Daily Thoughts 02/28/2018

Reading Lesson at Dame School, Elias Martin, (1739–1818)

Daily Thoughts 02/28/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of How Organizations Develop Activists this morning on the way to work.  The activism in this book is focused on volunteers.  It writes about the importance of giving step by step processes of engagement and leadership roles to volunteers.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I also worked on some shifting in the 900s.  I spent some time checking the oversize books.  I also looked at some books which needed mending.

I spent some time checking on database subscriptions this afternoon.

I read the latest copy of the New York Times Book Review.  I am also looking at the general exterior signage considerations in the Checklist of  Library Building Design Considerations, 6th Edition  by William W. Sannwald.

I read through December and January issues of Publishers Weekly.  I also read a copy of Booklist.  I have the latest Ingram Advance to go through as well.

There is an Introduction to HTML 5 and CSS 3 class today in the computer lab from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

On the way home, I read some more of How Organizations Develop Activists.  In this study there are three focuses for activism, online activism, real world activism, and leadership development.

I checked out the book, Dawn of the New Everything Encounters With Reality and Virtual Reality by Jaron Lanier.  I enjoy Jaron Lanier's writing.  This is his autobiography.  It is quite eccentric.  The details are wonderful.  He designs and builds a dome house at age 13 with the help of his father and he raises goats to pay for college.  The book has an eclectic counter culture and radical technology feel to it.



Web Bits

Celebrate Library Lovers' Month With Books About Libraries and the Written Word

https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2018/02/24/celebrate-library-lovers-month-with-books-about-libraries-and-the-written-word/amp/

Library Digitization Project Puts Abolitionist History Into Students' Hands

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/library-digitization-project-puts-abolitionist-history-students-hands-n849961

After Horrible Violence, A Community Library Searches for Peace

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/02/27/after-stabbing-community-library-searches-for-peace-again/a4trxgA3iPJztIZ6kNtgXI/story.html

Daily Thoughts 02/27/2018

For Sale Here, The Bookman, Price 20 cents, 1895

Daily Thoughts 02/27/2018

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

I rested on the way to work.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I have a stack of material to read including the New York Times Book Review, Book List, and Publishers Weekly.

There were three books waiting for me when I got in How Organizations Develop Activists Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21st Century by Hahrie Han, Restore and Rebalance Yoga for Deep Relaxation by Judith Hanson Lasater, PhD, PT, and Restorative Yoga Revised and Updated Reduce Stress, Gain Energy, and Find Balance by Ulrica Norberg.

I checked on the shifting in the 900s.

I am working on an order for new books for fiction and nonfiction.

The Crochet Group met today from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Fiction Room.

We had a speaker who talked about William Voris of Rye who was an African American businessman in Westchester county during the 19th century.

I started reading How Organizations Develop Activists on the way home.  I am reading about how organizations combine online activism with activism in the physical world to make them work better together.

Web Bits

Advocating from Anywhere: How To Make Your Mission Heard by the Masses

https://npengage.com/advocacy/advocating-from-anywhere-how-to-make-your-mission-heard-by-the-masses/

Daily Thoughts 02/26/2018

Anton Raphael Mengs, The Triumph Of History Over Time, 1772

Daily Thoughts 02/26/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I sent in a request for art books from the D.U.C.  Distribution to Underserved Communities

http://www.artresourcestransfer.org/duc

I checked this weeks purchase alert for items on hold.

I also worked on a little bit of scheduling.

Web Bits

The Written Word Is Losing Its Power and Will Continue To

https://www.idealog.com/blog/written-word-losing-power-will-continue/

Junot Diaz On Learning to Write, and Becoming American

http://www.pbs.org/video/junot-diaz-learning-write-and-becoming-american-oxp219/

Getting Organized 6 Tips for Organizing and Running A Regular Game Night

https://casualgamerevolution.com/blog/2018/02/getting-organized-6-tips-for-organizing-and-running-a-regular-game-night

Infographic Shows How Fair Use Promotes Creation of Knowledge

http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/4474-infographic-shows-how-fair-use-promotes-creation-of-new-knowledge#.WpRJ6IPwaUk

Daily Thoughts 02/25/2018

Still Life With Book, Roman Selsky, 1926

Daily Thoughts 02/25/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I watched a video on Webjunction on Readers Advisory Services.

