Daily Thoughts 09/30/2016

Lydia Reading on a Divan, Mary Cassatt, 1880-1881
Daily Thoughts 09/30/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.


I finished reading 40+ New Revenue Sources for Libraries and Nonprofits by Edmund A. Rossman III.   I found the book to have some interesting ideals like doing art shows, sponsorships, crowdfunding, and naming rights.  At points I found it to be very commercial.  The idea of advertising in a library was a bit much for me.  The author introduces the concepts of how public broadcasting raises funds.  It will be a useful tool for understanding some ways to raise money which many libraries do not do.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I looked through the October Forecast from Baker and Taylor and a copy of Publishers Weekly.

There is a new librarian who is working with me.  She is ordering some material from Overdrive Advantage and 3M Cloud Library right now.

I am starting to weed the Holiday books today.

We are getting a color printer for the computer lab.

I spent some time discussing a budget for a computer grant.  I have to put together a budget for a grant for computers in my Grants and Fundraising class.

I started reading Jerusalem by Alan Moore.  It is as if Alan Moore took all the sparse wording he iused for his graphic novels and then poured the unused words into a giant book.  It is one of the most densely worded books I have ever read.  There is a tremendous amount of descriptive language.  The style is different than most writing I have read.  It is very direct in its approach.

Web Bits

The Value of Reading An Infographic

http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/the-value-of-reading-infographic/125255

Texas Bans 15,000 Books From State Prison Including Dantes Inferno and The Color Purple

http://qz.com/790781/texas-banned-books-15000-books-are-forbidden-from-state-prisons-including-dantes-inferno-and-the-color-purple/

Zombies, Makerbots, New Chief Reveals Vision for Peekskill Field Library

http://peekskill.dailyvoice.com/news/zombies-makerbots-new-chief-reveals-vision-for-peekskills-field-library/683574/

The Most Feared Books of All Time

http://www.readers.com/blog/most-feared-books-of-all-time

Rutgers University Libraries Provide Relief For Soaring Textbook Costs
http://news.rutgers.edu/news-release/rutgers-university-libraries-provide-relief-soaring-textbook-costs/20160929#.V-8JuiErKUl

Daily Thoughts 09/29/2016

Vincent Van Gogh, Oleander, 1888

Daily Thoughts 09/29/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked the displays and the gift books in the morning.  I also printed some flyers.  I spent some time revising a grant for the library in the afternoon.

We started working on creating a new list of shelf labels.  One of the people who reports to me is putting the holiday books in order.

The book, 40+ New Revenue Sources for Libraries and Nonprofits by Edmund A. Rossman III came in for me to read.

I also put out the latest copy of Bookpage.

I ordered some cookbooks as well.

I spent some time looking through the Times Literary Supplement, Bookpage, and the New York Review of Books.  I also looked through two copies of the New York Times Book Review.

There is a Microsoft Word class in the computer lab today from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Web Bits

Holding Tight to Its 'Philosophy' Boston Public Library Re-installs Rare, Restored Mural

http://www.wbur.org/artery/2016/09/28/boston-public-library-mural-installation

Library Participating in Read Aloud 15 Minutes Program

http://www.ifallsjournal.com/news/education/library-participating-in-read-aloud-minutes-program/article_949f3e37-50e4-5f7d-9824-4ab89af95be9.html

Historic Public Library on Gratiot to Open as a Bookstore

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/09/28/historic-public-library-gratiot-open-bookstore/91194512/

Daily Thoughts 09/28/2016

Portrait of Oliver Caswell and Laura Bridgman reading embossed letters from a book. Lithograph by W. Sharp, 1844, after A. Fisher. Iconographic Collections Keywords: Alanson Fisher; Reading; W. Sharp; Books; Bouvé & Sharp.; Laura Bridgman; Oliver Caswell; ic; BOOK; blindeness

Daily Thoughts 09/28/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading The Span of Empire by Eric Flint and David Carrico this morning.  It was the third part of a series.

I enjoyed reading part of Angel Catbird as well. There is a lot of tongue in cheek humor.  I like the character, Count Catula.  The evil villain is the boss rat.  The costumes for the characters look like they could have come out of cosplay from a science fiction convention.  Also, the book is full of house cat facts which adds to the story.

I checked the displays and the gift books today.

I spent some time talking about programs today with people.

I finished writing my Arts Alive Grant 2017 for a writing workshop.

There is a Beginning Wordpress class tonight from 5;30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Web Bits

A Southwest Side Library Has Become A Neighborhood Lifeline

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/09/27/a-southwest-side-library-has-become-a-neighborhood-lifeline

At the Library, A Cafe and TV Studio, and an Effort to Modernize

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/09/27/a-southwest-side-library-has-become-a-neighborhood-lifeline

Daily Thoughts 09/27/2016

Married Life, Roger De La Fresnaye, 1913

Daily Thoughts 09/27/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read some more of the book, Power.

I checked the gift books and the displays in the morning.

Two books came in for me to read, Angel Catbird, the graphic novel written by Margaret Atwood and The Span of Empire, a science fiction novel by Eric Flint and David Carrico.

I have a pile of material to go through, copies of the New York Times Book Review, the Times Literary Supplement, Forecast, and the New York Review of Books.

The crochet club was today from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

We also had the Fundamentals of Computers Class and the Beginning Microsoft Word class tonight.

I am looking at a new book by Bruce Fabricant called Mount Vernon, NY Sports Champions Heroes & Legends.  It is quite an interesting piece of local history.

My desk is exploding with paper.

On the way home, I finished reading Power-- Why Some People Have It-- And Others Don't by Jeffrey Pfeffer.  This book is about managing people in difficult situtions.  It describes how to deal with conflict in leadership.  It does not shy from describing the realities of office politics and the desires of people who want to get ahead.  Some of the content is surprising.  It is not about how to grab what you want, but how to build alliances, gather resources, network with your peers, pay attention, and do the little things which people often overlook.

I also read a large chunk of the book, The Span of Empire by Eric Flint and David Carrico.  I had already read the first 25 chapters of the book on the Baen website. http://www.baen.com/Chapters/9781476781532/9781476781532.htm?blurb

Web Bits

Creating Lifelong Readers

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/71235-creating-lifelong-readers.html

Banned Books Week: Closing Libraries is Tantamount to Censorship

http://www.cilip.org.uk/blog/banned-books-week-closing-libraries-tantamount-censorship

International Library Innovators

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/09/23/international-library-innovators/

People Are Not Visiting Bookstores or Libraries Anymore

http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/people-are-not-visiting-bookstores-or-libraries-anymore

Daily Thoughts 09/26/2016

WPA Arts Poster, Works Project Administration, 1935

Daily Thoughts 09/26/2016

 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Power last night.  The author describes some of the drawbacks to being in public positions of authority including loss of autonomy, public visibility, excessive time requirements, dilemmas of trust, and addiction to control and power.

New York Library Association has a new value calculator.

https://www.nyla.org/max/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=1181&MenuKey=advocacy

Web Bits

Growing Mobile The Digital Shift

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2016/09/industry-news/growing-mobile-the-digital-shift/

"I'm In Book Heaven." How One Reading Specialist Seeks to Change Lives Through a New Library at an L.A. County Juvenile Hall

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-juvenile-hall-library-20160926-snap-story.html

 Automation

Our Job Is To Consider A World Without Work

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/25/our-job-now-is-to-consider-a-future-without-work?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=fb_a-technology_b-gdntech#link_time=1474830703