Thursday, December 7, 2006
I am almost done with my final assignment to submit to Chris. Whew! I will be ready to take the exam on Monday and tommorow, I am going to study! My memory is in a state of flux right now and we will see how it goes......

I took a walk across campus to attend the University Libraries Holiday Luncheon at the Joyce Center. Fr. Hesburgh blessed the meal by also mentioning that he is "glad to be present amongst his fellow library colleagues and not bad for a 90 year old man". Since arriving at Notre Dame, I have had the distinct pleasure of meeting Fr. Hesburgh 4-5 times. It is always a pleasure to "run into" him especially at the Hesburgh Library. He allowed my husband to interview him at one time for an article and he had the opportunity to meet my children of which he offered a blessing prayer for their continued health and happiness. The luncheon was also an opportunity to share my meal with the librarians I worked with at the beginning of my residency (Cheri, Laurie, Kathy, Margaret, Sherri, Carole, Jessica, Laura). A gift by the committee consisted of the traditional Irish Blessing Prayer metal bookmark. It was as always, a great opportunity to fellowship with the people I began my residency with!

I had a patron come into my office a few moments ago wanted information about Osteoporosis and the medications that are perscribed. I feel bad for this woman...she just found out she has this disease and she feels like she should have been informed of this a lot earlier than 3 days ago. I made sure she understood that I am not a lawyer and could not dispense legal advice. I love the database, Medline becuase its full of current information about many medical conditions. I found three excellent articles that she could reference.