Daily Thoughts 02/05/2017

Lady Salisbury, The Misses Van and Lady Salisbury, 1790

Daily Thoughts 02/05/2017

I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library this morning.

I went through my email and identified some of the previous programs that we might want to do again.  I also looked through the Arts Westchester list of Teaching Artists  https://artswestchester.org/teaching_artist/teaching-artist/  and the New York State Performers and Programs list for libraries http://performersandprograms.com/  as well as the 2015 Performers Showcase List for Young Adults from the Westchester Library System  http://wikis.westchesterlibraries.org/childrens/?page_id=2096

I watched the cartoon Halo: The Fall of Reach on Hoopla.  The story had lots of action and intrigue however pieces of it were a little more than disturbing.  The back story is one of a kind of exultant militarism based on Spartan ideals.  It reminded me a bit of fascism.  It had that questionable edge like Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlen.I also read two Halo comics on Hoopla.

Web Bits

Libraries Are For Everyone

https://hafuboti.com/2017/02/02/libraries-are-for-everyone/

Don't Put My Book in the African American Section

http://nkjemisin.com/2010/05/dont-put-my-book-in-the-african-american-section/

YALSA Teen Book Finder

http://booklists.yalsa.net/

Daily Thoughts 02/04/2017

Rembrandt, Self Portrait With a Sketch Book, 17th Century

Daily Thoughts 02/04/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also started my online CPLA class for Budget and Finance.

I read some more of Another Country by James Baldwin.  I am almost finished reading the book.

I did a little more preparation work for programming.  I am looking at some Women's history programs.  I applied for one on Sojourner Truth through Humanities New York and asked about having a program on Women's Suffrage.

I checked the displays and the gift books.  I ordered some more boxes from Better World Books.

I read through several copies of Publishers Weekly today.

I also spent time working on my orders for new books for next week.


Web Bits

The FCC Is Stopping 9 Companies from Providing Subsidized Broadband to the Poor

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/02/03/the-fcc-is-stopping-9-companies-from-providing-subsidized-broadband-to-the-poor/?utm_term=.00619d15f164

Libraries Demonstrate How Data Can Supercharge Low Budget Marketing

https://www.ama.org/publications/MarketingNews/Pages/libraries-bust-out-of-the-card-catalog.aspx

ALA Affirms Support for NEH, NEA

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-affirms-support-nea-neh/

Check Out the Gorgeous Restoration of France's Old National Library

https://www.fastcodesign.com/3067878/check-out-the-gorgeous-restoration-of-frances-old-national-library

Daily Thoughts 02/03/2017

Reading the Newspaper, Fyodor Bronnikov, 1880


Daily Thoughts 02/03/2017

I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library today.

I spent some time working on programming today, mainly scheduling things.  I have been looking for programs that are for Women's History Month.

I started the CPLA course, Management of Technology.

Web Bits

Bamboozled... Buyer Beware At Your Library

http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2017/02/bamboozled_buyer_beware_at_your_library.html

The Local Library Helped Me Become A Novelist

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/03/the-local-library-helped-me-become-a-novelist

Daily Thoughts 02/02/2017

Mina Fonda Ochtman, The Reading Lamp, 1900


Daily Thoughts 02/02/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read some more of Another Country by James Baldwin.  We are planning to do a lecture series called James Baldwin's America sponsored by Humanities New York in April.

I checked the displays and the gift books.  I spent some time talking to a Lexis representative.

I also spent some time working on programming today.  I checked with the Black Documentary Collective to see if we could show the film, Black Women in Medicine for women's history month in March.

I generated a list of CD Audiobooks for Bookletters.

I checked out the book, The Dream of Enlightenment, The Rise of Modern Philosophy by Anthony Gottlieb.

I  read the latest Bookpage.

There is a beginning Microsoft Excel 2013 class tonight.



Web Bits

New York Times Defends Axing Comics Bestseller Lists

http://13thdimension.com/new-york-times-defends-axing-comics-bestseller-lists/

Library Participates In Effort to Preserve Government Data

https://record.umich.edu/articles/library-participates-effort-preserve-government-data

Daily Thoughts 02/01/2017

Two Tax Collectors, Marinus Von Reymerswaele, 1540s

Daily Thoughts 02/01/2017

I rested on the way to work.

AARP tax help started today.

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also checked on a few flyers for programs.

I read a copy of the New York Times Book Review.

I checked the gift books and the displays.  February is Black History Month.

I worked a little bit more on flyers and programming today.  I also worked on scheduling.   There are a few programs that need to be confirmed. I discussed grants with a new person at the library.

Right now, I am in the computer lab.

Web Bits

Yonkers Library Unveils New Vision for the Future
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/education/2017/01/24/yonkers-public-library/96969342/

What If New Yorkers Read The Same Book at the Same Time
http://gothamist.com/2017/02/01/one_book_one_city.php