Daily Thoughts 10/31/2016

The Muse Inspiring the Poet, Henri Rousseau, 1908-1909


Daily Thoughts 10/31/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Jerusalem this morning on the way to work.

I checked the gift books and the displays. 

I started working on an autism related grant for libraries.

We are having the Adult Board Games night tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

There is also a Fundamentals of Computers class and Microsoft Word class from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

I started working on an order for business books.

The Advanced Reading Copy for Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman came in for me to read. Neil Gaiman is taking the Eddas and choosing myths from Norse Mythology and writing them in clear language for modern teenagers and adults.

When I got home, there was a complementary copy of The Almanac of American Philanthropy waiting for me.

I read some more of Jerusalem by Alan Moore.  The story is focused on the artist Alma Warren, the sister of Michael Warren.

Web Bits

BFTP: 4 Rules of Library Advocacy

http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2016/10/30/bftp-4-rules-of-library-advocacy.html

Why Zadie Smith Thinks Philip Roth and Alexander Portnoy Changed the World

http://forward.com/culture/352961/why-zadie-smith-thinks-philip-roth-and-alexander-portnoy-changed-the-world/

Daily Thoughts 10/30/2016

Venantius Fortunatus Reading His Poems to Radegonda VI, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1862

Daily Thoughts 10/30/2016

I checked the Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Alan Moores's Jerusalem.  Lucia Joyce, the daughter of James Joyce appears several times in the novel dancing madly.

I also read a little bit more of Death's End by Ken Liu.  It reads a little bit like a future history where there are different eras in the future.
Web Bits

A New Direction for Book Expo America

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/71894-a-new-direction-for-bookexpo-america.html

Most Overdue Book

https://twitter.com/ALA_Archives/status/792010762185220097

Columbus Library and Museum Offers Treasure Trove of Comics

http://www.daily-journal.com/life/travel/columbus-library-and-museum-offers-treasure-trove-of-comics/article_c7f1cd99-17f6-5d2a-b197-fdf913a7e546.html

Daily Thoughts 10/29/2016

Amish Letter Writer, Horace Pippin, 1940
Daily Thoughts 10/29/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read the November 2016 Book Page.

I also read a copy of Library Journal.

I read some more of Jerusalem by Alan Moore on the way home.

I am working on an order of business books.

Web Bits

Seattle Library Wants to Know How Best to Serve Creative Types

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-library-wants-to-know-how-best-to-serve-creative-types/

Stamp Collector’s Dream New American Philatelic Research Library Marks Grand Opening

http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/stamp-collectors-dream-new-american-philatelic-research-library-marks-grand-opening,1469723/

Daily Thoughts 10/28/2016

Reading, Nicolae Vermont, 1919

Daily Thoughts 10/28/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Jerusalem on the way to work.

I have the latest copy of BookPage to read.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I am getting ready for an Acrylic Painting class this afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. which is intergenerational.  It is part of a grant from Arts Westchester.  Jim Williams teaches for the ACBAW Association of Community Based Artists of Westchester on Saturdays.

People like the class.  I am in the computer lab for a small amount of time right now.

Web Bits

A Not So Ghostly Tale of the Library Ghost

http://www.heraldstaronline.com/news/community/2016/10/a-not-so-ghostly-tale-of-the-library-ghost/

What the News Media Can Learn from Librarians
http://www.cjr.org/innovations/librarians_journalism_lessons.php

Daily Thoughts 10/27/2016

 The Bibliophiles, 1879, by Luis Jimenez y Aranda

Daily Thoughts 10/27/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook.

I checked the displays and the gift books.  I am almost done checking the holiday books.

I ordered a few new books and arranged for supplies for the Acrylic Painting class tomorrow.

There is a Beginning Microsoft Publisher class from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tonight.

I watched a webinar on the Lincoln Center shows that are available for libraries.

November is National Novel Writing Month.

Web Bits

Exclusive: New York's Smallest Library to Begin Chapter at New Location

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/new-york-smallest-library-chapter-new-location-article-1.2846528

A Sciene RIght Out of Philip Roth: His Books Come Home to Newark'S Library

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/books/philip-roth-newark-public-library.html?_r=0

MIT Institute Wide Task Force on the Future of Libraries

https://future-of-libraries.mit.edu/sites/default/files/FutureLibraries-PrelimReport-Final.pdf