Just when I was thinking that it was kind of a drag to be working at my desk on a lovely Saturday afternoon, I had an experience that reminded me just how fun working in a library can be. I had gone out to talk to Don, who was working at the ref desk all afternoon, and he was in the midst of several groups of smiling, laughing, energetic freshmen who were trying to complete a campus scavenger hunt as part of their orientation. Two of the tasks on the hunt were about the library:

1. Get the signature of the person working at the reference desk.
2. Where can you find The Throne?

The first of those two was pretty easy for them. After all, Don was sitting right there.

As for the second question, they had no clue. Don had a lot of fun explaining to them that The Throne is a Swem Library newsletter… that’s on the wall in all the restrooms! Hence, the name. Of course, like all good budding researchers, they then had to verify his claims. LOL!

Btw, I’m not sure who designed the hunt, but whoever you are, you get a hearty ‘thank you!’ from all of us here at Swem for including us. And thanks to Caroline K. for letting me take a picture of her and her friends after they got Don’s signature. (In the pic, Don’s the one that looks least like a freshman!)