Still Life Scales, Pyotr Konchalovsky, 1916
Daily Thoughts 06/26/2015
I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.
On the way to work, I read some more of The Powerhouse. I also read some of the book which goes with the National Geographic DVD on Fundamentals of Photography. I am also reading some of The Mindful Way Through Stress The Proven 8 Week Path to Health, Happiness, and Well Being by Shamash Alidina. I did a meditation on eating an apple. It is the first time I have done something meditative with food.
This morning, I checked the displays and the gift books. Better World Books has sent 75 boxes to us to pack books up with for shipment.
I also talked with Peter Sherrill about flyers and other publicity for the event for Lowes Moore Chronicle: Life on the Narrow Road From the Boys and Girls Club to the NBA which is happening on July 1, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
I have a copy of the Ingram Advance and the Baker and Taylor Forecast to read.
There is staff training today for Hoopla in the morning. I am covering the public computers so one of the staff in my department can get training.
I placed the science fiction novel Zero World by Jason M. Hough on hold. I also placed the book Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor on hold which is also science fiction. There is a new Ayn Rand novel Ideal which is being published. It was turned into a play by Ayn Rand. I rather liked The Romantic Manifesto by Ayn Rand. I found the rest of her books thoroughly disagreeable.
My colleague is doing some preparation for Adult Summer Reading.
On the way home, I finished reading The Powerhouse Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World by Steve Levine. I am reading about the rush to create a battery which will run a car for 200 miles on a single charge. I am also reading about the rivalry between the Chevy Volt and the Tesla Model S. I found the book to be mildly interesting. The sole focus was on electric cars. There are other things which are happening with batteries that are just as interesting; home energy storage for alternative energy, electric jet engines, powerplant battery stacks for wind and solar energy, and electric trains. I felt the book was incomplete.
Web Bits
Hoopla, DC Comics Ink Library Digital Pact
Neil Gaiman How Stories Last
https://soundcloud.com/longnow/how-stories-last
Musicians and Writers Choose Favourite Books and Music
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/26/musicians-writers-choose-favourite-books-music-brian-eno-beck?CMP=share_btn_fb
Musicians and Writers Choose Favourite Books and Music
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/26/musicians-writers-choose-favourite-books-music-brian-eno-beck?CMP=share_btn_fb
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