Daily Thoughts 06/30/2016

Xue Tao by Qiu Ying

Daily Thoughts 06/30/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Mastermind today.  I am reading about how we focus attention.  In Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock discusses the difference between seeing and observing with Watson.  He is talking about attention and how we focus our attention.  It is natural for the mind to wander from thing to thing.

I read a little bit more of Hear My Sad Story.  I am reading about the ballad of Omie Wise and the ballad of Tom Dooley both are bloody stories of love gone wrong.

Web Bits

Cat Fired from Texas Library Gains International Attention

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Cat-fired-from-Texas-library-gains-international-8332320.php

Underground Library in Manhattan Rewrites Design Rules

http://www.wsj.com/articles/underground-library-in-manhattan-rewrites-design-rules-1467234165

New Public Art Commission Unveiled at Mount Vernon Public Library

https://artswestchester.org/new-public-art-commission-unveiled-at-mount-vernon-public-library/

Daily Thoughts 06/29/2016

Self Portrait With a Sketch Book, Rembrandt, Unknown

Daily Thoughts 06/29/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I enjoyed reading The Thirteen Clocks by James Thurber.  It is a story written as a fairy tale for children.  There is a whimsical, nonsensical quality to it.

I checked the displays and the gift books.  I signed up a few more people for the Adult Summer Reading Program.  I put in a few patron requests for books.

I am organizing my desk a little bit.

I am looking at the book, Hear My Sad Story The True Tales That Inspired Stagolee, John Henry and Other Traditional American Folksongs by Richard Polenberg.

I changed the displays today.  It is National Culinary Arts Month and National Ice Cream Month in July.

I also put out the new Bookpage.

I am wearing an Adult Summer Reading shirt which says Exercise Your Mind, READ.

I read some of Hear My Sad Story.  I learned about the origin of the songs St. Louis Blues, Stagolee, and Frankie and Johnny.  All are tragic.  The author is only describing songs with a considerable amount of documented history.

Web Bits

The Oldest Library in the World Just Opened to the Public-- Here's A Look Inside

http://www.techinsider.io/inside-al-qarawiyyin-the-oldest-library-in-the-world-2016-6

Library  Offers Live Chat With NASA Astronaut on Space Station

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-library-chat-with-astronaut-st-0629-20160628-story.html

Abinanti Announces Library Construction Grants

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/2016/06/28/abinanti-announces-library-construction-grants/86444860/

Daily Thoughts 06/28/2016

Bottle of Vieux Marc, Glass, and Newspaper, Pablo Picasso, 1913

Daily Thoughts 06/28/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also read some more of Mastermind last night.  I am reading about the concept of memory as an attic or room where we can choose what we want to remember and pay attention to.

I looked through a copy of the New York Review of Books and the latest New York Times Book Review.

I checked the gift books and the displays.

The 13 Clocks by James Thurber illustrated by Marc Simont with an introduction by Neil Gaiman came in for med to read.

I checked the evanced for Adult Summer Reading.

There was a ribbon cutting ceremony today to unveil the "Seeing the Wind' sculpture in front of the children's room.

I placed an order of books for the children's room today.

There are two computer classes tonight, a Fundamentals of Computers class and a Beginning Microsoft Word class.

Web Bits

Bringing Special Collections Into Today

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/bringing-special-collections-today/

A Library Without Books

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-rosenblum/a-library-without-books_b_10702774.html

Former Wal-Mart Turned Into a Library

http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/former-wal-mart-turned-into-a-library/121865?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=galleycat&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter20160628

Artificial Intelligence

Goodbye Accountants! Startup Builds AI to Automate All Your Accounting

https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/28/goodbye-accountants-startup-builds-ai-to-automate-all-your-accounting/?sr_share=facebook

Daily Thoughts 06/27/2016

Constant Puyo, la veillee, 1895

Daily Thoughts 06/27/2016

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

I checked the displays and gift books.

I read a few copies of Library Journal.  I also placed an order with a few Pre-Publication titles.

I am signing up people for the Adult Summer Reading program in the rotunda right now.  I spent a little time today arranging for proctoring.