Web Bits

San Diego may eliminate library fines to avoid cutting off the poor.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sd-library-fines-20180224-story,amp.html

Library Launches New Short Story Contest for Local Writers

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/books/sd-me-bucket-contest-20180220-story,amp.html

Daily Thoughts 02/24/2018

The Bronte Sisters, Branwell Bronte, From left to right, they are Anne, Emily, and Charlotte; Branwell originally painted himself between Emily and Charlotte, but later painted himself out. circa 1834.


Daily Thoughts 02/24/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also finished writing a post for my class Winning Support and Influencing Communities for Library Funding.

I read an article in the New York Times which cited a book called Fair Shot Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn by Chris Hughes who was an executive at Facebook.

Web Bits

Introducing The Public Library Innovation Exchange

https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/introducing-the-public-library-innovation-exchange/

We joined this.

                             

The Unexpected Role Librarians Are Playing In the Homeless Crisis

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/unexpected-role-librarians-are-playing-homeless-crisis

Data Is The New Oil

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-new-oil-james-williams-1/

Breaking Records at the Polls Budgets and Funding

https://lj.libraryjournal.com/2018/02/budgets-funding/breaking-records-polls-budgets-funding/#_

A Little Quiet Please: County Adds Room With Sound Absorbing Walls

http://www.bradfordera.com/news/state/a-little-quiet-please-county-library-adds-room-with-sound/article_6dd60e2b-5d91-580a-b294-67c2dd7cf31a.html

Daily Thoughts 02/23/2018

Lobby Card for the 1923 Film Vanity Fair

Daily Thoughts 02/23/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.


I learned the that Kanopy streaming video service has a set of 24 library instruction videos.  We have Kanopy as part of the Westchester Library System.

I read some material on campaign timelines for library votes for my class.

I plan on watching I Need A Book! A Guide to Readers Advisory on Kanopy.  This is a short half hour video on the basics of readers advisory.

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

Web Bits

Federal Budget Seeks to Defund IMLS, Cultural Agencies Again

https://lj.libraryjournal.com/2018/02/budgets-funding/federal-budget-request-seeks-defund-imls-cultural-agencies/

Libraries Are A Space Where Everyone Belongs

https://www.thenation.com/article/libraries-are-a-space-where-everyone-belongs/

Daily Thoughts 02/22/2018

Yoshitoshi, Looking Warm, The Appearance of an Urban Widow in the Kansei Era, 1887


Daily Thoughts 02/22/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I wrote a short post on tactics for a library vote for my class Winning Support and Influencing Communities for Library Funding.

I read part of an e-book from Baen books this afternoon.

I also watched a few more episodes of How to Boost Your Physical and Mental Energy.

I discovered that the documentary Google and the World Brain is available on Kanopy.  This documentary covers H.G. Wells idea of a universal world library. This book compares this idea of the Google Book Scanning Project to a Universal Digital Library.  I started watching the film.  This film touches on an attempt to digitize the Harvard library.

This film is about libraries and information.  It is about universal libraries.  It touches on the Library of Alexandria.  It also discusses Project Gutenberg as well as  the Internet Archive aims to digitize all the books in the world.

 Jaron Lanier is interviewed in this movie.  Part of the message of this movie is a counter message against large corporations owning most of the worlds information.

What is interesting in this movie is that it interviews people from Japan, Germany, and France. There is a very different view presented from these countries on the Google Books Project.

There were so many people in this movie who had lots of significance to librarians like Robert Darnton.  The end of the film mentions the Digital Public Library of America.  This is worth watching if you are an information professional.

Web Bits

Social Justice: A Core Library Mission

https://blogs.ifla.org/lpa/2018/02/20/social-justice-a-core-library-mission/

Weeding -- Love It or Hate It

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2018/02/weeding-love-it-or-hate-it/

Drive to Ban Library Books with LGBQT Content Erupts In Iowa

https://www.freep.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/22/drive-ban-library-books-lgbtq-content-erupts-iowa/362102002/

The Grand Old Tradition of Gaming at the Library

https://daily.jstor.org/the-grand-old-tradition-of-gaming-at-the-library/

Daily Thoughts 02/21/2018

World War II Public Domain Poster.

