Library of Congress Chambers of Mystery

I worked at the Library of Congress for ten years and retired a few months ago. Before I left, I signed up to receive email notifications for upcoming events. Usually we go to a lot of the Middle Eastern lectures and once in awhile attend other various programs. The chambers of mystery for Halloween looked interesting, so we booked attendance on the Eventbrite app and walked over through the underground tunnels before lunch. The event was on display in the beautiful Jefferson Building. Of course our timing was just perfect - right behind a pack of school age children. So we dodged them as soon as we could and wandered around the exhibits. Neither my husband nor I have a particular interest in the subject, but it's always a treat to amble through the building. There were Harry Houdini photographs and such from a huge collection, a section about Halloween traditions, and old movies playing. It was "ok" as programs go. I used to take a lot of walks in this building on afternoon breaks. We decided to have lunch in the Cannon House Office building. It's always less busy on Mondays. So we ended up walking three and a half miles today. But it was an interesting way to pass the time.