I have two copies of the Times Literary Supplementary and a copy of the New York Review of Books to read.

Web Bits

The Lopsided Geography of Wikipedia

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/06/geography-wikipedia-jimmy-wales/487388/

Browse Free or Die?  New Hampshire Library is at Privacy Fore

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/browse-free-die-hampshire-library-privacy-fore-40138347

Daily Thoughts 06/26/2016

In the Reading Room, Howard Pyle, 1890

Daily Thoughts 06/26/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I started rereading Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes for my book club.  I like that it tells the story of how Arthur Conan Doyle used his own schools detection to exonerate two men of their crimes.

Web Bits

Neil Gaiman  on making art, mistakes and his 'View from the Cheap Seats'

http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-neil-gaiman-20160616-snap-story.html

What Brexit Means for Book Publishing

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/70751-what-brexit-means-for-book-publishing.html

Mount Vernon Public Library to Honor Heavy D With Book Collection

http://www.blackwestchester.com/mvpl-heavy-d-book-collection/

Inflatable Space-- More Fun with Inflatables (This is just entertainment for me.)

Orbital Roccoon-- Bloostar Concept
http://bloostar.com/ 

The City Airborne

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/10/the-city-airborne/

Solar Powered Balloon Station Proposed for the Edge of Space

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=19800116&id=a540AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jm4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4544%2C2491453&hl=en

Daily Thoughts 06/25/2016

Mug, Book, Smoking Materials, and Crackers, John F. Peto, circa 1880-1890

Daily Thoughts 06/25/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I also placed my orders for new books this morning.

I helped with a little bit of proofreading as well.

I read a copy of Library Journal and a copy of Booklist today.

I spent some time looking over the Staples Grant today.

We are also getting ready for the Adult Summer Reading program.

Web Bits

At This Library Story Time Does Not End Because A Parent Is In Prison

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2016/0624/At-this-library-story-time-doesn-t-end-because-a-parent-is-in-prison

Daily Thoughts 06/24/2016

Frontispiece, The Tailor Mouse, Beatrix Potter, 1902

Daily Thoughts 06/24/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook.

I checked the gift books and the displays.  I have a copy of Publishers Weekly to read.  I printed up some flyers for programming.

I read the July issue of Bookpage.

I also spent some time organizing my files and clearning my desk today.

I did a test signup and review in Evanced for the Adult Summer Reading program.

I looked through another copy of Publishers Weekly.  I placed a hold on the book, Dark Matter: A Novel  by Blake Crouch which is science fiction.  I also checked out the book, The Big Picture On the Origin of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll.

Web Bits

Barnes and Noble Plans to Unveil New Concept Store in Westchester

http://mountvernon.dailyvoice.com/business/barnes-noble-plans-to-unveil-new-concept-store-in-westchester/668475/

The Quiet Majesty of America’s  Libraries

http://www.citylab.com/design/2016/06/robert-dawson-american-public-libraries/487352/?platform=hootsuite

Daily Thoughts 06/23/2016

Book and Guitar, Juan Gris, 1925

Daily Thoughts 06/23/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I finished reading The View from the Cheap Seats.  Sometimes Neil Gaiman can be a little more than creepy for some people.  Some of his ideas have a Halloween quality to them which really doesn't bother me, but gets to other people.  He often writes about death and even faked the death of his wife to write a number of articles on how she died.  The book was very entertaining.  It makes me want to read The Thirteen Clocks by James Thurber.  Also, Neil Gaiman wrote about some authors like Terry Pratchett and Lord Dunsany who I like reading and Charles Vess who does does beautiful illustration.

I also read some more of the Walkable City.  I am reading about how trees make cities more attractive and safer.

I checked the gift books and the displays.  I also checked out the book, Mastermind How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova today.  I am using it as part of an Adult Summer Reading Book   Club.  I sent in some more content for flyers to our designer today.  I also printed more flyers.

I have a copy of Publishers Weekly to read.

