Dailly Thoughts 09/30/2017

Gogol and Zhukovsky at Pushkin's in Tsarskoe selo by P. Geller (1910)

Daily Thoughts 09/30/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also posted a quote about censorship on Twitter today.  Today is the last day of the #rebelreader tournament and #bannedbooksweek  .  We are going to be doing Giving Tuesday on October 18.  We earned a little bit of money last time.

I have some assignments to write today for my class.

I am reading The Core Strength Workout Get Flat Abs and a Healthy Back, Pilates, Yoga, Exercise Ball by Karon Karter.  I have a few big exercise balls.

I wrote my first article for Linked In.  It is to encourage people to come to the Mount Vernon Local Author Fair.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mount-vernon-public-library-doing-its-first-annual-author-stepak/

Web Bits

How to Hotspot Tech Knowledge

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2017/09/lj-in-print/hot-spot-techknowledge/

The Mount Vernon Public Library lends hotspots.

Futures Conference: Trends + Signals + Patterns = Possibility

http://www.njstatelib.org/news/futures-conference-shows-the-trends-hints-at-the-possibilities/

'Antiques Roadshow' Appraiser to Visit Local Library

https://dailygazette.com/article/2017/09/30/antiques-roadshow-appraiser-to-visit-local-library

Daily Thoughts 09/29/2017

Leonid Pasternak, The Passion of Creation, 19th Century.

Daily Thoughts 09/29/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.


I spent some time looking at old photographs of the library this morning.

The Library 1900 and Beyond Slideshow

http://mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/library-1900-and-beyond-slideshow/

From The Edge of Our History

http://mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/from-the-edge-of-our-history/

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.  I printed up some flyers for the local author fair to give to Cathy Webb.  There are some display posters around the library as well.

I finished writing the grant for Arts Westchester for a story writing workshop.  This should be an enjoyable activity.  There is a new grants application and one grant at a time can be put in.  So, I wrote my grant, and my colleague is going to write hers next.

A colleague put up the description of the 9 authors who are coming to the author fair so far on our website.  http://mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/mount-vernon-local-author-fair-2017/

On the way home, I finished reading Library Analytics and Metrics Using Data to Drive Decisions and Services Edited by Ben Showers.  I like that this has a different perspective.  The librares being discussed are academic libraries in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States mostly.  They are much more advanced with their capabilities than public libraries so some of the content is a preview of what may be happening in public libraries in the near future.

It gives a nice overview of many different types of metrics and how they are used.  In addition, it describes how ethnographic studies can be used to gather qualitative data for libraries.  The end of the book has a bit on patron privacy as it is related data.  There is a remainder that social media has a price which in many cases is loss of privacy.

Web Bits 

Law's Picture Books: The Yale Law Library Collection Illustrating the Letter of the Law

https://www.wsj.com/articles/laws-picture-books-the-yale-law-library-collection-illustrating-the-letter-of-the-law-1506460653

Immigrant Rights Program Canceled After Arlington Heights  Officials Receive Threats

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-arlington-library-immigration-event-canceled-tl-1005-20170928-story.html

A Business In Banned Books
http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=11092

Daily Thoughts 09/28/2017

Still Life With Fruit Bowl, Flowers, and Book, William Shewell Ellis, 1910

Daily Thoughts 09/28/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also did a little work on the Author Fair this morning.

I started reading Library Analytics and Metrics, Using Data to Drive Decisions and Services Edited by Ben Showers.  This a book from the United Kingdom.  There is an excellent description of the different big data, huge data sets that require lots of computer processing power, and small data, data which can fit on a single computer in this book.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I also spent some time with the Flamenco class today from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m..  The people who attended the class found it very enjoyable.  A representative from Arts Westchester came by to look over the class.

I did some work on a short story grant for Arts Westchester.



Web Bits

After 20 Years, House Hearing Focuses on Depository Libraries

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2017/09/20-years-house-hearing-focuses-depository-libraries/

Daily Thoughts 09/27/2017

Charles Emmanuel Biset, Still Life With Books, A Letter, and a Tulip, Between 1648 and 1693

Daily Thoughts 09/27/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.  This week is Banned Book Week.

I napped a little bit on the way to work.  I was up late watching the video on the central library status.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I spent some time working on a grant for Arts Westchester today.

We are going to meet today with Mount Vernon Arts and Culture.

The Tango Dance class for Hispanic Heritage is today from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Web Bits

Banned Books: Why Are Illustrated Books Being Challenged More Than Ever

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/09/25/banned-books-week-half-of-the-most-challenged-books-including-bill-cosbys-tale-are-illustrated/?utm_term=.ce6507a918ba

By the Numbers Banned Books Week

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/by-the-numbers-banned-books-week/

Books Behind Bars

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/books-behind-bars/

Daily Thoughts 09/26/2017

Karoly Ferenczy, October, 1903

Daily Thoughts 09/26/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.  I also put up a quote about censorship for the Rebel Reader Twitter Tournament.

On the way to work, I read some more of New Routes to Library Success.  I am reading about customer service.  The author describes how to do an experiential display.  For example if you are doing a display on knitting you would include yarn and knitted hats in the display of books and DVDs.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

We are meeting today to discuss the Mount Vernon Local Author Fair with Mount Vernon Arts and Culture which is a local arts organization at 4:30 p.m.  I am waiting for several applications to come in.

I read a copy of Library Journal and Booklist this morning.

The crochet group is meeting today from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the fiction room.

I am meeting with Mount Vernon Arts and Culture this afternoon at 4:30 p.m.

I spent some time this afternoon going over the Arts Westchester grant for a short story workshop.

There are two computer classes tonight, A Fundamentals of Computers class and a Beginning Microsoft Word class from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the computer lab.

Westchester Library System Central Library Study Committee.  Tonight 09/26/2017.



The Mount Vernon Public Library kept its central status.

  Web Bits

Diverse Bookfinder-- Children's Books
https://diversebookfinder.org/

Daily Thoughts 09/25/2017

Man Seated With His Reading and Writing Materials Before Him, 
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823)


Daily Thoughts 09/25/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.  I changed a few of the displays today.  I put a display of local authors in one of the display cases and a display of banned books in another display case.

I posted a few things to Twitter for the Rebel Reader Banned Books week contest.  I did a coloring sheet which said Words Are Power.

I put in a few orders for new books today.  I also looked through a copy of the New York Review of Books.

We had a meeting this morning with Arts Westchester discussing sponsorship for a local hip hop organization.  It was quite interesting.  We are working on several different things with Arts Westchester.  This includes a Comic Con for next year, a short story writing workshop, and providing space for an Acrylic Painting workshop.

I have a copy of Booklist and Library Journal to read.

The Adult Games Night is tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

There is also a Fundamentals of Computers Class and a Beginning Microsoft Word class from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

I read some more of New Routes to Library Success on the way home.  I read about different Kickstarter and how they support innovators. The book mentioned The Library As Incubator Project
http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/

Web Bits


Strictly Analog Developing A Gaming Program At Your Library
http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=19476

Read & Reward: Kids Read Books to Pay Off Fines

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2017/09/read-reward-kids-read-books-to-pay-off-fines/

The Library The Gold Rush Built

http://lithub.com/the-library-the-gold-rush-built/

Library of Congress Makes Alexander Hamilton's Papers Available Online

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/08/29/library-of-congress-hamilton/

Daily Thoughts 09/24/2017

 

Felix Vallotton, Woman Reading, 1906

Daily Thoughts 09/24/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also read some of New Routes To Library Success 100+ Ideas from Outside the Stacks by Elisabeth Doucett.  This book is about how to get ideas from organizations outside the library.  Elisabeth Doucett was a business manager before she was a librarian.  There is a gray area between libraries and other organizations.  The author starts by looking at ideas from entrepreneurship by visiting a company called Gelato Fiasco.  There is a list of questions from the visit at the end of the chapter as well as a list of ideas.

I did my assignment for Organization and Personnel Management today.  It was focused on financial information for libraries.

On a personal level, I often visit bookstores and attend publishing events because they are helpful in understanding how the book industry works.

Today is the beginning of the Rebel Reader Twitter Tournament http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/rebelreaderatyourlibrary
where we post about banned books.  Banned Books Week is from September 24 through September 30.

I finished reading Great By Choice by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen.  This book is about what makes a company a leader in its industry over a period of many years.  The authors describe a systematic consistent pace, incremental research patterns, the ability to capitalize on luck, the ability to overcome disaster, and thriving in uncertainty as factors in being leading companies.  The companies like Amgen, Microsoft, and Southwest Airlines have lots of research to confirm the authors statements.  There are also notes and an index.  This book has sections where they compare the books Great By Choice and Good To Great which are both about being outstanding companies.  Consistency seems to play a huge factor in this book.

I also checked the purchase alerts for books on hold.

I listened to the lecture for next week for the online class for Organization and Personnel Administration.  We are working on polices and strategic planning.

