Several years ago, during the break between summer and fall semesters, I was working the circulation desk alone. I first noticed an older man (about 50) and 2 younger boys (about 18 & 16) approaching the second of our 2 electric entrance doors.

It was obvious that dad was "showing the kids around campus." When I picked up on them, dad had just stepped on the mat which activates the electric doors. The doors opened. The group stepped back as if unsure of how to proceed. Another patron pushed past them and entered the building. They followed, carefully examining the arch of the doors.

They then entered the section we have railed off around the entrance which has a one-way locking gate. (It looks something like a corral with the electric doors at the back and the gate at the front. This is to keep patrons from leaving via the entrance doors.) The preceding patron had gone on. Dad and the boys stood there as if at a loss what to do. Another patron went around them and through the gate. They followed him through, again examining the mechanism of the gate.

At that time several feet to the right of the entrance we had a beautiful old double-sided stand-up display case. The group headed for it, dad leading, boys in tow. They carefully examined both sides, but obviously did not find what they were looking for. Not one of them had uttered a word to this point. In the center of our lobby, we have a black cube which is our directory. They approached this and after looking it over for a few seconds, the dad said, "Boys, 'is builden's got *6* floors." At that, they wandered around the corner and out of sight.