I am also getting ready for the Adult Board Games Night tonight.  We are getting ready for the Adult Summer Reading launch this Monday.

There is a Beginning Microsoft Excel Class tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Web Bits

The Importance of Libraries to the Economy: ALA Releases New Publication on Advancing Entrepreneurship

https://3dprint.com/139258/ala-publication-entrepreneurship/

Are you a 'reader' When Listening to an Audiobook?  Yes of Course

http://www.noshelfrequired.com/are-you-a-reader-when-listening-to-an-audiobook-yes-of-course/

Eye Like Library by MVRDV Nears Completion in China

http://www.dezeen.com/2016/06/23/tianjin-binhai-library-mvrdv-china-eye-shaped-nears-completion/

Library Exchanges Late Fees for Blood

http://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/pensacola/2016/06/22/library-exchanges-late-fees-blood/86242906/

Daily Thoughts 06/22//2016

Woman Writing, Auguste Mack, 1910

Daily Thoughts 06/22/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.


I read some more of The View from the Cheap Seats on the way to work.  I am reading some short pieces on rock stars like Lou Reed and Tori Amos.  It is the first time I have seen Neil Gaiman write for rock music.

I checked the gift books and the displays.

I spent some time preparing for Adult Summer Reading program today.  Our acrylic cups came in today with our logo in red.  I also printed a variety of flyers.

There is a beginning Linux class tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Web Bits

My Very Rough Two Weeks Working for Barnes and Noble

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/70541-my-very-rough-two-weeks-working-for-barnes-noble.html

 

Daily Thoughts 06/21/2016

Old Public Library Building in New Rochelle, New York Postcard originally published by Tichenor & Rudolph, Middletown, N.Y, 1910

Daily Thoughts 06/21/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I rested on the way to work.

I checked the gift books and the displays.  I also printed a number of flyers for events in July.  Tomorrow I plan on printing more flyers for programs in August.  A number of them are author programs as well as programs in the community room for computers.

I read a copy of the New York Times Book Review. I also put several copies of Mastermind:  How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes on hold by Maria Konnikova.

This afternoon I had a meeting with Davidson Titles who are specialty distributor for libraries.  I ordered books for the central library district from them today.

On the way home, I read some more of The View from the Cheap Seats. Neil Gaiman is writing about introductions he did for books of stories by H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allen Poe, Dracula, and G.K. Chesterton.

I also read some more of Walkable City.  I am reading about bicycles in the city.  There are some interesting ideas about bicycle commuting and bike lans.

Web Bits

Ali and Me: Kareem Abdul Jabbar Remembers Muhammad Ali

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/70709-ali-and-me-kareem-abdul-jabbar-remembers-muhammad-ali.html

This Library has Books Checked out by Hamilton and Burr

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/library-has-books-checked-out-hamilton-and-burr-180959433/?no-ist

Why Indy Presses Are Opening Bookstores

http://lithub.com/why-indie-presses-are-opening-bookstores/?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=eb492e415d-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-eb492e415d-304652017

Daily Thoughts 06/20/2016

Portrait of the Artist B.M. Kustodiev by Boris Grigoriev, 1917

Daily Thoughts 06/20/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Walkable City.  I am reading about why shorter blocks and two lane traffic is better for walkers.  I am also reading about bicycles and how they fit in with pedestrians.

Web Bits

How Andrew Carnegie Turned His Fortune Into a Library  Legacy

http://www.npr.org/2013/08/01/207272849/how-andrew-carnegie-turned-his-fortune-into-a-library-legacy?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160619

Father of the Internet Worries That Our Digital History is Disappearing

http://www.newsweek.com/father-internet-worries-our-digital-history-disappearing-468642

Libraries Promote Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article84493617.html

Daily Thoughts 06/19/2016

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1935). Policeman in front of New York Public Library Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8fafbd87-31b8-9af0-e040-e00a18067062

Daily Thoughts 06/19/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The View from the Cheap Seats this morning.  I am reading about Neil Gaiman and comics.  I learned that Neil Gaiman started as a journalist, then moved into writing comics.  There is a very nice introductory speech for the 2003 Eisner Awards as well as the 2004 Kurtzman awards for comics.  Neil Gaiman does a good job describing why comics are art.

I read the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, Patience.  It is a time travel story where a man makes a mistake in his younger years and goes back to make things right, but ends up doing some very strange things.

I read some more of Walkable City today.  I am reading about the need for an integrated parking plan for on street parking, off street parking, residential parking, and parking garages.  The author describes how metered parking revenues can be used to improve repairs to streets, street lights, and signs.


Web Bits

As E-book Sales Decline Digital Fatigue Grows

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/retailing/article/70696-as-e-book-sales-decline-digital-fatigue-grows.html

Carnegie's huge library investment still felt in Ohio.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/06/19/carnegies-huge-library-investment-still-felt-in-ohio.html

Kerala Library for Mass Transformation

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/190616/kerala-library-for-mass-transformation.html

Artificial Intelligence

What's Next for Artificial Intelligence

http://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-next-for-artificial-intelligence-1465827619

Daily Thoughts 06/18/2016

Yeghishe Tadevosyan, 1903, The Woman Reading In The Garden

Daily Thoughts 06/18/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook.

I read some more of The View from the Cheap Seats.  I am reading some things which Neil Gaiman wrote about Will Eisner.

I checked the New York Times Bestseller List and the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List.

Web Bits

Toni Morrison 'Part of the Business of Editing is Telling People to Shut Up'

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/70673-toni-morrison-part-of-the-business-of-editing-is-telling-people-to-shut-up.html

Preserving Our Values Libraries as Social Change Agents

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/05/31/libraries-agents-social-change/

Library of Congress Asks for Profound Books, Gets Dune and Cat In The Hat

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jun/17/library-of-congress-american-books-public-poll

Daily Thoughts 06/17/2016

Rogier Van Der Weyden, Man Holding A Book, Unknown


Daily Thoughts 06/17/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The View from the Cheap Seats last night.  I was reading about Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman making a movie called Mirror Mask.

I checked out the graphic novel Patience by Daniel Clowes.

I got sent an Advanced Reading Copy for The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict which is a fictional account of Einsteins wife.

I checked the gift books and the displays.

I spent some time getting the Adult Summer Reading page in order with Evanced.

I also adjusted some orders for next week.

I am planning on having a meeting with Davidson Titles to discuss nonfiction book orders.

I spent some time putting together content for our graphic designer to look at to make flyers for events.

Web Bits

Chemistry Explains Why Old Books Smell So Good

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/17846/20141014/what-creates-that-wonderful-old-book-smell.htm

Diversity of the American Library Library of Congress

http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2016/06/lcm-diversity-of-the-american-library/?loclr=fbloc

Mount Vernon Public Library Gets New Art

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/mount-vernon/2016/06/17/mount-vernon-public-library/85989546/

Daily Thoughts 06/16/2016

Young Woman Standing Reading A Letter, Albert Sterner 1900

Daily Thoughts 06/16/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The View from the Cheap Seats on the train home last night.  I am reading various introductions Neil Gaiman gave for authors like Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett, Dianna Wynn Jones, and Douglas Adams.  He makes nice statements about fellow authors and goes to conventions.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I did a little work with scheduling.

I read the latest copy of the Publishers Weekly.

I am going to attend the first session of the meeting for the Literacy program at 5:30 p.m. today.

I spent some time looking at nonfiction with high circulation.

Web Bits

Gwinnett Library branch first in North America to Offer 'Self-Access'                 

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/gwinnett-library-branch-first-north-america-offer-/nrgds/

Good News for Library Funding

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2016/06/good-news-library-funding-senate-appropriations-committee/

Daily Thoughts 06/15/2016

Paul Study, Camille Pisarro, 1898

Daily Thoughts 06/15/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I also spent some time working on programming today.  I contacted a few people about book readings which we are planning in August.

I read the latest copy of the Baker and Taylor Forecast for July 2016.

I spent some time talking with a lady from the children's room about Bookletters, Facebook, and Constant Contact.

