To close out 2013, we asked library staff members to write lists–of anything they want. Today we feature Sarah Meisch’s Top 10 Memorable Events of 1999.
Sarah is the Serials Acquisitions Assistant at the Cudahy Library.
Sarah in 1999
Sarah in 2013
Sarah’s Top 10 Memorable Events of 1999
10. Y2K fever – Yes, my family sat in the basement with some stored up food and bottles of water as we waited for 1999 to end and 2000 to start. Just in case…
9. Frasier – was still going strong
8. The Euro was introduced
7. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. I was obsessed with Queen Amidala…still a little obsessed with Natalie Portman…
6. Livin La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin – the first CD I ever owned.
5. Futurama premieres – Best. Show. Ever.
4. The West Nile Virus – I was a bit of a childhood hypochondriac.
3. 10 Things I Hate About You – still one of the best movies of all time
2. Britney Spears breaks onto the scene with …Baby One More Time
1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is published