Daily Thoughts 02/21/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked the message boards for my class, Winning Support and Influencing Communities for Library Funding.

I read a little bit more of Win Bigly.  I am reading about mass delusions.  People have a tendency to act irrational in groups.  Some examples cited were the tech bubbles in the stock market, Tulip Mania, the Salem Witch Trials, and the McMartin School Trial.  I

I watched two more half hour episodes of How To Boost Your Physical and Mental Energy on Kanopy.

I decided to stop reading Win Bigly this afternoon.  I like Scott Adams better as a cartoonist than a business humorist.

Web Bits

Could you use a (Reading) Vacation?

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/75809-could-you-use-a-reading-vacation.html

This Library Creates Community for Older Residents

https://www.nextavenue.org/library-creates-community-connection-older-residents/

Free Webinar: Building Local Communities With Social Media

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2018/02/free-webinar-building-local-communities-social-media/

Daily Thoughts 02/20/2018

Harper's September, 1895, Edward Penfeld

Daily Thoughts 02/20/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I turned in a short paper on how to do a fundraising campaign for my class, Winning Support and Influencing Communities for Library Funding.

I watched two more half hour episodes of How To Boost Your Physical and Mental Energy on Kanopy.

I read some more of Win Bigly by Scott Adams.  Scott Adams is writing about confirmation bias, and cognitive dissonance.  He is describing why it is so hard to change peoples views with logic.

Web Bits

10 Tips for Effective Direct Mail Campaigns for Libraries

http://ideas.demco.com/blog/10-tips-effective-direct-mail-campaigns-libraries/

Daily Thoughts 02/19/2018

Woman Writing, Pablo Picasso, 1934

Daily Thoughts 02/19/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Win Bigly.  Scott Adams is best known for his business cartoon, Dilbert.  A lot of the writing in this book is quite funny, even if it is a serious subject.

I checked on a few things for the library.

I spent some time on Kanopy which is a new streaming service available through the Westchester Library System.  You get 10 checkouts with Kanopy.  I am watching the video series How to Boost Your Physical and Mental Energy.  The first episode is Facing the Day With Energy.  The Great Courses which includes How To Boost Your Physical and Mental Energy is also available on Hoopla. There are 5 checkouts on Hoopla.  There is some overlap so I will be able to finish taking this series using both Hoopla and Kanopy together.

I checked on my class, Winning Support and Influencing Communities for Library Funding.

I also checked the purchase alerts for holds.

I watched a documentary this afternoon called Meet the Donors Does Money Talk.  Alexandra Palosi interviewed many of the top donors, both Republicans and Democrats on why they donated to politics listed on Open Secrets https://www.opensecrets.org/

Daily Thoughts 02/18/2018

A Man Reading In the Garden: (Recto) Preliminary Sketch for a Man Reading In the Garden, (verso): Honore Daumier, circa 1865



Daily Thoughts 02/18/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also worked on what a fundraising campaign might look like for the Mount Vernon Local Authors Fair.

I finished reading Real Love The Art of Mindful Connection by Sharon Salzburg.  The last part was about the love for community, strangers, and life.  Sharon Salzberg writes about how there is awe in the world.

I started reading Win Bigly Persuasion In A World Where Facts Don't Matter by Scott Adams.  Scott Adams argues that Donald Trump was a master persuader who did not rely on reality or facts, but emotions and cognitive dissonance.  He predicted that Donald Trump would win the presidency early in the race.

Web Bits

Modern Libraries Innovate to Better Serve Their Communities

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/383-dangerous-data-libraries-and-more-1.4516637/modern-libraries-innovate-to-better-serve-their-communities-1.4516679

IMLS Director Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew's Statement on the Presidents Proposed FY 2019 Budget

https://www.imls.gov/news-events/news-releases/imls-director-dr-kathryn-k-matthews-statement-presidents-proposed-fy-2019

Daily Thoughts 02/17/2018

Still Life With Checked Tablecloth, Juan Gris, 1915

Daily Thoughts 02/17/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read some more of Real Love.  I am reading about different types of meditation like walking meditation.