I printed up a few reports from Directors Station focusing on nonfiction books.

I also put in an order for nonfiction DVDs.

There is a computer class tonight called Managing Your Media Devices from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Board of Trustees Meeting is tonight also from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

I spent some time going over the content of Evanced for the Adult Summer Reading.  I put in myself to check how the records work.

I took a few minutes to look at the Scannex which allows people to scan documents to a USB drive.


Web Bits

How Public Libraries Promote Digital Inclusion

http://www.thedigitalpost.eu/2016/channel-digital-single-market/how-public-libraries-promote-digital-inclusion

Chicago Libraries Aim to Give Away 1 million Children's Books

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-million-book-giveaway-met-20160615-story.html

Daily Thoughts 06/14/2016

H. A. Brendekilde - Mens du læser avisen nyheder (1912)

Daily Thoughts 06/14/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read some more of The View from the Cheap Seats.  Neil Gaiman makes references to many of the books and graphic novels he has written including Sandman, Coraline, The Graveyard Book, Neverwhere, and American Gods and others so far.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.  I also did a little weeding.

I spent some time talking to authors about doing programs at the library this morning as well.

I am looking at Walkable City How Downtown Can Save America, One Step At a Time by Jeff Speck.

I joined the Better World Books LinkedIn Community.

We are going to have Nicole Dennis-Benn come to read from her book, Here Comes the Sun: A Novel on August 25, 2016.

We are going to have Dylan Emmons come to discuss his book, Living In Two Worlds: On Being A Social Chameleon with Aspergers in August.

We are discussing which classes we should have for July and August for computers.

I read some of Walkable City.  The central concept of this book is a walk should be useful, safe, comfortable, and interesting.  People want to live where it is easy to walk to get what they need.

Web Bits

Librarians Fight the Battle of the Budget

http://beyondthebookcast.com/librarians-fight-the-battle-of-the-budget/

Henry Rollins Loves EveryLibrary

http://new.www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-zabriskie/henry-rollins-loves-every_b_5234332.html

 

Daily Thoughts 06/13/2015

Georg Achen, Interior With Reading Woman, 1896

Daily Thoughts 06/13/2015

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I printed up some flyers.

I read a copy of the New York Times Book Review and got a few orders ready for next week.  I also looked at some prepublication titles from Library Journal.

I spent a little time working on schedules.

On the way home, I read some more of The View from the Cheap Seats.  I like reading about Neil Gaiman's early obsession with books, science fiction, and libraries.  There is a lot about the writing life and the reading life in this book.

Web Bits

Love of Reading Led Woman to Library Career

http://www.sunherald.com/news/state/mississippi/article82717557.html

Ray Bradbury:  Fahrenheit 451 Misinterpreted

http://www.laweekly.com/news/ray-bradbury-fahrenheit-451-misinterpreted-2149125

Tag: Katerina Laskardis Historical Foundation Library World's First Computer Told Fortunes Like Big G

http://www.techeye.net/tag/katerina-laskaridis-historical-foundation-library

Putting Libraries Front and Center During the Presidential Election

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2016/06/putting-libraries-front-center-presidential-election/

Daily Thoughts 06/12/2016

James Jacques-Joseph Tissot, 1882, Denoisel Reading In The Garden

Daily Thoughts 06/12/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I am on the final chapter of The Industries of the Future.  I am reading about how the geography of technology will change.  In Africa, for example, the introduction of cell phones allowed people to leapfrog ahead with technology completely avoiding landlines.  There is another phenomenon which is happening, startups are starting be more widely distributed around the world.  It is becoming easier to a technology company in Israel or North Carolina instead of silicon valley for example.  Also, with online access, people can work from home.

I started reading The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman.  I especially like the article on P.5 through P.15, Why Our Future Depends on Libraries, Reading and Daydreaming: The The Reading Agency Lecture.

