Living in the library:

The NYT has an interesting article about an NYU student who lived in the library for 8 months because he couldn't afford an apartment. People seemed more surprised by this than I was. I've known several people who lived in the libraries here for a month or so when their lease ran out or they had to get out of housing. Apparently, it's much easier if you have twentyfour-hour access to the libraries, but it is possible even if you don't. And it seems more people do it in the summer, when things are more relaxed and all that.

The real question, though, is how do you get mail? Maybe you can have it delivered to the call number in the stacks you're staying near. So you could be at "Regenstein Library, PA6000, Chicago, IL 60637" or "Crerar Library Q100." I wonder if FedEx would be willing to deliver there, or if it wuld be too much like a PO box.