Daily Thoughts 05/17/2013

Julius LeBlanc Stewart (1855-1919) Reading Aloud, c. 1883

Daily Thoughts 05/17/2013

This morning, I checked the social media for the library.  On the way to work, I started reading Give and Take by Adam Grant.  The author posits there are three types of people Givers, Takers, and Matchers.  This is how Givers do better for people.  It reminds me of the conservative idea of makers and takers or the old fashioned idea of builders and destroyers.

I spent a little time reading Black Expressions Book Club and Earlyword on the web.  I also spent a little time on the displays.  We are getting a steady stream of new adult books coming in.

I put the book, The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker on hold.

Web Bits

Smartphones Have Bridged the Digital Divide
http://readwrite.com/2013/05/17/smartphones-have-bridged-the-digital-divide

Daily Thoughts 05/16/2013

An afternoon’s reading - painting by Felix Milius (1843–1894)

Daily Thoughts 05/16/2013

I spent some time checking the social media this morning.

I also started reading Debt The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber.  David Graeber is known for creating the slogan "We are the 99%".  This book asks questions about debt and modern economics.  It questions ideas like barter systems are the first economic systems and whether we need to pay back our monetary debts.

I checked the displays and did a little more weeding in the 900s.  The computer lab is open from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m..  The library also has computer classes for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Powerpoint tonight.

We put out the latest copy of Bookpage for June.  We are also adding a poetry book by a local minister, the form and structure of the poetry is formally correct.

This slideshow is a work in progress.  It is kind of interesting.
http://www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/Library1900andBeyond



Web Bits

BEA Librarians Guide to Bookexpo America 2013
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/05/shows-events/bea/librarians-guide-to-bookexpo-america-2013/
I am going to this.  I also try and go to the Library Journal Day of Dialog.

Daily Thoughts 05/15/2013

Willard Metcalf (1858-1925) Summer at Hadlyme, 1914

Daily Thoughts 05/15/2013

This morning, I read some more of The New Digital Age.  I am reading about drone warfare and the use of robots in combat.  I learned about Taco Copter which is supposed to be a hoax.  http://tacocopter.com/

I spent a little time checking social media this morning.  I shifted some more in the 900s.  I also checked the displays.

Max Barry has a new book, Lexicon which is about a secret society of poets.  Max Barry created an online forum called Nationstates.  This creates a unique audience for his books.

I spent some time working on a bibliography for the Adult Summer Reading Club.

The Board of Trustees Meeting is today at 6:30 p.m. in the Trustees Room.

I signed up to get the New York Times Books section in my email on Fridays.
http://www.nytimes.com/marketing/booksupdate/

Web Bits

In A Digital World Print Books Maintain Appeal
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/05/15/e-books-print-books/2159037/

Community Centered 23 Reasons Why Your Library is the Most Important Place in Town
http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/04/community-centered-23-reasons-why-your-library-is-the-most-important-place-in-town/

Daily Thoughts 05/14/2013

Guy Orlando Rose (1867-1925) , Marguerite 

Daily Thoughts 05/14/2013

This morning, I read some more of The New Digital Age.  I am reading about the future of terrorism and how terrorism affected by the internet.

I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library.  I also checked the displays this morning and read a copy of Publishers Weekly.  I have to work on a bibliography for the Adult Summer Reading Club.

I did a bit of shifting in the 900s.  I have a copy of Library Journal to read today.  I got new business cards today with an official title, Collection Development Librarian II which is satisfying.

There are two computer classes tonight, a Microsoft Word class and Fundamentals of Computer Operations.

Daily Thoughts 05/13/2013

Man Reading a Book, 1916, J.C. Leyendecker

Daily Thoughts 05/13/2013

This morning on the way to work, I read some more of The New Digital Age by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen.  They are writing about state censorship and control of the internet.  They also described the dangers of cyberwarfare and cyberespionage.

I checked the Facebook and Twitter for the library.  I also spent some time looking up books to order from the New York Times Bestseller Lists, the Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists, the purchase alerts for items on hold, and the collection management sheet for patron requests.  We are also requesting holds for the books for the Adult Summer Reading Club.

I spent some time with the digital camera this morning practicing taking pictures of the library.  I took some pictures of the art around the building and a few other things.

I checked the displays this afternoon.