Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Daily Thoughts 10/16/2013

Portrait of Art Dealer Manfred Shames, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1925-1932

Daily Thoughts 10/16/2013

On the way to work, I read some more of The Outer Limits of Reason. I read about the butterfly effect and chaos theory which demonstrates why it is very hard to predict the weather accurately. I like that the world is not completely predictable, but it is understandable.

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

I also spent a bit of time checking on flyers for programs. We are showing the film Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World which we got as part of the Bridging Cultures grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2013. After the film there will be a discussion with a local Imam, Abdul Azeez. It should be interesting.

The Digital Shift Reinventing Libraries is Today on October 16, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

http://www.thedigitalshift.com/reinventinglibraries/

I enjoyed watching:

The Digital Shift 2013 Library Makerspaces

http://www.slideshare.net/JustinTheLibrarian/the-digital-shift-2013-library-makerspaces

Library Maker Spaces

http://www.pinterest.com/amyeileenk/library-maker-spaces/

Maker Space Playbook

http://makerspace.com/playbook

I arranged for an author visit in February for Black History Month.

Web Bits

Library Reads Librarians Announce November Favorites

http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/10/books/libraryreads-librarians-announce-november-favorites/

The Government Shutdown From an Archives Point of View

http://offtherecord.archivists.org/2013/10/14/the-government-shutdown-from-an-archives-point-of-view/

No comments: