Daily Thoughts 09/30/2016

Lydia Reading on a Divan, Mary Cassatt, 1880-1881
Daily Thoughts 09/30/2016

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.


I finished reading 40+ New Revenue Sources for Libraries and Nonprofits by Edmund A. Rossman III.   I found the book to have some interesting ideals like doing art shows, sponsorships, crowdfunding, and naming rights.  At points I found it to be very commercial.  The idea of advertising in a library was a bit much for me.  The author introduces the concepts of how public broadcasting raises funds.  It will be a useful tool for understanding some ways to raise money which many libraries do not do.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I looked through the October Forecast from Baker and Taylor and a copy of Publishers Weekly.

There is a new librarian who is working with me.  She is ordering some material from Overdrive Advantage and 3M Cloud Library right now.

I am starting to weed the Holiday books today.

We are getting a color printer for the computer lab.

I spent some time discussing a budget for a computer grant.  I have to put together a budget for a grant for computers in my Grants and Fundraising class.

I started reading Jerusalem by Alan Moore.  It is as if Alan Moore took all the sparse wording he iused for his graphic novels and then poured the unused words into a giant book.  It is one of the most densely worded books I have ever read.  There is a tremendous amount of descriptive language.  The style is different than most writing I have read.  It is very direct in its approach.

Web Bits

The Value of Reading An Infographic

http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/the-value-of-reading-infographic/125255

Texas Bans 15,000 Books From State Prison Including Dantes Inferno and The Color Purple

http://qz.com/790781/texas-banned-books-15000-books-are-forbidden-from-state-prisons-including-dantes-inferno-and-the-color-purple/

Zombies, Makerbots, New Chief Reveals Vision for Peekskill Field Library

http://peekskill.dailyvoice.com/news/zombies-makerbots-new-chief-reveals-vision-for-peekskills-field-library/683574/

The Most Feared Books of All Time

http://www.readers.com/blog/most-feared-books-of-all-time

Rutgers University Libraries Provide Relief For Soaring Textbook Costs
http://news.rutgers.edu/news-release/rutgers-university-libraries-provide-relief-soaring-textbook-costs/20160929#.V-8JuiErKUl