Web Bits

Seattle Library Visits Drop, But Digital Use Soars

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/library-visits-drop-but-digital-use-soars/

Please Rewind Preservation

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2016/06/technology/please-rewind-preservation/

The Magic of the Book: Herman Hesse on Why We Read and Always Will

https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/06/07/the-magic-of-the-book-hermann-hesse-my-belief/?mc_cid=b078c55a02&mc_eid=5b20786131

6 Reasons Why the Hogwarts Library is the True Hero of the Harry Potter Books

http://blog.oup.com/2016/06/hogwarts-library-hero-harry-potter/

Exclusive:  Google to Offer Free Coding Classes at Queens Library

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/exclusive-google-offer-free-coding-classes-queens-library-article-1.2669965

Daily Thoughts 06/11/2016

Still Life with a White Jar, Vilhelm Lundstrom, 1933

Daily Thoughts 06/11/2016

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

I also read some of The Industries of the Future.  I am reading about Big Data.  Big Data has played a large role in elections lately.  It was used to determine which messages worked best during the Obama campaign for the presidency.  It is also used to track advertising.  Everything people do has slowly been turned into a measurable activity.

I put in an order for new books this morning.

I also spent some time working on my schedule for programming today with a colleague.  I am also arranging for exam proctoring as well.

I checked out the book, The View from the Cheap Seats which is a collection of essays by Neil Gaiman.

Web Bits

Boys Are Forever Early Life Conditions, Education and Lifetime Earnings in Europe

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecoj.12307/full

Forget the Mall, These Days , Teens Go To Library Makerspaces

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-06-11-forget-the-mall-these-days-teens-go-to-library-makerspaces

Daily Thoughts 06/10/2016

Claude Monet Reading, 1872, Pierre Auguste-Renoir

Daily Thoughts 06/10/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read some more of  The Industries of the Future.  I am reading about cyberwar and cybersecurity for both government and corporation.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

We ordered some acrylic cups with our logo as one of the prizes for adult summer reading.

There was a meeting today to discuss getting new scanners for the Mount Vernon Public Library.  We are going to be testing out a Scannex scanner for a month.  We also attended a webinar by KIC http://www.dlsg.com/kic-click.html about scanners.  We are also looking at the Fujitsu Document Scanner Scan Snap SV600 http://scanners.fcpa.fujitsu.com/scansnap11/features_sv600.html?&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=Cj0KEQjwyum6BRDQ-9jU4PSVxf8BEiQAu1AHqjwwMuCvsK22plarmEAPFzy_zU5dWvNRdmG8U-i1zqQaAlUr8P8HAQ&cshift_ck=4601a117-4c23-49b7-9be1-98e1984e67bfcsDipxG6q2 which is quite affordable compared to the other scanners.  We also discussed the Scanpro i9300 which scans microfilm and converts it to digital files. http://www.e-imagedata.com/ScanProi9300_Overview.html

I spent some time going over issues with the public computers and the computer lab.  We should be getting some new computers very soon for adults, children, and young adults.

We have a few more computer classes in the evenings this summer.

Web Bits

Virginia Library Book Displays are a 'Big' Hit

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/09/health/virginia-library-display/index.html

Multnomah County Library will Wave Over $600,000 in Fines, End Late Charges for Kids

http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2016/06/multnomah_county_library_ends.html

The Internet and Coffee Shops Are No Replacement for Libraries

http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/jun/10/libraries-cuts-ya-shot-polly-ho-yen

Maurice Sendak’s Little Know and Lovely Posters Celebrating Books and the Joy of Reading

https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/09/03/maurice-sendak-posters-reading-books/

Daily Thoughts 06/09/2016

Portrait of Dmitri Mendeleev, Ilya Repin, 1885

Daily Thoughts 06/09/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I rested on the way to work today.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.  I wrote my monthly report covering May today.  I also updated a few things for adult summer reading.

I am planning on doing the book, Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Marie Konnikova for a book club in July.

I did a little bit of weeding today.  I also did a little bit of preparation for my weekly order on Saturday.

On the way home, I read some more of The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross.  I am reading about small monetary transactions over mobile phones as well as how the bitcoin blockchain system works.

