If you're like me, you heard that the Chrysler Museum will be closing for 14 months for renovation and thought "what about the library!?!?" Well I have some great news: the JOCL will be safe and sound during the renovation, and library staff will be available for you to contact via phone and email for all of your research needs! Unlike the museum's art collection, all 114,000 library materials will remain in the building and will continue to enjoy a cool, dry climate. Library staff will be available for you to call or email with your research questions and will send you scans of library books and vertical files. We will even do the heavy research lifting for you! The library's catalog will be available online, and college students and researchers can still request books via Interlibrary Loan.
The JOCL will also continue to offer our popular Art & Books book club! We will be hosting the book club bi-monthly in the beautiful dining room of the Moses Myers Historic House. Attendees of the book club will enjoy fun and engaging discussions, as well as tasty refreshments. Our first meeting will be Wednesday, January 30 at 6:30pm and we will be reading Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger by Ken Perenyi. Hope to see you there!
Have a safe and happy holiday!
Jessica Ritchie
Dickson Librarian
