Sunday, May 31, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/31/2020

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A Man With Pen In Hand and A Maid Servant, Gabriel Metsu, 1659

Daily Thoughts 05/31/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I am reading about the sense of place and the sense of belonging.

I also read a bit more of The Half That's Never Been Told.  I am reading about how the record business changed with the emergence of Napster.

Web Bits



Vatican Museums, Archive, Library Prepare to Reopen


Saturday, May 30, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/30/2020

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Orfeo Orfei, A Political Cobbler, 1873

Daily Thoughts 05/30/2020



I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library.

I spent quite a bit of time looking up information on past programs and all the different grants and fundraising I had done in the last three years. It took most of the day.

I did not get a chance to read anything.

Tomorrow night there will be a candidate forum for the Mount Vernon Public Library Trustee Candidates at 8:00 p.m. With Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard on Facebook. I am supporting the CSEA backed candidates Andrea Fobbs and Lauren P. Raysor. It is very important that there are open and honest debates where all the candidates participate.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10222965396433623&set=pcb.10222965396793632&type=3&theater

I am finding that librarianship has been increasingly politicized.  I am noticing that politicization is also starting to get into other government agencies as well lately.


Web Bits

Misinformation Has Created A New World Disorder

Warwick Public Library's Pet Tarantula Temporarily Living With Librarian

Friday, May 29, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/29/2020

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Richard Caton Woodville, Sr, Politics In An Oysterhouse, 1848

Daily Thoughts 05/29/2020

I checked the library Twitter and the library Facebook Group as well as linkedIn.

I spent some time working on the IMLS CARES Act grant this morning.

I also worked on an order of bestsellers from the New York Times and Publishers Weekly Bestseller lists.

We are doing a presentation on Overdrive and Libby today for e-books at 4:00 p.m.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass on Overdrive.  I am reading about the concept of the Honorable Harvest in the Native American tradition where you ask to harvest plants before you gather them.

Web Bits



Virtual Library Programs Abound During Pandemic

Virtual Gardening Programs Offered Through Library

NYC Public Libraries Mull Grab and Go Book Pickup Service

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/28/2020

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Tax Collectors In Their Office, 16th century or later.

Daily Thoughts 05/28/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group. I also checked my LinkedIn account.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I read some more about maple sugar and sweet grass.

I did a little more work with the IMLS CARES Act grant this morning.

I watched a webinar on Facebook communities created by Facebook.  It went over some of the most important features of Facebook groups. https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=268067401055092

I am still focused on the census.

I read some of The Half That's Never Been Told by Doctor Dread.  It is about reggae music.

I also watched the documentary, The First Rasta about Leonard Percival Howell on Kanopy last night.  I found it to be both interesting and relaxing.


Web Bits



Census at NYPL New York Public Library

The Invisible Poems Hidden In One of the World's Oldest Libraries

Ralls County Library Summer Reading Goes Online


Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/27/2020

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An Election III, the Polling by William Hogarth, 1754-1755

Daily Thoughts 05/27/2020


checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group. I also checked my Linked In page.

I read the Batman Ninja Turtles Crossover III written by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Freddie E. Williams II and Kevin Eastman. It was a lot of fun to read with plenty of cliches and ninja, joker, and robot action. It featured a wide variety of villains including Krang, the Joker, and Shredder. The joker had a ninja touch to him which was a bit silly. The action was dynamically drawn. The color popped. This graphic novel was worth reading.

I am working on the IMLS Cares Act Grant for libraries. I have most of the Narrative figured out. The time table should flow from the narrative. Then I should be able to write the descriptions of the people I will need for the grant as well as attach resumes. I intend to invite some people in the community to work on this with me.

I posted about the census.

I am going to the Virtual Library Journal Day of Dialog tomorrow on Thursday May 28, 2020.

The CSEA Endorses Lauren Raysor For MVPL Trustee
Both Lauren Raysor and Andrea Fobbs are supported by the union.

