Daily Thoughts 3/9/2011
I read some more of The Information by James Gleick this morning. I am enjoying reading about the birth of computing and the creation of the electric telegraph. This book is very much a book about the history of technology. There are a lot of entertaining anecdotes which make the writing very readable.
The book, The Accidental Taxonomist by Heather Hedden came in for me to read. Hopefully, I will learn something new from reading this.
Today, I checked the displays and did some weeding in the storage area. I also took some time to look over the surveys. There are more print surveys coming in than online surveys. I also checked on the twitter account. Things have slowed down a little bit. Our budget is very tight so that there is not much money for ordering. It would be nice if people brought in more donations.
I am also hoping that people join our friends group http://www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/friends or donate to the foundation http://www.mvplfoundation.org/ . I know times are financially difficult all over for libraries. This is true not just in the United States but also in the United Kingdom.
We also opened the computer lab for an hour so people could search for jobs.
On the way home, I read some more of The Information. I also started reading The Accidental Taxonomist by Heather Hedding. She has a website tied in with the book: http://www.hedden-information.com/Accidental-Taxonomist-Websites.htm
Web Bits
ROI: The $200 Tablet Computer
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703662804576188901890884360.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read
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