Daily Thoughts 03/14/2013
I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning. I also read some of On the Map on the way to work. I like the discussions of imaginary places that appeared on maps. For example, California was depicted as an island, there was a range of mountains called the Kong Mountains in Africa which did not exist, and a variety of islands in the Pacific which were not there. This kind of information is entertaining to me.
I checked the displays and the gift books. I also spent a little time discussing cataloging. I am reading the latest issue of romance sells which is a listing of forthcoming books from Romance Writers of America. The library has the Computer Lab for Academic Use today from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
I contacted my local official in support of libraries through the New York Library Association.
http://www.nyla.org/max/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=58&MenuKey=advocacy
I read a little bit more of On the Map. There were some literary and film refernces that touched my curiosity: the maps in the film Casablanca and the treasury map in Treasure Island. There was also a picture of the giant globe given to Winston Churchill. This book is full of little interesting facts.
Web Bits
The Book as a Standard of Quality
http://toc.oreilly.com/2013/03/the-book-as-a-standard-of-quality.html?goback=%2Egmp_104765%2Egde_104765_member_222409329
NYPL President Testifies on Proposed City Budget Cuts
http://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/2013/03/08/nypl-president-testifies-proposed-city-budget-cuts
$106.7 million is a very large cut.
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