I checked the gift books and the displays this morning.

I spent some time cleaning off my desk and picking up stuff.  I am off next week for vacation.

I checked out the book, Win Bigly Persuasion In A World Where Facts Don't Matter by Scott Adams.  Scott Adams is the author of Dilbert.

I did some shifting in the 900s.  I also checked the ADP schedule for the part-timers.

Web Bits

Useful Hacks for Making the Library Your "Home" Office

https://medium.com/everylibrary/useful-hacks-for-making-the-library-your-home-office-1b476e245f75

Daily Thoughts 02/16/2018

Claude Monet, Camille Monet and a Child in the Artist's Garden in Argenteuil, 1875

Daily Thoughts 02/16/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Real Love this morning.  I am reading about joy and forgiveness.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I also did a little bit of shifting in the 900s.

I spent some time looking through the oversize books as well.

We have a signage committee meeting this morning.  I am supposed to look at outdoor signage for the library.

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

I am in the computer lab this afternoon.

I looked over the Mount Vernon Public Library strategic plan today.

Web Bits

Corporate Committee for Library Investment Issues Statement in Response to White House 2019 Budget Proposal

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/corporate-committee-for-library-investment-issues-statement-in-response-to-white-house-2019-budget-proposal-300598928.html

A College in the Library

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/02/16/bard-college-and-brooklyn-public-library-open-free-satellite-university

Exclusive: Congressman John Lewis' Next Book, Run, Will Pick Up Where Award-Winning March Left Off
http://time.com/5135822/john-lewis-book-announcement/

Daily Thoughts 02/15/2018

Maria, Helen Schjerfbeck, 1906

Daily Thoughts 02/15/2018

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

I read some more for my class online, Winning Support and Influencing Communities for Library Funding.  I am reading about fundraising and how you have to have many more supporters than you think.

I read some more of Real Love.  I am reading about a process of examining your emotions in meditation.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I also worked with a colleague with shifting in the 900s.

I also did work on the oversize books.

Daily Thoughts 02/14/2018

New York Sunday Journal, Ernest Haskell, 1896

Daily Thoughts 02/14/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read some more of Why Comics?  Hillary Chute covers the best comics in different categories like Little Lulu for women's comics, Palestine by Joe Sacco for war comics, and Fun Home by Alison Bechdel for queer comics.  The writing is very clear.  This would be an excellent introduction for someone new to the graphic novel field who wanted to read comics as literature.  The book does not cover genre comics like mystery, romance, horror, and science fiction.

I also read a little bit more of Real Love.  There are meditative exercises on love at the end of each chapter.  This is the main reason I am reading the book.

I checked the gift books and the displays in the morning.

We finished shifting in the 800s and have started shifting in the 900s.  Also, I spent some time working with the oversize books.

I spent a little time working on ordering as well.

I am looking at the Mount Vernon Public Library Strategic Plan 2017-2020.

Web Bits

In Praise of the Small Town Library

http://lithub.com/in-praise-of-the-small-town-library/

Daily Thoughts 02/13/2018

Daily Thoughts 02/13/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Real Love on the way to work.  I am reading about ethics.

I placed two orders for new books this morning.

I am going to a presentation from Google for local businesses today in the professional building from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m..  It should be interesting.  The meeting was interesting.  The mayor was there and the Industrial Development Agency.  We introduced ourselves after the lecture on Google Adwords and Google Analytics.  I had a chance to hand out some business cards.  It was a nice networking meeting.

Someone else covered the Crochet Group today from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

I checked the displays and the gifts books.

I read a copy of the New York Times Book Review and the latest issue of Library Journal.  There is a lot on advocacy in this issue.

I also checked out Songy of Paradise by Gary Panter.

