Daily Thoughts 04/20/2015

Girl Reading, Edward Simmons, 1893

Daily Thoughts 04/20/2015

I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library this morning.  We are working on changing the pattern of how we post things.



I read some of Curiosity by Alberto Manguel.  I am reading about Dante and Inferno.  Alberto Manguel is describing Dante talking to Virgil and Ulysses.



I checked the gift books and the flyers this morning.  I also handed out some paper surveys to the public.



May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  I spent some time looking at bibliographies of bibliotherapy books.

The Westchester Library Association has a set of bibliographies for helping children with bibliotherapy.

Gill Library Bibliotherapy List

http://www.westchesterlibraryassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/GillLibrary1.pdf

Grieving List White Plains Public  Library

http://thetrove.org/readinglists/grievinglist.shtml

Bibliotherapy Lists from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

http://www.clpgh.org/research/parentseducators/parents/bibliotherapy/


We are going to be showing The Soloist on May 4 and having a panel discussion about the movie between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m..


I spent some time reading the latest New York Times Book Review and started working on my order for new books for next week.

Web Bits

Linda Gregorson: "The Internet Chips Away  at the Barriers Between Solitary Writing and Solitary Reading."

http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/linda-gregerson-the-internet-chips-away-at-the-barriers-between-solitary-writing-and-solitary-reading/102168



Library Room Dedicated to Getting New Business Off the Ground
http://www.yumasun.com/business/library-room-dedicated-to-getting-new-businesses-off-the-ground/article_bf84a270-e4bf-11e4-b125-4b58e6f90380.html

Automation

The Machines Are Coming

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/opinion/sunday/the-machines-are-coming.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000&_r=0