Blog Post 2

 (I checked my blog today while working on week 2 blog posts and saw that my blog posts 2 and 3 did not upload correctly because of the pictures, so I am reuploading them.) 

On the first day at Loganberry, I learned about the story and its history. Elisabeth, my mentor, took me on an in depth tour of the store as soon as I arrived. It was a Monday (I went in on the Monday and Tuesday we had off in order to make up for missed time because of AP exams), which meant that the store was closed, and it was a perfect opportunity to spend a few hours touring the store. Yes, it really took multiple hours! What I learned is that Loganberry has well over 170,000 books in its digital catalog and many more which are not in the online catalog (because they are so old, they do not have an ISBN number, are too niche and specific, or are too new). Because of the sheer volume of books, the store is organized in a very meticulous but also complicated manner. There is a section for almost anything you can think of- climbing cold mountains in Europe, the history of architecture in Cleveland, salads, theoretical golf- literally everything! Each bookcase has its own theme, and each shelf is its own sub-theme. The shelves stretch from floor to ceiling around all of the store’s rooms, so learning about all of this information was both fascinating and a bit overwhelming. It would definitely take me more than three weeks to learn the locations of every section. That day, I also read through their new employee handbook, which obviously contained more logistical information, but I also learned about some specific details regarding when the store was founded and when they moved and renovated their building, and how to use their computers. After that, Elisabeth showed me how they open new boxes of ordered books, price them, put them into their system, and shelve them. I learned that new books are always published on Tuesdays in the United States because it is the day of the week with the least amount of holidays. Overall, the first day was full of new information, but it was an interesting and exciting start to the project!

The picture is of the leather-bound book section at the front of the store. Most of these books are centuries old!