Web Bits

Trum p Renews Bid to Eliminate Library Funding, NEA and NEH

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/76047-trump-renews-bid-to-eliminate-library-funding-nea-and-neh.html

Library Aid Cuts Will Burden Local Communities

http://www.wellsvilledaily.com/opinion/20180207/library-aid-cuts-will-burden-local-communities

Legal Issues-- American Libraries Direct
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/legal-issues/

Daily Thoughts 02/12/2018

President Lincoln at home Reading the Scriptures to his Wife and Son, Lithograph,1865

Daily Thoughts 02/12/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also read some more of Why Comics?  I am reading about punk rock and comics.  I am quite fond of the Ramones who often worked with comic artists.  I am not familiar with some of this content.  I don't know much about fanzines or minicomics and was not that interested in the punk scence.  It did encourage me to place a hold on the book Songy of Paradise by Gary Panter.  I have seen Jimbo, Gary Panter's main work, but never was that attracted to it.  I learned something new.

I read some more of Real Love.  I am reading about perfectionism right now.

Daily Thoughts 02/11/2018

The Good Book, Frederico Zandomeneghi, 1897

Daily Thoughts 02/11/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Why Comics? this morning.  The content covers some of the best artists; Chris Ware, Chipp Kidd, Harvey Pekar, and the Hernandez brothers.  It is very solid commentary on excellent artists and writers.  None of it is particularly new.  There is a section on punk music and comics which should be

I am reading about volunteers and creating lists of library supporters as part of my Winning Support and Influencing Communities For Library Funding online class.

I read some more of Campaign Boot Camp 2.0 on Hoopla.  I am reading about fundraising for political campaigns.  Fundraising for political campaigns is not tax deductible.

I checked the purchase alerts tonight for items on hold that the library does not own.


Web Bits

ALA president welcomes  FY2018 Federal Budget Agreement , Applauds Library Advocates

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2018/02/ala-president-welcomes-fy2018-federal-budget-agreement-applauds-library-advocates/

Enjoy the freedom to dream at your nearest public library

http://www.vindy.com/news/2018/feb/11/enjoy-the-freedom-to-dream-at-your-neare/

Daily Thoughts 02/10/2018

Taking the Census, Francis William Edmonds, 1854

Daily Thoughts 02/10/2018

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

I read some of Hilary Chute's Why Comics from Underground to Everywhere.  The book surprised me, there is a fairly explicit chapter on sex and comics in the book.  This includes coverage of Robert Crumb, Alison Bechdel, and the Tijuana Bibles (comics from the 1920s with popular cartoon characters engaged in sexual acts).  This is not something I expected.  The chapter describes issues with censorship and morality which were a little uncomfortable.  One of the selling points of underground comics is the willing to show things that are taboo.

 Most of the book is fairly standard with discussion of Maus by Art Spiegelman, Death Ray by Daniel Clowes, and other standard alternative comics.  It is a well written general introduction.  This is definitely written for adults.

I read some of Real Love The Art of Mindful Connection by Sharon Salzberg.  This focuses on meta meditation which is a buddhist tradition.  However, this takes a more secular approach.  Another word for meta meditation is lovingkindness meditation.  It is about focusing on love and handling self criticism.  This book is a self help book.

I worked a little bit on my class, Winning Support and Influencing Communities for Library Funding.  I learned about Counter Messaging for negative messages and the Tully Message Box.

What Can Libraries Learn From Using A Message Box Like Kellyanne Conway

https://pcsweeney.com/2016/12/28/what-can-libraries-learn-from-using-a-message-box-like-kellyanne-conway/

I placed an interlibrary loan request for How Organizations Develop Activists by Hahrie Han.

Web Bits

NYC's Biggest Museum has Put 50 Years of Art Books Online for Free

https://bookstr.com/nycs-biggest-museum-put-50-years-art-books-online-free

The Accidental Library Why Elon Musk Launched to Space That Could Last 14 Billion Years

https://mashable.com/2018/02/09/elon-musk-tesla-roadster-space-library/#9dTMA3JMXMq9

A Library Without Books Universities Purging Dusty Volumes

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-library-without-books-universities-purging-dusty-volumes/

Daily Thoughts 02/09/2018

Oleanders, Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Daily Thoughts 02/09/2018

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

On the way to work, I finished reading Rules for Radicals A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky.  I rather like the sections on organizing and communicating with people.  I found some of the politics to be a little odd.  It is a classic for understanding political organizing.

