Not in 116 years has the city of Saint of Saint Paul hosted this magnitude of an event and not in my short two years of living here has there been so much excitement and buzz around Central Library. Since we’re in the thick of it, we’d thought we’d try and give a “library’s eye view” of the action over the next week so we’ll post our impressions, photos and a resource or two for you here.

Our guest for the week, MSNBC have started to arrive and we’re looking forward to sharing our spaces with them. Having just toured the Xcel Center, I can tell you that is looks like it could be hosting the Academy Awards. I’m not sure Wild fans would recognize it.

While the Central Library (and all library locations) will close for the long Labor Day weekend, we will reopen on Tuesday and we’ll be helping locals and visitors alike find the information and directions they need.

I couldn’t be more proud of my city and our library right now. The view out of my office window, while always spectacular, looks particularly festive.