Daily Thoughts 03/31/2018

Memories, William Merritt Chase, 1910

Daily Thoughts 03/31/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Common Good.  I am reading about civic virtues and how easy it is to break them.

I also read some more of Enlightenment Now.  I am reading about the environment and climate change.  Steven Pinker is making arguments that as people have more they become more aware about the environment.  He is arguing for more investment in a carbon tax, afforestation, and investment in fourth generation nuclear power plants.

The YMCA is across the street from the library.

Developers Seek to Buy Mount Vernon YMCA for South Side Arts District

http://mountvernon.dailyvoice.com/real-estate/developers-seek-to-buy-mount-vernon-ymca-for-south-side-arts-district/734943/

I spent a little time working on the grant for the 2018 Mount Vernon Arts Initiative.

I started the process of applying for the Great American Read on PBS.
https://apply.ala.org/GreatAmericanRead/guidelines

Web Bits

Residents Lobby Around New Rochelle Library

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/watch/residents-lobby-around-new-rochelle-library/vp-AAvisRq

Library of Congress Celebrates 80th Anniversary of Superman

https://www.gwhatchet.com/2018/03/30/library-of-congress-celebrates-80th-anniversary-of-superman/

                                          

Daily Thoughts 03/30/2018

TakehisaYumeji-1919-Woman Reading a Book on a Sofa

Daily Thoughts 03/30/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I made some fliers were in order.

I  read some of The Common Good by Robert B. Reich which is about a philosophy of governance focused on creating politic outcomes from government.

I spent some time looking at different public library computer labs on the internet.  It was interesting.  There were three unique styles I saw, the maker space where libraries made different things which had a sewing machine and 3D printer, the digital media space with Adobe Creative Cloud, Garageband, Audible and other creative software, and the conversion space where people could scan old photographs, convert vhs tapes to dvd, and move their old files to newer formats.  The conversion space was not as common.

Web Bits

Decades Later, Albums Returned to the Annawan Library

http://www.geneseorepublic.com/news/20180329/decades-later-albums-returned-to-annawan-library

Finding Facts at the Library

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2018/03/finding-facts-at-the-library/

Introducing the Book Reviews New Graphic Novels and Comics Column
https://www.nytco.com/introducing-the-book-reviews-new-graphic-novels-and-comics-column/

Daily Thoughts 03/29/2018

Karel Ooms, The Prohibited Reading, 1876

Daily Thoughts 03/29/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I did a presentation last night on my input to the strategic plan last night.  We are definitely going to get a preservation assessment for the collection.  We are also going to work more on inventorying the collection as well.

I rested on the way to work.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I spent some time checking the music CDs for missing items.  I also spent some time going over the oversize books.

I also generated some shelf lists in Bluecloud Analytics for people to check for missing items.

I am working on a grant for Arts Westchester.  I also have another mini-grant for gardening which I am working  and am looking at a reading program.

I ordered the Recorded Books Online Value Collection today.

Web Bits

Next Chapter: BPL Invests Millions in Modern Makeover of Central Library

https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/13/dtg-central-library-renovation-2018-03-30-bk.html

NLB Mobile App (National Library Board of Singapore)

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/a-library-in-your-pocket

                                                                                                                                                                           

Daily Thoughts 03/28/2018

Édouard Manet - La Mère de Manet dans le Jardin de Bellevue 1879

Daily Thoughts 03/28/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Enlightenment Now.  I am reading about how people are living longer, healthier lives with more access to food and wealth.

I checked the displays and the gift books.  I spent some time using the weeding tablet to check for items that were missing and remove the records for them.

I also spent some time working on the oversize books.

I prepared a laptop for my presentation tonight.

I read the latest New York Times Book Review.

I spent a little time working on the calendar.

Web Bits

Why So Many Public Libraries Are Giving Out Seeds

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/public-seed-library

Daily Thoughts 03/27/2018

Woman Reading Under a Mosquito Net, 1720, Fuhiken Tokikaze

Daily Thoughts 03/27/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I finished reading Alternate Routes The Ghosts of the Freeway Are Rising by Tim Powers.  I enjoyed the story.  It had a touch of the weird or strange tale to it.  There were plenty of ghosts and appropriately strange apparatuses that went with them.  There were of course car chases and plenty of driving as well.

We finished the flier for Ozobots today.

The weeding tablet is charging in the charging cabinet right now.  We had a discussion about weeding, but did not do a lot of weeding today.

I printed out a copy of the strategic plan which I have to discuss tomorrow.

I also contacted New York Humanities which confirmed that the books were being sent to us for the reading series on Audre Lorde.

We met to discuss the Mount Vernon Local Authors Fair in October 2018.

I put in an order for new books.

I spent some time talking to Josie LaRiccia about doing a grant for Arts Westchester.

It has been a busy day.

I checked out the book, The Hacking of the American Mind by Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL

Web Bits

Early Book Cover Designs

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/early-book-cover-designs-diren-yardimli/

North Dakota Tries to Establish Theodore Roosevelt Library

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/27/north-dakota-tries-to-establish-theodore-roosevelt-library.html

Speak Up for NYS Library Aide 2018-3
https://cqrcengage.com/alany/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=451993