I registered for the Google Small Business Round Table.  I am going for networking.  It is in the Professional Building in Mount Vernon, New York.  I am going on the 13th of February from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

I looked through books that needed mending or discarding today.  They were books that were damaged with missing pages, split spines, torn covers, and similar things.  Some of them I chose to replace.

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

I had my evaluation today for a step increase.

I checked out the book, Real Love The Art of Mindful Connection by Sharon Salzburg and the book, Why Comics From Underground to Everywhere by Hillary Chute.

Web Bits

Comics Industry Asks 'NYT' To Restore Graphic Bestseller Lists
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/75998-comics-industry-asks-nyt-to-restore-graphic-bestseller-lists.html

Colson Whitehead Finds Literary Treasure in Rubenstein Library
https://today.duke.edu/2018/02/colson-whitehead-finds-literary-treasure-rubenstein-library

Daily Thoughts 02/08/2018

Joseph De Camp, June Sunlight, 1902

Daily Thoughts 02/08/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading Data Strategy how To Profit from a World of Big Data, Analytics and the Internet of Things by Bernard Marr.  The last part of the book covers how in demand data science is.  There are not enough people working in data science.  The author writes about Kaggle which is a way of crowdsourcing data.  Bernard Marr also discusses security and privacy for data.  He wraps up with a final statement about how information is changing our future.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

We also looked at how to make a teen area for computers.  I discussed the Community Development Block Grant for Mount Vernon with some colleagues this morning.

I also spent some time reading the New York Times Book Review.

I put in two orders for new books.  I worked on next weeks order for new books.

I placed copies of the book, An American Family A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice by Kizr Khan on hold for next months book club.

I checked some of the older fiction titles which had not ciruclated for a while.

I also spent a little time on my class for advocacy.

I spent a little more time discussing the Lets Build Robots program with a colleague.

Web Bits

Ossining Public Library Will Kicks Off Its 125th Anniversary This Month.
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/ossining/2018/02/02/ossining-public-library-kick-off-its-125th-anniversary-month/1089096001/

Daily Thoughts 02/07/2018

The New Novel, Winslow Homer, 1877

Daily Thoughts 02/07/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

Last night, I read some more of Data Strategy. I learned that Hadoop is the standard programming language for big data.  I also learned about the concept of the data lake or repository of raw data.

I also read some more of Campaign Boot Camp 2.0.  I am learning about how teams are put together for political campaigns for office.

Web Bits

Status of Current Federal  Budget(s): FY 2018+

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2018/02/status-current-federal-budgets-fy2018/

Understanding Accessibility Challenges for Patrons

http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2018/02/understanding-accessibility-challenges-patrons

Yonkers Library Opens Local History Incubator, wants public to share photos memories

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2018/01/31/local-history-incubator/1082570001/

Daily Thoughts 02/06/2018

Jan van der Heyden,  Library Interior With Still Life, Between 1660 and 1712

Daily Thoughts 02/06/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some of Rules for Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky today.  I am reading about how when you try and convince people of something you should try and fit in with them.

I read some more of Data Strategy today.  I also read some of Campaign Boot Camp 2.0 on Hoopla.  There is a reminder that you should get to know the neighborhoods where you work.

I signed up for Day of Dialog from Library Journal on May 30, 2018.

Web Bits

Guns in the Library Safety and Security

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2018/02/public-services/guns-library-safety-security/

On the Road With Nigeria's First Mobile Library

http://www.enca.com/africa/on-the-road-with-nigerias-first-mobile-library-0

Librarians As Cultural Warriors & Protectors

http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=12650

Daily Thoughts 02/05/2018

Politicians, Vladimir Makovsky, 1884


Daily Thoughts 02/05/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Victory Lab.  I am reading about the first Obama presidential campaign which was data driven.  They did some surprising things like put ads in pennysavers and on public transportation.

I stayed home today.  I am getting over the flu right now.

