Daily Thoughts 04/05/2017

Reading, Nicole Vermont, 1919

Daily Thoughts 04/05/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I spent several hours in the computer lab.  I put in some orders for nonfiction and fiction new books.

The Senior Memoir Writing Class was this morning from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

I read through a copy of Library Journal and Publishers weekly today.  I have a lot more ordering to do.

On the way home, I read some more of New York 2140.  The science in this book is hard.  It seems to be based on plausible advances in technology.


Web Bits

Ransomware Hackers Target Government Offices, Libraries

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2017/04/industry-news/ransomware-hackers-target-government-offices-libraries/

Amazon Opening Second Bookstore in NYC

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/73254-amazon-opening-second-nyc-bookstore.html

How dokk1 Managed to Double the Number of Visits to the Library

https://princh.com/dokk1-case-attract-new-users-to-the-library/

From Libraries to Lunch Coutners, African Americans Recall Years of Exclusion

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/from-libraries-to-lunch-counters-african-americans-recall-years-of-exclusion/2017/03/31/fcf6daf2-160d-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html?utm_term=.94a103bf114f

The Lost Art of Library Card Catalogues

https://hyperallergic.com/368529/the-lost-art-of-library-card-catalogues/

Daily Thoughts 04/04/2017

China Asters, Hat and Book, Paul Gaugin, 1876

Daily Thoughts 04/04/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Collected Essays of James Baldwin on the way to work.  I also read a bit more of New York 2140.  Some of the characters are finance people who do quantitative analysis and trading.

I checked the gift books and the displays.  I also put up a banner which says April is National Poetry Month.  I have another banner ready which says May is National Mental Wellness Month.

I spent some time working on an order for nonfiction today.  Hopefully, we should have a share your story page on the website by Monday.

On the way home, I read some more of New York 2140.  In this story, the sea levels around Manhattan have risen 60 feet.

Web Bits

Microsoft Unveils Digital Bookstore

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/73213-microsoft-unveils-digital-bookstore.html

How Mosul's Last Librarian Is Preparing for When His City is Free From Isis
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/mosul-central-library-isis-iraq-battle-war-destroyed-books-eye-a7631956.html

Daily Thoughts 04/03/2017

Lady Reading Poetry, Ishibashi Kazunori, 1905

Daily Thoughts 04/03/2017

I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I spent most of the morning in the computer lab.

I have to work on orders and look over how I am spending money.

I have a copy of Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and the New York Times Book Review to read.

On the way home, I read some more of The Collected Essays of James Baldwin.  I rather like the essays on Harlem, New York and how the ghetto is not a place for anyone.

I also read some more of New York 2140.  The lower half of Manhattan is drowned in the story and people get around on boats and small watercraft.  The upper half is on dry land with huge skyscrapers.  The story is very much focused on the setting.

Web Bits

Let Girls Learn

http://www.blackwestchester.com/let-girls-learn/

College Libraries, Redirected
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/04/03/study-library-directors-moving-ahead-plans-rethink-libraries
 

Daily Thoughts 04/02/2017

Daily Thoughts 04/02/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook today.

Web Bits

Information Wars: A Window Into the Alternative Media Ecosystem

https://medium.com/hci-design-at-uw/information-wars-a-window-into-the-alternative-media-ecosystem-a1347f32fd8f

Why Some American Libraries Are Obsessed With Making  Viral GIFS

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-some-american-libraries-are-obsessed-with-making-viral-gifs-2017-03-31

Daily Thoughts 04/01/2017

Daily Thoughts 04/01/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also checked the gift books and the displays.

On the way to work, I read some of James Baldwin Collected Essays.  I like the essays where he is writing about living in France as an expatriate.

I checked out the book, New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson..

I spent some time looking over the 600s.  I also worked on orders for next week.

Web Bits

Thriving Communities Depend on Smart Public Investment in Libraries

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/03/31/thriving-communities-depend-smart-public-investment-libraries

Save The IMLS! Gale, ALA Launch New Advocacy Website

http://www.infodocket.com/2017/03/31/save-the-imls-gale-ala-launch-new-advocacy-website/

Top 10 Things to Know (And Do) About Saving Library Funding

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2017/03/top-10-things-know-saving-imls/

‘Doomsday’ Library Joins Seed Vault in Arctic Norway

http://www.livescience.com/58497-second-doomsday-vault-opens-for-data.html