Web Bits

What Fiction Has to Say About the Libraries of the Future

https://theconversation.com/what-fiction-has-to-say-about-the-libraries-of-the-future-36314

MoMA's Hidden Electro-Library Show

http://www.artsjournal.com/herman/2016/06/momas-hidden-electro-library-show.html

10 Reasons You Should Have a Book Club
http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2016/06/Book-Club-Infographic-GalleyCat.png

Hayden Nomination Clears Senate Rules Committee

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/hayden-nomination-clears-senate-rules-committee/

Bring Federal Job Training Funding Home to Your Library

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2016/05/bring-federal-job-training-funding-home-library/

Daily Thoughts 06/08/2016

Youth Reading, Reza Abbasi, 1626

Daily Thoughts 06/08/2016

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

I also checked the displays and the gift books.

I spent a little time working on orders for next week.


I did a little weeding.


I spent a little time on planning for upcoming programming for Summer Reading.  We are planning on ordering some acrylic logo cups.  I saw similar ones at the Urban Librarians Unite conference and liked them.

I read a copy of the July Ingram Advance today.  One of the books that looked interesting was The Age of Em Work, Love, and Life When Robots Rule the Earth by Robin Hanson.

On the way home, I read some more of The Industries of the Future.  I read about how Japan is planning on making caretaker robots for older adults because there are not enough young people to take care of the elderly.  There was also some material on advances in genetics.  They touched on an idea that I find interesting, that it may be possible to bring back extinct animals in the future like the mammoth.


Web Bits

Race, Inequality, polarized politics: Why Shakespeare’s 1623 First Folio Matters In 2016

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-shakespeare-folio-20160531-snap-htmlstory.html

Borrowing A Tune: Vancouver Library Launches Musical Instrument Lending Program

http://www.canada.com/entertainment/borrowing+tune+vancouver+library+launches+musical+instrument/11968596/story.html


The Human Fear of Total Knowledge
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/06/knowledge-compendia/485507/

Daily Thoughts 06/07/2016

Meditazione, Mario Tozzi, 1925

Daily Thoughts 06/07/2016

I checked the libraries Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of War Factory on the way to work.  I rather like the descriptions of space battles and intrigue.

I spent a little time working on scheduling.

I checked the displays and the gift books.  I also placed an order for books on the current election.

I have a copy of the New York Review of Books and the New York Times Book Review to read.  The latest Ingram Advance from July 2016 came in for me to read.  I also have two copies of the Times Literary Supplement to read through.

I checked out the book, The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross which is nonfiction.

I also spent some time in the computer lab today.

There is a Fundamentals of Computers Class as well as a Beginning Microsoft Word class tonight in the computer lab.

I finished reading War Factory by Neal Asher on the way home.  The book is the second part of the Transformation books.  I liked the first part as well.

I started reading The Industries of the Future on the way home as well.  Alec Ross worked for both Obama and Clinton on innovation initiatives.  He is writing about the mixture of automation, globalization, and the changing nature of work and industries.

Web Bits

Robotic Librarians Hit the Books

http://www.gizmag.com/robotic-librarians-hit-books/43666/

X-Rays Reveal "Hidden Library" On the Spines of Early Books

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/x-rays-reveal-hidden-library-spines-early-books-180959317/?no-ist

ISIS Hacks Arkansas Library Association Website

http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/isis-hacks-arkansas-library-association-website

Daily Thoughts 06/06/2016

Amazing Stories, August 1930

Daily Thoughts 06/06/2016

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

I also took some time to look at the Adult Summer Reading website.

I read some more of War Factory by Neal Asher.  The plot of the story focuses on an Artificial Intelligence seeking out the factory where it was originally created during a war.

Web Bits

Are Fines Cutting off Library Access for Low Income Patrons?
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29874035/are-fines-cutting-off-library-access-low-income

Daily Thoughts 06/05/2016

Doctor Ox by Jules Verne, 1873

Daily Thoughts 06/05/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also did a little bit with Bookletters.

I have been reading a little bit more of War Factory by Neal Asher today.  In the story there are two types of polity AI, regular AI and black AI who have exceeded their program and become rogues.