Daily Thoughts 10/27/2019

Pyramid Text in Teti Pyramid, In Saqqara, Egypt

Daily Thoughts 10/27/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Pharaoh's Treasure today.  I am reading about pyramid texts and coffin texts from ancient Egypt.

Web Bits

Will Robots Make the Next Big Bestsellers?

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81578-will-robots-make-the-next-big-bestsellers.html

10 Strange Questions People Asked NYPL Librarians Before Google

http://mentalfloss.com/article/604091/questions-people-asked-nypl-librarians-google?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_source=linkedin.com

Fugitive Libraries

https://placesjournal.org/article/fugitive-libraries/?cn-reloaded=1

How Public Libraries Help Build Healthy Communities

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2017/03/30/how-public-libraries-help-build-healthy-communities/?fbclid=IwAR3VUUzyABbvI1x6X9l8BJIS_LNIqSrCjaUXNy2lgIUK4xyd5dgfqNlzIUY

Overdue Repairs: Brooklyn Public Library Struggling to Meet $247 Million Funding Shortfall

https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/42/44/all-library-repair-needs-2019-11-01-bk.html