I spent a little time cutting and pasting some information into the Arts Westchester Grant form for Arts Alive 2018.

Web Bits

20 Vintage Posters About Books and Libraries

https://ebookfriendly.com/vintage-books-library-posters/

Daily Thoughts 09/23/2017

Wow Comics #1, C.C. Beck, December 1939

Daily Thoughts 09/23/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.


I set up a new account for Arts Westchester grants.  They are requesting applications for the Arts Alive 2018 application.

On the way to the Comic Con, I read some more of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Great by Choice.

I went to the Mount Vernon Public Library Comic Con.  It was enjoyable.  Quite a few of the staff members were in costume.  I watched part of a presentation on light saber choreography.  I also watched people play League of Legends in the computer lab.  I got to see a bit of the movie Wonder Woman.  Wonder Woman was fighting Magneto.

I had two hot dogs and an ice tea in the vendors room.  I bought some comics from the dollar bins including Elfquest, Tales from the Crypt, Open Space, and Wally Wood's Thunder Agents.  I also picked up a few buttons to wear.

I registered as a visitor.  I am not officially at work.  I also picked up the program for the convention.  There is also a separate set of children's program for comics.  The Rotunda Gallery has several comics artists displaying their work. http://mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/mtv-comic-con-2017/

In the children's room, they were playing Magic The Gathering. They were also giving out coloring pages for the children of superheros as well as free comics bracelets.  I saw quite a few of the regular patrons.

The library was full of people.  There were also reporters.  The Interim Director is giving a tour to visitors today.

I also checked the displays which something I do automatically.

We have a new internal staff home page which was just put up today.

I finished reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey today.  Stephen R. Covey is an MBA.  This book is great as a motivational book for sales, marketing, or business.   It is motivational.  However, it takes it past reasonableness by including a "Family Mission Statement."  Business becomes centrally important to the point of drowning out civic participation, art, and charity.  There is a lack of balance in this book which manifests in making leadership more important than management and effectiveness more important efficiency.  The book does have some excellent advice on listening and communicating with other people.  I found the book imbalanced

Web Bits.

Project Welcome Libraries Planning for Resettlement and Integration of Refugees

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/09/22/project-welcome-refugees/

Your Efforts Are Working to Help #saveIMLS

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/efforts-helping-saveimls/

Tucson's Seed Library Fosters Food Sovereignty In A Desert

http://www.hcn.org/articles/communities-tucsons-seed-library-fosters-food-sovereignty-in-a-desert

Daily Thoughts 09/22//2017

Cover of the Blue Beetle #4, 1939, Public Domain from Wikipedia.

Daily Thoughts 09/22/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook today.

I read some more of The 7 Habits of Highly Effectively People.  I like that Stephen R. Covey makes a statement against the mentality of scarcity and encourages people to think that there are abundant opportunities.  I also read a bit more of Great By Choice.  Jim Collins describes how great companies systematically prepare for the worst.

I wrote my first assignment for the online class, Organization and Personnel Management today.

Web Bits

House Approves IMLS, LSTA, IAL Funding for FY18

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2017/09/budgets-funding/house-approves-imls-lsta-ial-funding-for-fy18/

The Worlds Most Valuable Resource Is No Longer Oil, But Data

https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21721656-data-economy-demands-new-approach-antitrust-rules-worlds-most-valuable-resource?fsrc=scn/tw/te/rfd/pe

Mount Vernon Library Hosts Comics Convention Saturday

http://www.lohud.com/story/entertainment/2017/09/22/mount-vernon-comics-convention/689973001/

First Ever Mount Vernon Public Library Comic Con
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/sep/21/first-ever-comic-con-mount-vernon-public-library-s/

Daily Thoughts 09/21/2017

Pen Brush, Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Circa 1905-1920, Bronze


Daily Thoughts 09/21/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Great By Choice last night.  The book is describing it is important to pace yourself continuously so you don't get overextended and fail.  I also read a little bit more of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  There is a description of a family mission statement.  I think this is a little strange.  I don't think of my family as a corporation.  There are plenty of people who do.

The Mount Vernon Public Library Comic Con is on Saturday, September 23 from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
http://mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/mtv-comic-con-2017/

I talked to another author for the Mount Vernon Author Fair on October 7, 2017.

I spent some more time reading this afternoon in an office for two hours.

