Bippity Boppity Boo (or Cinderella's pumpkin and The Robbins Reading Room)

The Reading Room was a hotbed of activity on Wednesday evening at 9:00pm. After the last patron left the library, Patsy Kraemer, Maryellen Loud, Julie Horvath, Mark Tezian and Brian Rose and I rolled up our sleeves and got to work. The moveable book stacks were rolled out of the Reading Room. Chairs came from the Reference Room. Tables were rearranged. Pink linen table cloths were draped over tables. Artwork was placed on easels arranged on top of magazine stacks and on the window shelves. Business related books were displayed on a shelf. A boom box appeared with CDs. Name badges were laid out on the sign in table. Early next morning, flowers were placed on tables, food was delivered and balloons were tied to the railings. Voilà!

Just as the pumpkin in Cinderella was changed into a coach fit for a princess, a room full of books and stacks was transformed into a lovely impeccably restored function room from the gold leaf on the ceiling to the reconditioned woodwork and tastefully painted walls.

On Thursday morning more than 60 people at the New Members Breakfast, sponsored by Julie Horvath of Century 21 Adams, saw first-hand how the Robbins Library Reading Room can look when you rent it for a birthday party, a cocktail party (capacity: approximately 90 people), a seated-meal (capacity: approximately 50 people), a business event. Click here to learn more about renting the Reading Room for your event.

Attendees enjoyed a Continental breakfast that featured mini muffins and coffee from Sweet Sue’s Bakery & Café and fresh fruit from Edible Arrangements. Deb Cody Floral Designs of Arlington generously donated all of the flower arrangements. Attending were representatives from 13 FORESTgallery, 2M Staffing, An Apple a Day Acupuncture, The Arlington Advocate, Arlington Enrichment Collaborative, Arlington Entrepreneurs, Arlington Medical Aesthetics, The Arlington Shopper, Beaujolais Catering, Big Foot Moving & Storage, Body Mind Systems, Bowes/Pennell & Thompson GMAC R.E., Card Concierge Corp, Coach LizBlu, Comcast Business Services, Design Moods, Edible Arrangements, Eric M. Volkin, Licensed Massage Therapist, Famboogle, Gormley Chiropractic, Go-Team Coaching & Consulting, HealthMarkets, Imprintastic!, Jacki Sorensen's Aerobic Dancing, Julie Horvath, Century 21 Adams, Leader Bank, NA, Mirak Automotive Group, Monroe Salt Works, Nurturing Spaces, The Regent Theatre, Richard S. Moskow Associates, Right Turn, Robbins Library, Robbins Library, Board of Trustees, RV Print Solutions, Something Savory, Sustainable Arlington, Town of Arlington, VNCH, Wachovia Securities, Walden WebWorks, Watertown Savings Bank, writeCHANGE and The Young Adult Vocational Program.

Enjoy the photos taken at the event!

BEFORE. . .

Where there had been stacks, now there were small round tables waiting for attendees. Where there was empty space, now there was a beautifully appointed food table.

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AND DURING

This morning the chairs were filled with people. With so many people gathered, you can't see the food table any longer.

Event Sponsor Julie Horvath, Century 21 Adams	Our Host, Robbins Library, Maryellen Remmert Loud	!

All of the flowers for this event were arranged and donated by Cody Floral Designs of Arlington

You already know that Robbins Library has a fabulous selection of business-related books AND. . .. . .did you know you canalso borrow artwork (for 6 weeks) to hang on your office or home walls?

Where you generally see books, you can see how this room can be transformed for an occasion: Think birthday parties, meetings, showers, rehearsal dinners. . .