Web Bits 


What the HEROES Act Would Mean for Libraries

How To Look Better on Zoom and Other Video Calling Apps

Idea of City Hall in Library Advances

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/26/2020

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Thomas Webster, Sunday Evening, 19th Century

Daily Thoughts 05/26/2020

I checked the library Twitter and my personal Linked In today.

I spent a little time looking up business information for the census.

I met today with the Complete Count Committee for the Census for the City of Mount Vernon, New York.

I discussed a grant today.  I have an outline to follow for the grant.

I placed Braiding Sweetgrass on hold again.  I have to wait to read more of it as an e-book.  It came in this evening and I read another chapter.  I am reading about baskets and trees.

Web Bits

Storycorps Partners With Libraries to Keep Communities Connected

The Movement Towards Equity

National Guard Rescues Books In Midland Library


Monday, May 25, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/25/2020

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Izsak Perlmutter, Reading Girl, 1926

Daily Thoughts 05/25/2020

I checked the library Twitter, the library Facebook Group, and a few other places like Nextdoor.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  The sentiment of the book is very pleasant.  The author writes about family, country life, and living on the earth.  I read about the Onondaga Native American pledge and three sisters, corn, squash, and beans.  I find reading this book calming.

I prepared a little more for my presentation on the Overdrive e-book platform next Friday.

I spent a little more time on the IMLS CARES Act.

Web Bits


Comics for A Mobile Generation

Lessons On Working From Home

Libraries Will Quarantine Books 10 Days to Protect Readers


Sunday, May 24, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/24/2020

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Kitagawa Utamaro, Woman of the Yoshiwara Reading Scroll, 1753

Daily Thoughts 05/24/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I am enjoying reading this.  There is a lot about connection to nature.  I liked the idea of clearing a pond of algae.  I found it to be satisfying reading.

I spent some time collecting together the different ideas about how libraries will change and adjust to Covid 19.

I am preparing to discuss Overdrive next Friday with a colleague.
https://westchester.overdrive.com/

Web Bits



Librarians Recruited As Covid 19 Hunters

Summer Reading Programs Going Virtual This Year

Free Coloring Pages and Writing Prompts for Library Lovers


Boone Recognized As First Civilian Library In Nation to Partner With Military Reading Program

OCPL Reopening Graphics Google Drive

Library Associations Announce Joint Cultural Competencies Task Force




Saturday, May 23, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/23/2020

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Nicoline Tuxen, Portrait of a Woman Reading in Bed, Before 1931

Daily Thoughts 05/23/2020

I checked the library Twitter and looked at my Linked In.

I spent a little more time on the census.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I am reading about botany and a world view focused on animacy where the rocks and plants and trees are alive.

I looked through the Pandemic Preparedness Site Resources for Libraries from ALA.
http://www.ala.org/tools/atoz/pandemic-preparedness

I think this helped me some with the IMLS Cares Act.

Web Bits



Tech Lending and Truly Mobile Hotspots Extend Library Internet Access

Book Expo 2020: Librarians' Day Set for 10 a.m. Kick Off

Is It Safe To Go Back to My Local Library


Friday, May 22, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/22/2020

The Collector of Prints
The Collector of Prints, Edgar Degas, 1866

Daily Thoughts 05/22/2020

I checked the library Twitter and checked my Linked In account.

I contacted a few more people for the census.

I also spent time working on databases.

I checked the IMLS CARES Act as well.

We have a Zoom session on Hoopla and Kanopy soon today at 4:00 p.m.

I read a little bit more about Covid 19 and libraries.

Web Bits



The Future of Libraries Already Looked Increasingly Digital Then Came the Coronavirus


Thursday, May 21, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/21/2020

Bookcase (one of a pair)
Book Case One of A Pair, 1715

Daily Thoughts 05/21/2020

I checked the library Twitter and my own Linked In.

I spent some time working on the CARES grant today. There are a number of pieces of it which I am working on right now.