Web Bits

Great Outdoor Spaces Library Design

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2017/09/buildings/lbd/great-outdoor-spaces-library-design/

Not Your Dad's Library

http://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/articles/not-your-dads-library

New York Times How To Raise A Reader

https://www.nytimes.com/guides/books/how-to-raise-a-reader

Daily Thoughts 09/20/2017

Chinese Sage Reading, Toyota Hokkei, 1820

Daily Thoughts 09/20/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read some more of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  The author asserts that leadership is more important than management.   I find this to be interesting, leadership is a bit different than management.  For me this statement is like saying strategy is more important tactics.  I also read some of Great By Choice by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen this morning.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I also spent some time working on graphic novel handout for comics lit.  Hopefully, there should be some printed soon.  My colleague is working on a bookmark for recent writing books.

We have the new flier for the computer classes for October ready.

There was a program today.  People enjoyed it tremendously.  It was a Tango class taught by Josie LaRiccia.  This was part of a grant from ArtsWestchester.  It was from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. today.

There is a Wordpress class tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today in the computer lab.

The Mount Vernon Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting is tonight.

A number of books came in for me for my Organizing and Personnel Management class including Leading Libraries How To Create a Service Culture by Wyoma VanDuinKirken, Expect More Demanding Better Libraries for Today's Complex World by R. David Lankes, and New Routes to Library Success 100+ Ideas From Outside The Stacks by Elisabeth Doucett.

I read a copy of Library Journal for September 1st.  I have another copy to read.  I looked through two copies of the Times Literary Supplement.

Web Bits

New York Comic Con 2017 Adds Library Programming

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/74790-new-york-comic-con-2017-adds-library-programming.html

Book Industry Charitable Foundation

http://www.bincfoundation.org/

Library of Congress Labs

https://labs.loc.gov/

Aurora Libraries New 'Heart of America' Mural To Celebrate Diversity

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-artist-st-0918-20170918-story.html

Daily Thoughts 09/19/2017

Still Life With Books, Matisse, 1895

Daily Thoughts 09/19/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read some more of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.   I also finished reading the latest New York Times Book Review.  I turned in some orders for new books.

I put together the computer class list and printed up the sign up sheets for next week.  Hopefully, the flyers will be ready soon.

I collected some comics lit graphic novel together to start making a new brochure.  I also picked out some new books on writing for another bookmark.

I have a copy of the Times Literary Supplement and Library Journal to read tomorrow.

I talked to an Ebsco representative today about databases.

I spent a little more time looking for local authors.  I will be calling a few places tomorrow.

I plan on reading Antifa The Antifascist Handbook by Mark Bray today.

Web Bits

Escondido Residents Roll Out "Un"Welcome Mat for Private Library Operator LS&S

https://sandiegofreepress.org/2017/09/escondido-residents-roll-out-unwelcome-mat-for-private-library-operator-lss/

Yonkers Library's Old Shade Panels to Become Art

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2017/09/19/library-shade-panels/677336001/

Your Local Library's Ebooks Now Appear in Google Search

http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/09/18/local-librarys-ebooks-now-appear-google-search/

Daily Thoughts 09/18/2017

Ane Hedvig Broendum Sitting at the Table, 1909, Anna Ancher

Daily Thoughts 09/18/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked the displays and the gift books today.

We printed more flyers today.  I also worked on some scheduling for next month.  I still have to write the computer class schedule tomorrow.

I spent some time talking to Peachtree Hobby Distributors today.  We signed up for International Games Week which is October 29 through November 4, 2017.  There are a number of nice board game giveaways for those who sign up. 

Tonight was the Adult Board Games Night from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

I read some more of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  Something to note is that effectiveness is often the opposite of efficiency or doing things quickly.


Web Bits

Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books Opinion

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/opinion/libraries-affordable-housing.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share

Paris Library Challenges Adults to Read Banned Children's Books

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/connections/2017/09/18/paris-library-challenges-adults-read-banned-childrens-books/2198510

Daily Thoughts 09/17/2017

The New York Times (by Reginald V. Gray), Jean-Paul Sartre, 1964, Public Domain from Wikimedia.

Daily Thoughts 09/17/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

We are participating in International Games Week-- October 29 through November 4

http://games.ala.org/igw_promos/

I spent some time looking through Crash Course In Library Budgeting and Finance by Glen E. Holt and Leslie Edmonds Holt this morning.  I am reading about how libraries track their incoming funds. 

I read a little bit more of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  I am reading about character.  Stephen R. Covey gives the example of Benjamin Franklin as a person who had lots of character. 

I spent a little time looking up a few more local authors from Mount Vernon, New York.


