Daily Thoughts 09/18/2016

Lucius Rossi, Woman Reading, 1874

Daily Thoughts 09/18/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I listened to some podcasts on writing letters of inquiry for grants.  I also read two different articles on grant writing and looked at some sample letters.  I spent some time going through the Foundation Directory Online to identify a family foundation where I can send a query letter.  I think I am going to be ready soon.

I am listening to Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coeates as an electronic audiobook,  I already read the book in paper form.  It is a different experience.  It takes much longer and makes you listen to the whole thing.  This was umabridged version of the book read by the author, Ta-Nehisi Coates.  This gives a flavor to the text because it is the original author reading which makes it more understandable.

I placed the book The Span of Empire by Eric Flint and David Carrico on hold.

Web Bits

10 Projects that Prove Libraries Have More Than Books

http://www.takepart.com/photos/10-projects-prove-libraries-have-more-offer-books

Public Libraries Are A Treasure

http://theweek.com/articles/648525/public-libraries-are-treasure

The Brooklyn Public Library is Funding a Bunch of  Neighborhood Tech Programs
http://technical.ly/brooklyn/2016/09/16/brooklyn-public-library-bklyn-incubator/