Alexander Hamilton Opening Reception

Last night we opened our Alexander Hamilton exhibit in style. The theme for the evening was a 19th Century Christmas, and almost 150 people showed up to celebrate with us. We had lots of great cookies and cheese, along with a spectacular hot cider. There was no coffee because, as all history enthusiasts know, coffee was a fairly rare commodity in Alexander Hamilton's time.

The room was decorated with spruce branches and pine cones, which made it smell great.



Don, our own ex-reference librarian and curator of the exhibit, kicked things off with a quick speech and then we enjoyed music from members of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra, including our very own Claire!


After a bit of music we were treated to a minuet performance by the Rocky Mountain Ballet. These girls did an amazing job, and even provided an impromptu history lesson between their pieces. I found out afterward this group will be traveling to China to dance in the opening ceremony of the Olympics when they come there. Wow. I guess we gave them a chance to warm up for the big dance.

A big thank you goes out to the opening reception committee who got everything set up: Vaun, Tove and Paulette. They spent the afternoon setting everything up, and it went off without a hitch.

Our 100th Post!!!

A modest accomplishment, yes, but we somehow managed to make it to a landmark 100 posts on our blog. It only took 10 or so of us, be we made it. How are we doing so far? Let us know in the comments.

With all of this blogging you wouldn't think we would have time for anything else, but rest assured we have a lot more going on. With the extra business of summer, we've been knee deep in books and the family reading program has kept our aisles packed with bodies. Personally, I spent the last weekend immersed in music. The whole gambit from Heavy Metal at Total Fest to seeing the Missoula Symphony Orchestra in Caras Park. And I know I wasn't the only public library employee at the Symphony concert...see if you can spot the other one in this picture (shamelessly stolen from Rebecca Ellen's Flickr stream)