The First Day (Sort-of)

Glen's flight out of BWI was scheduled for 12:40 P.M. I had been encouraged to come in later because there was to be a reception later in the day for which we would be staying longer. So after dropping the grandkids at the sitter and Glen at the airport, I arrived at Bayview after 11AM. My first stop was at HR to pick up my official badge and to affix my signature to the temporary employee agreement. I finally arrived at the libary at ~11:30 AM. That was not such a bad situation since we had a chance to eat lunch together. In the afternoon, I completed the new employee "mini" orientation. This consisted mostly of reviewing normal new employee literature and completing just a few more forms with the library director. I was glad for the "mini" aspect -- the normal orientation lasts two full days -- 7:45-4:30. I also got my own library barcode for checkout, email and computer log-in access, and activation for after-hours access to the library (feeling pretty much part of Hopkins here). The reception was actually for the doctor's annual meeting. For the first time, the library had a table with information for the doctors along with a PPT of archives. There was a period of time after set up and waiting until the meeting ended and the doctors emerged from their meeting where we had a chance to chat. This was great because we got to know each other on a more personal level and that, of course, chased away some of those first day butterflies. The food was great, too, by the way -- love those Maryland crabcakes!