I contacted people for the census.

Web Bits


How Pulitzer Prize Winner Jericho Brown Wants Us To Read Poetry

Library Book Clubs Go Virtual During Pandemic

How Would You Like to Quarantine in an Underground Library In Rajasthan That Has 900,000 Books

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/20/2020

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Louis Robert De Couvillon, circa 1886, Renaissance Woman Reading a Letter

Daily Thoughts 05/20/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I worked a little bit more on a list of churches for the Census today.

I wrote a letter for a grant.

I also read a transcript for the IMLS CARES Act grant.

I removed myself from being the administrator for the Facebook page for the library.

Web Bits

Pandemic Caused Austerity Drives Widespread Furloughs, Layoffs of Library Workers

Powell's Books Will Be Back CEO Emily Powell Pledges But Not Soon

Don't Leave Workers Out of the Library Narrative



Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/19/2020

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Female Musicians, 1530s

Daily Thoughts 05/19/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

It was a tougher day than I expected.  We sent out some more flyers for Hoopla to post on Facebook.

I also attended the Mount Vernon Complete Count Committee for the Census.  I spent most of the rest day looking up churches online to create a contact list for the local churches.  I had earlier created a list focusing on immigrants and Latino organizations.  I am hoping this will help with increasing our count for the census.

Web Bits



Library Buildings, Closed for Coronavirus, Volunteer for New Services

The Art World Works From Home: Morgan Library Director Colin Bailey Is Watching “Frasier” And Researching JP Morgan's Collecting Habits

Tulsa Library Opens With Curbside Checkout

Monday, May 18, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/18/2020


Wandering Thoughts, Frederick Alfred Slocombe, 1920

Daily Thoughts 05/18/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I discussed doing the crochet program as a Zoom program.

I spent some time looking up information for the census.  My colleague contacted a number of people.

I also worked a little bit on a grant today.  It will be challenging to do.  There are parts of it where I will definitely need technical help.  It is the Cares ACT grant.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I like the sense of sympathy in this book.  The focus on ceremony and gifts was satisfying to read about today.

Web Bits


Reexploring Collection Management

Is Your Online Library for Everyone

Natick Library to Offer “Contactless Hold Pickup'

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/17/2020

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Winslow Homer, Girl Reading Under An Oak Tree, 1879

Daily Thoughts 05/18/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook.

I have been looking up more census information.  We have some more people to contact.

I read some of Braiding Sweetgrass this morning.  This is a book which combines ecology and botany with indigenous thinking.  It is a collection of essays.

I read the New York Times and Publishers Weekly Bestseller lists.

Web Bits



Librarians America Is Counting On You

Libraries Begin To Appreciate Books Again

UC Berkeley Library Makes It Easier to Digitize Collections Responsibly With Novel Workflows and Bold Policy


Saturday, May 16, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/17/2020

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A Dame's School, Peter Henry Emerson, 1887


Daily Thoughts 05/16/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I started reading Braiding Sweetgrass Indigenous Wisdom, Scienceific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer on Overdrive as an e-book.

I spent some more time looking up census information.

Web Bits

Research Finds Reading Books Has Surged in Lockdown (United Kingdom)

Boston Public Library Finds Way to Safely Serve Homeless, Recovering Patrons Through Pandemic

8 Blooming Botanical Gardens To Explore Virtually

Budapest's Over the Top Palace Library Is Easy to Miss

Brainerd Library Book Drop Reopens For Returns



Friday, May 15, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/16/2020

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Ambrosius Benson, Young Woman In Orison Reading a Book of Hours, 1532

Daily Thoughts 05/15/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I downloaded the free version of Zoom to my desktop at home and registered it.

I have been watching some training videos on the Zoom website.

We met briefly and discussed Zoom online from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

I posted a flyer about comics on Hoopla.

I watched a DJ party for the census on Facebook.  Next week is phone banking for the census.

