fairy's magic kitchen.
Tara R., a manager/librarian at North Branch welcomed quilters, co-workers and guests at the quilt show.
Below are some of the middle sized and large quilts at the show. Each one of them has an interesting story to tell.
Detail of a big quilt.
Quilts in the Children's room.
Some of us library workers are posing for pictures and joking around. Hey! We are not always serious, Hush! Hush!, stereotypical librarians that everybody often thinks of -- the ones with glasses and hair done up like an onion -- authoritarian types that don't know anything but books. I got that impression a lot when I tell people that I work at the library, they would say "You don't look like a librarian at all!" We are a BPL's diverse bunch and we know how to have fun like everyone else too ... Sometimes.
Two breakfast tables that are full of goodies, coffee and tea. A friend told me that North Branch is famous for its customer service and good food that staff and patrons bring to programs or as treats to fellow workers, librarians and friends.
Quilts that are hung from the beams and walls in the Adults' Reading Room.
North Branch Circulation Room's beautiful ceiling.
Debbie C. is a librarian at Central library, and she's one of the main organizers of the quilt show. She is very passionate about the quilt show and also a super baker. We, at the library give her a dear nickname, the "Baking Fairy." So staff, if you come across a dish full of cookies, bread and such at your site and they taste delicious, chances are that it may have come from the Baking Fairy's magic kitchen.
Tara R., a manager/librarian at North Branch welcomed quilters, co-workers and guests at the quilt show.
Below are some of the middle sized and large quilts at the show. Each one of them has an interesting story to tell.
Detail of a big quilt.
Quilts in the Children's room.
Some of us library workers are posing for pictures and joking around. Hey! We are not always serious, Hush! Hush!, stereotypical librarians that everybody often thinks of -- the ones with glasses and hair done up like an onion -- authoritarian types that don't know anything but books. I got that impression a lot when I tell people that I work at the library, they would say "You don't look like a librarian at all!" We are a BPL's diverse bunch and we know how to have fun like everyone else too ... Sometimes.
posted by Nga at 1:15 PM
7 Comments:
May 14, 2008
Thanks, Nga! Great photos.
Much better than the photos I took.
Marti M.
Great picyures Nga.One is real special.
Thanks. I have to confess that I got some help from photo shop to get what I want. Lots of work though, but I enjoy taking and posting pictures.
Cheers,
Nga, these are terrific photos! I'm so glad you captured the food and social aspect of it, as well as the beautiful quilts. And tahnks, too, for your nice Baking Fairy comments!
- Debbie
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