Daily Thoughts 06/09/2017

Married Life, Roger de La Fresnaye, 1913

Daily Thoughts 06/09/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some of Nat Love who is a famous black cowboy.  The story is so gripping that I missed my train stop.  It is not politically correct.  There are battles between Native Americans and cattlemen as well as gunfights with bandits trying to steal cattle.  Nat Love describes what it was like to be a cowboy on the open range, a master horseman, and dead shot.  He earns the name "Deadwood Dick" by proving he is the best shot with the rifle and pistol in a contest.  He also describes what it is like to rope and throw cattle.  He starts as the son of a slave on a farm living a life of hardship.  Then he wins a raffle for a horse, sells the horse and heads out west.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I also am looking over items that are not in the system.

I spent some time working on activities for Summer Reading.  We have the sign up page set up.  I also am finalizing the prizes which will be given out as part of the Adult Summer Reading.  We are planning a book to film program where we watch the film and read the book and discuss both.

I also checked the New York Times Bestseller list and the Publishers Weekly Bestseller list.  I am working on an order of books today.

I have a new part-time clerk who is going to be working in the public computer area and the computer lab in the afternoons.  I also have a person who is going to be working with me full time, so I have training to do as well as scheduling.  In addition, I have a part-time librarian who is starting tomorrow on Saturday.

I finished reading The Life and Adventures of Nat Love: Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick".  I like that the book shows how the country changes.  Nat Love goes from being a cowboy to being a Pullman Porter working on the railroads when he realizes that the railroads are moving west.  The writing shows a change in stride while still keeping the reader interested.  

Web Bits

GLBT Book Month

http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/glbt-book-month

New Book: "America and the Great War: A Library of Congress Illustrated History"

http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2017/06/new-book-america-and-the-great-war-a-library-of-congress-illustrated-history/

We have this.  We also bought  The Card Catalog which is another recent publication from the Library of Congress.

Pondering A Country Without Libraries
http://nepr.net/post/pondering-country-without-libraries#stream/0

Daily Thoughts 06/08/2017

Thomas Jefferson Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1898, Howard Pyle

Daily Thoughts 06/08/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading Blue Ocean Shift Beyond Competing Proven Steps to Inspire Confidence and Seize New Growth by W. Chan kim and Renee Maugborgne.  The final parts were how to convince people to buy into new strategy by having an all day fair, how to introduce strategy into new markets, and an example of how Blue Ocean Strategy is used on a large scale in government.  There were plenty of new ideas.  I especially liked the idea of how to enter new markets with no competition.

I checked the displays and the gift books today.  This month is LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) books month.  There is a display on the subject.  There is also a display on black music.

I spent some more time working on the Adult Summer Reading Program.  I am arranging to buy prizes for the program; pens, pads, cups, and tote bags..  The theme this year is Build A Better World.

I read a copy of Library Journal.  Right now, I am going through the New York Times Book Review and working on orders.

I spent some time discussing the budget with the treasurer today.

I also printed some flyers.

I checked out the book, Life and Adventures of Nat Love A True History of Slavery Days, Life on the Great Cattle Rangers and on the Plains of the West by Nat Love.


Web Bits

Margaret Atwood: What Would a World Without Public Libraries Be Like?

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2017/05/31/margaret-atwood-public-libraries

Review of the FY 2018 Budget Request for the Library of Congress, Architect of the Capitol

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-fy2018-budget-requests-for-the-library-of-congress-architect-of-the-capitol

The Internet of Things Connectivity Binge What Are the Implications

http://www.pewinternet.org/2017/06/06/the-internet-of-things-connectivity-binge-what-are-the-implications/

New York Today: A City Library on the Subway

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/nyregion/new-york-today-subway-library-mta-nypl-frank-lloyd-wright.html?_r=0

 

Daily Thoughts 06/07/2017

Reading, Henri Fantin Latour, 1877

Daily Thoughts 06/07/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also read some more of Blue Ocean Shift on the way home last night.  I am reading about different approaches to fulfill buyers needs.  There is a utility map of different reasons people buy products.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I also spent some time working on a form for human resources.  I am ordering some replacement copies for James Patterson books which were damaged or missing.

We discussed Summer Reading giveaways today and looked at things like pens and cups and little notepads to give away to encourage people to read.  We are thinking about both the teen and the adult summer reading program.

I asked a colleague to request demos of board games from different publishers.

I finished with most of the things from the Book Expo today.  A lot of it was giving people small things like a sample comic, a business card, or catalog from a specific vendor.

I have a monthly report to finish writing.  I also am helping to look up statistics for the annual report. I finished writing my monthly report.

Web Bits

A Different Feel at Book Expo 2017

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/73896-a-different-feel-at-bookexpo-2017.html

San Diego Librarians Receive Mental Health First Aid Training

http://www.10news.com/news/san-diego-librarians-undergo-mental-health-first-aid-training

Checking Out Tech, Library Will Lend Out Laptops, Mobile Hotspots

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Checking-out-tech-Library-will-lend-out-laptops-11197741.php

                                                        

Daily Thoughts 06/06/2017

Aldous Huxley, Vanessa Bell, 1931

Daily Thoughts 06/06/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Blue Ocean Shift on the way to work.  I am reading about how to identify what buyers want as well as their pain points.

I checked the displays and the gift books today.

I also read through a few copies of the Times Literary Supplement as well as a copy of the New York Times Book Review.  I am working on two orders for new books right now.

The Crochet Group is today from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Fiction Room.

I spent some time unpacking the box from Book Expo America and I gave some books to the young adult and the children's department to be added.  I also sorted the adult books which needed to be added.

I spent some time checking biography and 600s today in the tech area.

I also looked at some policies for weeding and collections.

There is a Fundamentals of Computers class and Beginning Microsoft Word class today in the computer lab this evening.

I am starting to catch up after my conference.

Web Bits

New Trends in Library Security

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/06/01/new-trends-library-security/

Director of Ukrainian Library In Moscow Receives Suspended Terms

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/05/arts/director-of-ukrainian-library-in-moscow-receives-suspended-term.html?_r=0

Librarians Dominate Book Expo 2017
http://www.earlyword.com/2017/06/05/librarians-dominate-bookexpo-2017/

                                                                   

Daily Thoughts 06/05/2017

Reading Woman on a Couch, Isaac Israels, 1880-1934

Daily Thoughts 06/05/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading Seasteading How Floating Nations Will Restore the Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and Liberate Humanity from Politicians by Joe Quirk and Patri Friedman. This was a rather interesting book mixing utopian ideals with modern science.  It was very syncretic and drew from aquaculture, biofuels, island economies, seaweed farming, cruise ships, and other sources to create an argument for building floating platforms on the sea.  The mix of the real with the utopian made it very entertaining reading.

I also read some more of Blue Ocean Shift.  I am reading about the process of creating new markets.  One of the arguments being made is that it is possible to enter new markets that are not disruptive.  For example, when the television show Sesame Street came out there was nothing similar to it.

I joined the Facebook group, League of Librarian Gamers.

Web Bits

6 Lessons from the Library: Circulating Board Games One Year Later
https://stuffylibrary.com/2017/05/31/6-lessons-from-the-library-circulating-board-games-one-year-later/

Blog: A Beginners Guide to Hosting a Board Games Night
http://www.programminglibrarian.org/blog/beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-hosting-board-game-night

Day of Dialog Report 2017
http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2017/06/books/day-of-dialog-2017-intro/