Web Bits


IMLS Announces Swift Delivery of CARES Act Funding for Covid 19 Impacted Libraries

Phoenix Public Library Starting with Curbside Pickup

A Digital Library Revolution Takes Flight


Thursday, May 14, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/14/2020


Reading in Bed (The Slipper)

Reading in Bed (The Slipper), James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Daily Thoughts 05/14/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also reached out to a few more people via email for the census.

I finished reading The Goodness Paradox The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution by Richard Wrangham.  It has extensive notes and bibliography, but no index.  This is popular science book.  It is based on physical anthropology with lots of material on apes.  It focuses on two things, reactive aggression and planned cooperative violence.  The author describes how as reactive aggression is reduced in humans, planned cooperative violence like warfare increases.

I wrote a description of what the different people in my department are doing.

I also did a little more work with Arts Westchester.

I looked at a COVID 19 grant which was looking for technical answers for libraries.

$15 Million in IMLS CARES Act Grants Now Available for Museum and Library Services

Next week, they are going to be doing phone banking for the United States census.

Web Bits



Comic Con @ Home

Virtual Storytimes Keep Families Engage

San Diego Library Branches Explore Allowing Curbside Book Pickups

Libraries Shift to Digital Mode




Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/13/2020

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Hans Sturzenegger, Stilleben mit Blumn und Buch, 1920

Daily Thoughts 05/13/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I posted about our How to Use Zoom event on Zoom on Friday at 2:00 p.m.

I registered for training on Zoom through the Westchester Library System.  I also registered for training on an upgraded version of Evergreen which is our Integrated Library System.

I spent some time working on statistics.

I posted a few recommendation lists for films on Twitter and Facebook.

I spoke to Arts Westchester about rescheduling some grants so they can be done next years.  One is for Paper Mache and the other is for Cloth Dolls.

The management meeting was about planning on how to open the library up in stages.  We have to review and prepare for when the starts to be opened up.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about war.  The author focuses on the difference in war between simple and complex societies. 

Web Bits



Librarian Volunteers Help WHO Make Sense of Covid Information

For Publishers It's Still Calm Before the Storm

Hawaii's Library System Sees Online Interest Surge


Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/12/2020

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Ishikawa Toyonuba (1711-1785), Young Woman Reading a Scroll

Daily Thoughts 05/12/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I attended a Zoom meeting for the Complete Count Committee of the City of Mount Vernon, New York.  I am going to be contacting more people about the census.

I have to talk to Arts Westchester tomorrow.

I spent a little time working on information for databases and flyers this morning.

There is going to be a management meeting tomorrow via Zoom.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about infanticide among apes.

Web Bits



The Post Pandemic Future of Libraries

Business, Government, Education Leaders Call For Emergency Funding For Libraries Impacted by Covid-19

Monday, May 11, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/11/2020

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Pencil Drawing of a Lounging Man Reading A Book, A.B. Greene, 1872

Daily Thoughts 05/11/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I went to work today and worked on some orders for new books.  I also took some time to work on purchase orders for electronic resources as well as paying for some invoices for programming.

I have been careful to keep track of everything I am doing.

I spoke to some colleagues about their plans for upcoming activities.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about the development of morality in people and how it is related to violence.

I finished reading A Safe and Sustainable World:  The Promise of Ecological Design by Nancy Jack Todd.  I liked reading about how John Todd developed systems of water purification using plants.  I like the work which they described for sustainability.  This book is a very interesting read for people interested in ecology and sustainability.

Web Bits


Pittsburgh Libraries Turn to Tech for Pandemic Services


Sunday, May 10, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/10/2020

Tony Robert-Fleury, Girl Reading, 1880

Daily Thoughts 05/10/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  The author postulates that homo sapiens were better at cooperation than neanderthals.

I also read some more of A Safe and Sustainable World.   I am reading about experiments with aquaculture and integrating aquaculture with growing vegetables.  There is also a description of building windmills for energy.

