Daily Thoughts 06/02/2020

Daily Thoughts 06/02/2020

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

I spent some time preparing for a meeting today at 12:00 p.m. for Complete Count Committee for the City of Mount Vernon for the census.  We are focusing on reorganizing our committees.

ALA Executive Board Stands With BCALA
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-executive-board-stands-bcala/

I have been looking at material on anti-racism today. 

Web Bits

Tony Marx: Reflections On This Moment

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/06/01/tony-marx-reflections?utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=social

“Libraries Are A Place to Find Love”: An Interview With Kwame Alexander

http://voyamagazine.com/2020/05/31/libraries-are-a-place-to-find-love-an-interview-with-kwame-alexander/

Pew Research: “Around Three In Ten Americans Are Very Confident They Could Fact Check News About Covid 19”

https://www.infodocket.com/2020/05/28/pew-research-around-three-in-ten-americans-are-very-confident-they-could-fact-check-news-about-covid-19/

Publishers Charge The Internet Archive With Copyright Infringement

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/83472-publishers-charge-the-internet-archive-with-copyright-infringement.html

There's Been A Run on Antiracist Books
https://slate.com/culture/2020/06/antiracist-books-sold-out-amazon-george-floyd-protests.html?fbclid=IwAR2CvpbUzRv6AFkiut-OZbirJ2xA2yuYaaAU6Dn4-89g35M0rb7vYIOp2CA