Daily Thoughts 12/29/2015

Georges Braque, Man With Guitar, 1914

Daily Thoughts 12/29/2015

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

I finished reading Petty: The Biography today.  I found the last part of the biography to be a little bit difficult because the author was writing about divorce and drug addiction.  Warren Zanes was also describing the inner struggles which Tom Petty was going through including depression. 

It is a very solidly written book.  The photographs in the center of the book are high quality and the index at the end is useful.

I also finished watching Strategic Planning Fundamentals with Mike Figliuolo on Lynda.com.  I have been watching some Youtube videos of David Foster Wallace.

Web Bits

Hello, Old Friend, Time to Read You Again

http://www.wsj.com/articles/hello-old-friend-time-to-read-you-again-1450221671

From The Fringes to the Mainstream: Ten Years of Growth in Graphic Novel Publishing

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/69033-from-the-fringes-to-the-mainstream-ten-years-of-growth-in-graphic-novel-publishing.html

Daily Thoughts 12/27/2015

Pierre Petit, Picture of Victor Hugo, circa 1860s
 
Daily Thoughts 12/27/2015

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

Last night, I read some more of Petty: The Biography.  I am reading about when Tom Petty toured with Bob Dylan.  This influenced Petty to have his songs be more story focused.

I watched a bit of the dvd, The End of the Tour which is a film about the writer, David Foster Wallace who is most famous for writing Infinite Jest.

I watched some more of Strategic Planning Fundamentals with Mike Figliulo on Lynda.com.  One of the better things about Lynda.com is that the videos are very granular.  It starts with the overall title, then it is broken into sections, then each section is broken into very short segments of two to six minutes each.  This makes it easy to take your time watching the videos.  You can spend ten or fifteen or minutes a day and still get something out of the videos.


Web Bits

Barnes and Noble has Just Applied for a Liquor License

http://goodereader.com/blog/business-news/barnes-and-noble-has-just-applied-for-a-liquor-license

New York Times Reveals Best Book Covers of 2015

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/12/09/books/review/best-book-covers-of-2015.html?_r=1

 

Daily THoughts 12/26/2015

The Banker's Table, William Michael Harnett, 1877

Daily Thoughts 12/26/2015

I checked the Twitter and Facebook this morning.

Yesterday, I stopped by mall near my house to walk around.  The Barnes and Noble is closing after 22 years in the mall on December 31.  Everything is on sale.

I read some more of Petty: The Biography yesterday.   I am reading about the collaboration between Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks.

I took a break for the holidays yesterday.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I looked through the Times Literary Supplement this morning.

I checked the New York Times Bestseller list and the Publishers Weekly Bestseller list this morning.

Web Bits

After library card triumph, an ‘overwhelming’ response

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/education/2015/12/25/after-library-card-triumph-overwhelming-response/77373876/

Daily Thoughts 12/24/2015

Michel Boyer (1668–1724), A Trompe L'oeil of a Lute, a Viol and a Recorder, with books of Music in a curtained stone niche, from late 17^th century until early 18^th century
 
Daily Thoughts 12/24/2015

I hope you are enjoying your holiday.


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

I read some more of Petty the Biography.  After his second record with the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty declared bankruptcy to get out of a bad contract.  He wanted to collect more money for his third record for his band.  There is a record cycle where bands go on tour, then produce a new record, promote the record and get ready for the next tour.  This book has a nice set of photographs in the center of the book, many of them are in color.

Web Bits

Online Crowds Saving the Past's Visions of the Future

http://observer.com/2015/12/online-crowds-saving-the-pasts-visions-of-the-future/#.VnsP8gq9ljc.facebook

Elon Musk

A Giant Leap Backward for Space Travel
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/544971/a-giant-leap-backward-for-space-travel/

Daily Thoughts 12/23/2015

Still Life With Scales, Pyotr Konchalovsky, 1916

Daily Thoughts 12/23/2015

Happy Holidays.  I am on vacation right now.

I checked the Facebook and Twitter this morning.

I also read some more of Petty The Biography by Warren Zanes.  Mudcrutch was the name of the band which Tom Petty was in before he was the leader of his own band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.   I watched some Tom Petty videos on Youtube last night.

I started watching a training video on Strategic Planning Fundamentals on Lynda.com.

Daily Thoughts 12/22/2015

Still Life with Statuette and Books, Samuel Peploe, 1923

Daily Thoughts 12/22/2015

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some of Petty The Biography by Warren Zanes.  Th;is is a book about Tom Petty, the rock star.  It is about growing up with a singular interest in music, and not being particular good at other things.  Tom Petty fails at being a groundskeeper, dish washer, funeral home worker and proves to have no interest in school.

His work is music and it is what keeps him going.  I learned that there was another book called Runnin' Down a Dream on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

I read through a copy of the New York Times Book Review and the latest Bookpage.  I spent some time on preparing orders for new books for next week.

I talked to a colleague about library statistics.  The statistics for 2014 for the Westchester Library System are available here.  http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/wp-content/files/pdfs/about-wls/WLS_ML_Statistics_2014.pdf

I spent some time working on scheduling for January.  I also scheduled myself to go to the New York Metropolitan Library Council council  on January 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. http://metro.org/events/695/   In addition to scheduling for programs, I spent some time working on the schedule for January and February adult computer classes.

I checked out the movie, The End of the Tour which is about the relationship between David Foster Wallace and the journalist David Lipsky.

I checked the displays and the gift books.




Web Bits

New York Public Library Gets Ready for Its Next Chapter

http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-york-public-library-readies-its-next-chapter/