I watched an instructional video on Zoom on Lynda.com for a second time.

I also checked the New York Times Bestseller and Publishers Weekly Bestseller lists.

Web Bits



Library Pen Pal Programs Unite Communities During Quarantine

A New Tech Revolution

Digital Jigsaw Puzzles

Council to Consider 'Locker Systems' For Checking Out Library Material

Curbside Service At Your Library


Saturday, May 9, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/09/2020

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Gardens Behind Stockholm Public Library, 2019, Public Domain, Author-- Climadeo

Daily Thoughts 05/09/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

We had our online Garden Club Meeting today at 11:00 a.m..  It was quite fun.  People showed some cuttings from their supermarket.  Things like ginger, sweet potatoes, and green onions which could be grown next to your kitchen window.  We also planned for the next garden club meeting.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about how hunter gatherer societies control violence and create egalitarianism.

I spent a little time looking up census videos to post on Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor.

I looked through Start A Community Food Garden The Essential Handbook by Lamanda Joy, Timber Press, 2014.  It is the basics about how to organize and put together a community garden.  I have read it before and wanted to look at it again.  It is a short, easy to read, illustrated guide on how to organize and plan a community garden.  This was on Hoopla as an e-book.

I also am rereading A Safe and Sustainable The Promise of Ecological Design by Nancy Jack Tood.  This is a book on ecology.  In the 1970s, the New Alchemy Institute was one of the first nuts and bolts scientific experiments in sustainable farming and living  They built a research institute which attempted to make a mixed agricultural landscape.  There are a lot of interesting descriptions of domed fish ponds, small wind power, and early bioshelters.  Nancy Jack Todd was one of the founders of the New Alchemy Institute.

Web Bits



BookExpo and BookCon Go Virtual This Month

A New Model For Digital Inclusion: An Interview With Helsingborg City Libraries

Inside A Secret Library in Syria

Friday, May 8, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/08/2020



What Do You Think of the Expedition, J J Grandville, 1829

Daily Thoughts 05/08/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I contacted a few more people about the census.

I discussed a grant with someone.

I talked with one of the Friends of the Mount Vernon Public Library.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about the origins and history of capital punishment.

I watched DJ Myte as a census event tonight.

There is Petition to Become a Library Trustee for the Mount Vernon Public Library.  There are currently two openings right now.


The election for the trustees is on June 9, 2020.


Web Bits

Library of Congress Offers Virtual Learning Opportunities for Everyone

How Librarians Are Serving Their Patrons While Libraries Are Closed

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/07/2020

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Alfons Mucha (1860-1939), Ex Libris Leo Szemere

Daily Thoughts 05/07/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I worked a little bit more with the census.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about how people became self domesticated.   Part of this process is the reduction of violence by punishing and executing criminal behavior.  It is an interesting idea.

I watched a webinar called How Foundations And Friends Can Support Their Library During Covid-19.  This week is National Library Legislative Week.

Web Bits



Summer Reading During a Pandemic

Belen Public Library to Have Limited Access: Appointments

Library Will Reopen In Phases

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/06/2020

Woman Reading a Book on a Beach

Woman Reading A Book On A Beach, James Jebusa Shannon, between 1891-1896

Daily Thoughts 05/06/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I am reading some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about human evolution and how it relates to violence.

I put together a list of some of the better programs which we did during the previous year with some commentary.

I am attending a webinar called How Foundations and Friends Can Support Their Library During Covid-19 tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.

I watched another session called Light that is part of the series of How We Got to Now on Kanopy streaming video.  I also watched the episode on sound.

I am looking at the Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change grant.



Web Bits

Bitterroot Public Library Opens With Limited Patron Access

Oregon Library's Online Quiz Zoombombed With Child Pornography

Library Reopens Curbside Pickup

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/05/2020

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Gaspare Traversi, Reading A Letter, Between 1741 and 1760

Daily Thoughts 05/05/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I read about the differences in aggression between bonobos and chimpanzees.  The book is very much focused on physical anthropology.