Web Bits

A Culture of Opportunity Best Small Library In America 2017

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2017/09/lj-in-print/bestsmalllibrary2017/

House Votes to Save Library Funding, NEA, and NEH

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/74779-house-votes-to-save-library-funding-nea-and-neh.html

Public Libraries Are a Big Resource for Small Business

http://smallbusiness.com/start/public-libraries-hidden-resource-small-businesses/

Friday Essay: Why Libraries Can and Must Change

https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-why-libraries-can-and-must-change-83496

Daily Thoughts 09/16/2017

Pink Note: the Novelette, James McNeill Whistler, 1884

Daily Thoughts 09/16/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading Ideas Are Free How The Idea Revolution is Liberating People and Transforming Organizations by Alan G. Robinson and Dean M. Schroeder.  This is a book about how to generate ideas from the people that work for you.  It focuses on a bottom up approach and assumes that the people closest to where the idea will impact have the best ideas.  It eschews standard reward systems and describes how it is not the idea that is important, but the ability to implement the idea that counts.

It describes many companies who have used a continuous set of small ideas which are not replicable in other companies to be more competitive.  There is a focus on getting people to contribute ideas to make a company more profitable.

I also wrote a recommendation letter for a local artist.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

We had our last Acrylic Painting class from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. today.

I have been working on a brochure for new graphic novels for our library.  It is a new format.

Three new books came in for me to read.  Crash Course in Library Budgeting and Finance by Glen E. Holt and Leslie Edmond Holt, Good to Great and the Social Sectors by Jim Collins, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey.

I have a copy of the September 2017 Ingram Advance to read.

I read Good to Great and the Social Sectors which is a short monograph by Jim Collins.  Jim Collins describes how nonprofits have different goals than for profit companies.  He points out the importance of branding.  I also started reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey.  There is an introductory chapter by Jim Collins.

Web Bits

Library to Unveil New Bookbinding Machine

http://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Library-to-unveil-new-book-binding-machine-12198103.php

Reshape 2017 Conference

http://www.kirjastokaista.fi/en/live/

There is a library channel in Finland...

10 Fiction Contenders Named for National Book Award
http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/10-fiction-contenders-named-for-National-Book-12200476.php#photo-14114398

Daily Thoughts 09/15/2017

Woman Reading A Novel, Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Daily Thoughts 09/15/2017

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

On the way to work, I read some of  Ideas are Free.  I am reading about how small ideas from small employees add up to lots of improvements and encourage larger ideas to be revealed which make bigger impacts.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

We printed up some postcards announcing the Local Author Fair on October 7, 2017.  We have a second author who is coming.  We sent out some invitations to local organizations for authors.  I should have a few more authors to contact on Monday.

We have been printing out bookmarks and flyers for the Mount Vernon City Fest which is Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m..  The Friends of the Mount Vernon Public Library will be there.  They are raffling off a gift basket with tea.  https://cmvny.com/2017/09/12/mount-vernon-cityfest-2017/

I did a list for graphic novels today for Bookletters.  I have started working on a brochure for graphic novels today.

Web Bits

Indie Publisher To Send Impeachment Guides to Congress

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/74765-indie-publisher-to-send-impeachment-guides-to-congressmen.html

The Color Fetish—Toni Morrison

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-color-fetish?mbid=social_twitter

IMLS Public Libraries in the United States Survey

https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/publications/documents/plsfy2014.pdf

Daily Thoughts 09/14/2017

William John Wainwright, His Favorite Author, 1881 Daily Thoughts 09/14/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Phenomena today.  Most of the book is focused on remote viewing or viewing things out of body.  It seemed to be the primary interest of the military.   There is also some interesting material on qigong as it relates to psychic development.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

We also put out two new bookmarks, a Contemporary Latino Novelists bookmark and an African American Novelist bookmarks.

I spent some time taking care of payments for the tango, flamenco, and paper crafts classes planned for later this month.

We are working on the 900s.

Also, the book, Great By Choice by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen came in for me to read.

I spent some time looking up some more local authors for Mount Vernon Author Fair.  We have contacted more than 30 people.

There was a Using the Internet class from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the computer lab tonight.

Web Bits

House Approves Full IMLS, LSTA, and IAL Funding for FY 2018

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2017/09/house-approves-funding-fy-2018/

Escondido's Library Outsourcing Debate Could End Up In Court

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-library-follow-20170912-story.html

Review: We The (Library Card Carrying) People of 'Ex Libris'-- The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/movies/ex-libris-new-york-public-library-review.html

Danielle Steel's Desk Is Unlike Anything You've Ever Seen
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/09/danielle-steels-desk-is-unlike-anything-youve-ever-seen