I finished reading The Victory Lab The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns by Sasha Issenberg.  In the last part of the book, Sasha Issenberg describes the Obama campaign which was driven by lots of statistics and computer algorithms.  Everything was tested, the mail, the phone banks, air time, social media, and any way to get more to vote for Obama was used.  The goal was to get your people to come out and discourage the other side from voting.  There was lots of discussion of how to do outreach to young people and what would motivate people to vote.  This included negative messages, peer pressure, emotional appeals, as well as appeals to rationality.  This helped me understand how politics works on a much deeper level.

I read some more of Campaign Boot Camp 2.0. on Hoopla. There is a "public service fitness test" which helps clarify your values.  It is very hard to be a politician without clearly defined stances and values.

I checked the Purchase Alerts today for items that we do not own that are on hold.

Web Bits

Libraries Matter!

https://dinerdialogues.com/2018/02/02/libraries-matter/

New York State Library Color Our Collections 2018

http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/library/color.htm

Libraries Find New Ways to Fluorish In the Digital Age

https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/k12/article/2018/01/libraries-find-new-ways-flourish-digital-age#IU1O7YFpTp7f11sZ.01

Daily Thoughts 02/04/2018

Village Politicians, James Campbell, 1880

Daily Thoughts 02/04/2018

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

I am reading about a book called Get Out the Vote: How To Increase Voter Turnout by Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber in the book, The Victory Lab.  I put the book, Get Out the Vote on hold.

I also read some more of Data Strategy.  I am reading about different kinds of analysis like video analysis, image analysis, text analysis, sentiment analysis,  voice analysis, data mining, and correlational analysis.

I read some of Campaign Boot Camp 2.0 on Hoopla today.  It asks you what your values are in the political process as a first step.

Web Bits

Tech League Rethinks the Library to Bridge Digital Inequalities
http://whitehatmag.com/editions/2017-fall/tech-league-rethinks-library-bridge-digital-inequalities/

Daily Thoughts 02/03/2018

Juan Gris, Fruit and Book, 1925

Daily Thoughts 02/02/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Victory Lab.  I am learning why knowing whether or not your neighbor voted encourages people to vote.

I spent some time looking at the Codrone Lite.  You can buy classroom kits with an educators discount.

I did some more of my assignments for Winning Support and Influencing Communities for Library Funding.

My colleague is finishing up our list for programs for March, April, and May.  We also have a few programs already for June 2018.

Web Bits

The Public Spotlights Public  Libraries and Homelessness

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2018/02/the-public-spotlights-public-libraries-and-homelessness/

Celebrating the Transformative Effects of E-rate

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2018/01/transformative-effects-e-rate/

Being  A Librarian Makes Me A Better Writer

http://lithub.com/how-being-a-librarian-makes-me-a-better-writer/

Daily Thoughts 02/02/2018

Vladimir Grinberg, Still Life With Male Portrait, 1919

Daily Thoughts 02/02/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Victory Lab on the way to work.  I am learning about focus groups in the political process.

I also read a little bit more of Data Strategy.  I am reading about the different types of data like structured and unstructured data.

I am in the computer lab right now.

I checked the gift books and the displays for the library.

Hip Hop Documentary Rapacon Screens Saturday in Mount Vernon.
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/mount-vernon/2018/02/01/hip-hop-documentary-screens-saturday-mount-vernon/1083548001/

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

We are going to have our first official meeting to discuss the Mount Vernon Public Library Local Authors Fair in October on Monday.

We bought the Ozobot classroom set for a set of programs in March.

Web Bits

Inmates Face Arbitrary Restrictions On Books

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/75927-inmates-face-arbitrary-restrictions-on-books.html

Blockchain In the Library?  Researchers Explore Potential Applications

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-02-01-blockchain-in-the-library-researchers-explore-potential-applications

Daily Thoughts 02/01/2018

The Penholder, Roger de La Fresnaye, 1918

Daily Thoughts 02/01/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read some more of Data Strategy.  I am reading about how companies monetize and sell their data.

I also read some more of Victory Lab.  I am learning how political parties are trying to identify small groups of people and how they think using statistics and market data.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I read a copy of the latest New York Review of Books.

I checked some books that were damaged to see what needed to be done with them.

Some of the shelving was fixed yesterday.

I am looking at ways to contact people to increase the number of people enrolled with library cards.