I had two meetings today for the Census. The first was for the Mount Vernon Complete Count Committee for the census.  We talked about different ways to reach out to people to get them to do the census.  I suggested we needed to contact some of the local business leaders and suggest that doing census is a good thing.  This was from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

I also attended a meeting for the Westchester Library System census.  It was interesting.  The second meeting was from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

I watched the documentary Time which is part of the Series How We Got to Now.  It is on Kanopy.

I also posted a flyer on how to use Hoopla done by one of my colleagues on social media.

Web Bits



So You've Been Furloughed

Perfect Storm Covid 19 ALA Reinvention

Omaha Public Library Starts Curbside Pickup at Five Branches

Monday, May 4, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/04/2020

"The Reader and the Book"- Fables MET DP804400.jpgThe Reader and the Book, Robert Louis Stevenson, Illustration, E.R. Herman, 1914

Daily Thoughts 05/04/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about how domesticated animals are much less likely to attack people.

I talked to my colleagues this morning.

I spent some time working on Facebook events.

Web Bits

'Truly The Last Safe Haven': Libraries Serve Vulnerable Communities During the Pandemic

Library Uses 3D Printers to Produce Gear for Frontline Workers

Libraries Begin Plans To Reopen

Brunswick Public Library to Begin Phased Reopening

Sunday, May 3, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/03/2020

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Portrait of a Woman Holding a Pencil and a Drawing Book, Robert Lefevre, circa 1808, France

Daily Thoughts 05/03/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I wrote a few letters to people for the census.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about domestication and how the idea that people are domesticated is tied in with ideas of racism.

I watched a meditation video on LinkedIn.

Web Bits



When Librarians Become Disaster Service Workers

Struck by Virus, Comic Book Industry Tries to Draw New Page
New York Public Library Releases Album of 'Missing Sounds' of NYC

When Providence Residents Can Leave Their Homes, A Barnd New Library Awaits. Here's A Look Inside





Saturday, May 2, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/02/2020

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Drawing, Sketchbook Page with Impressio Librorum (Printing of Books), ca. 1590, Unknown Artist

Daily Thoughts 05/02/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about how humans are domesticated animals.

I took a look around at some of the libraries in Westchester County to see what they were doing virtually.

I watched a training video on Lynda.com for Facebook pages.  The library has a Facebook page.

Web Bits

From Arson to Covid 19: Learning from Disaster

Virtual Author Events Are the Next Big Thing

The Most Gorgeous Libraries in NYC

Participate in the National Library Legislative Week

Jackson County Libraries Will Reopen in Stages Depending on Covid-19 Developments

Friday, May 1, 2020

Daily Thoughts 05/01/2020


Portrait of Godfrey Frankenstein, by John Frankenstein, 1840, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum Purchase

Daily Thoughts 05/01/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

There is a description up on our website on how to use Zoom.  There are some programs in the children's room on Zoom.

I spent a little more time focusing on the census.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about the difference between planned murders and murders caused by emotional reactions.

We are working on a description for Kanopy.

I spent some time watching a training video on Zoom on Lynda.com

I also watched the How We Got to Now session on Cold on Kanopy.  I have 20 checkouts because I have account both with the Westchester Library System and the New York Public Library System.  If you live in New York State you can get a New York Public library card.

There was a DJ Census Party online sponsored by the Complete Count Commmittee of the City of Mount Vernon.  It was to encourage people to do the census.  It was on Facebook.

I finished reading Runaways Pride and Joy Volume 1.  It is an interesting graphic novel.  It seems to be teen focused.  I read it on Hoopla.  Hoopla is using it for their graphic novel club.



Web Bits



Quarantine Not Just for Humans! New York Public Library Considering Quarantining Books.

Emergency Fund Launches to Help Archival Workers Facing Financial Difficulties During Covid-19

How Public Libraries Are Expanding Digital Service Offerings