When I left work today, I left the Suburban Library System. When I go back to work in the morning, I'll be going to the Metropolitan Library System, and while it's been kind of crazy lately getting ready for the merger, there is also much to look forward to.

For example, starting tomorrow, I get 300+ new libraries as members of "my" Library System, and some of them are pretty cool libraries. There are also some very interesting ones in the mix, too. Here are just a few examples of the new libraries with whom I could potentially work.

• American Library Association
• American Medical Association
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Chicago Children's Choir
• Chicago Historical Society
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• Chicago Public Schools
• Chicago Sun-Times
• Chicago Tribune - Marketing Library
• Chicago Urban League
• Encyclopedia Brittanica, Inc.
• Gerber/Hart Library & Archives
• John G. Shedd Aquarium
• Leather Archives & Museum
• Leo Burnett Co., Inc.
• MacArthur Foundation
• Museum of Broadcast Communications
• Newberry Library
• Ogilvy & Mather
• Old Town School of Folk Music
• Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
• Prevention First, Inc.
• Pritzker Military Library
• Quaker Oats Company
• Terra Museum of American Art
• U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• World Book Publishing

Plus a ton o' academic libraries. Talk about opportunities for partnerships! The potential for interactions is quite intriguing. For example, look at the last name on that list - World Book Publishing. They're sending someone to my RSS class this month.

Yes, this will definitely be an interesting year!