Daily Thoughts 01/24/2018

Reading Woman, Kmetty Janos, circa 1910 to 1912

Daily Thoughts 01/24/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also spent some more time with scheduling.

Library Power Mapping Webinar
http://www.nicheacademy.com/blog/power-mapping

I placed a hold on The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns by Sasha Issenberg

I read some more of The Four today.  This shows how far technology companies are willing to go to track what you do.  They are even using artificial intelligence to try and figure out what you will purchase next.  Although, it is not discussed in this book, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google are the center of the social graph which is a map of all the connections between internet users.

Web Bits

Ursula K. Le Guin Acclaimed for Her Fantasy Fiction is Dead at 88

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/obituaries/ursula-k-le-guin-acclaimed-for-her-fantasy-fiction-is-dead-at-88.html?smid=fb-share

Speak Up for NYS Library AID 2018-2

http://cqrcengage.com/alany/app/write-a-letter?2&engagementId=429353

Union Sues Mount Vernon Library Over Wages

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/mount-vernon/2018/01/24/union-sues-mount-vernon-library/1058284001/

Library Column: Books For Keeping Fit

http://www.newsadvance.com/nelson_county_times/lifestyles/library-column-books-for-keeping-fit/article_2dc3d732-15e4-5f46-a826-1ce085a2cd0d.html