Daily Thoughts 05/14/2014

Daily Thoughts 05/14/2014

I took a few days off to rest.  I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also read a little bit more of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

Web Bits

E-Rate Program Committs Over $450 million in funding for Broadband in Schools and Libraries

http://www.infodocket.com/2014/05/09/e-rate-program-commits-over-450-million-in-funding-for-broadband-in-schools-and-libraries/

Zero Humans Needed—Annoyed Librarian

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/blogs/annoyedlibrarian/2014/05/12/zero-humans-needed/

New Yorkers Love Their Libraries

http://urbanlibrariansunite.org/2014/05/13/new-yorkers-love-their-libraries/

Please support Urban Librarians Unite

Increase the Budget for Libraries by $65 million to provide six day a week service across the city.

http://www.change.org/petitions/new-york-city-council-increase-the-budget-for-libraries-by-65-million-to-provide-six-day-a-week-service-across-the-city

Please support the petition for the libraries in Manhattan.

Blue Sky Thinking

Germany Sets New Record, Generating 74% of Energy Needs from Renewable Energy

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/13/3436923/germany-energy-records/
This shows that using mainly renewables is doable.