I've had the best time last night and today. Our Friends of the Library annual meeting was today, and our speaker was Allan Stypeck of Second Story Books in Washington, DC, and one of the NPR Book Guys.
John and I picked him up last night at the airport, took him to his B&B, and took him to dinner. What a delightful story-filled man he is. We had a great evening, talking constantly. I picked him up this morning to take to the luncheon. His talk was great - all about how he got into the used/rare books business and why he stays in it. Plus he did some appraisals of books that folks brought in for him. Hearing how that process works was fascinating.
I was so glad that I had been asked to undertake the "chore" of being his guide and chauffeur while he was here. And I really hated to leave him off at the airport. We'll surely go by his store the next time we're in DC.
The day finished up with the Chattanooga Symphony. There was a guest conductor - another candidate for the position of Music Director/Conductor. This was a young man from Australia. He seemed to be very personable and interacted well with the orchestra members and the audience. It's expected to take at least a year or so to choose the new Director.
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