Daily Thoughts 9/2/2011
I read a little more of Lincoln As I Knew Him. I also spent some time making sure that there was space available for programs which I planned. I updated the current events display with a few books on Dick Cheney and Mike Bloomberg who were in the news recently.
I also took some time to update the Facebook and Twitter account which are growing steadily. I also spent some time going through our patron recommendation forms which we take at the reference desk as well as our online suggestion form for material. There were requests for the authors R.A. Salvatore who is a fantasy writer and Denise Hunter who writes christian fiction.
I compiled the monthly statistics for programs. The amount of people attending programs has been steadily growing.
I also learned today that patrons can access our catalog fairly easily with tablet devices through our wireless system. It was interesting learning this.
On the way home, I read some more of Lincoln As I knew Him. The anecdotes present a person who was strikingly odd looking, had a singular personality, and was subject to deep melancholy. Most of the anecdotes are very positive. I also started reading No Shelf Required which is about ebooks. I learned that the early history of creating ebooks was focused on classic works and works of history. People were seeking to make literature more available through projects like Project Gutenberg and the Perseus Digital Library http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/ This is the first time I have read about the Perseus Digital Library.
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