Getting Lost (and finding selves) in Libraries and Labyrinths
When I was about six or seven I got lost in the Baillieu library at the University of Melbourne. I wasn’t lost for that long but I can distinctly recall going up and down the large central spiral staircase looking for my mum who was studying on one of the levels. It was my first experience … Read more
The Beauty of Chance
Chance is a lovely thing. There’s nothing quite like truly random exploring. As a student, I used to regularly find all kinds of gems not by just looking in the places where the books I wanted were meant to be, but by roaming, pouring through the overflow shelves, and the trolleys of books waiting to … Read more
