Daily Thoughts 07/22/2018

Courtesan Reading A Letter, Ishikawa Toyonobu, Mid 18th Century, Japanese

Daily Thoughts 07/22/2018

I checked the libraries Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read the latest purchase alerts for items on hold and checked a few lists from Brodart.

I also read some more of Organized Simplicity.  I am reading about keeping a home management notebook which you write in every day.  I keep a notebook which I write what I plan to do at work, but not at home right now.

Web Bits

Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries To Save Taxpayers Money

https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2018/07/21/amazon-should-replace-local-libraries-to-save-taxpayers-money/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Valerie%2F#6cd69a8460a8

There is no bookstore in Mount Vernon, but there is a library.

Tuition Free Online University

https://www.uopeople.edu/

Imaginary History: PW Talks With George RR Martin

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/77516-pw-talks-with-george-r-r-martin.html

The New Found Power of People Wielding Library Cards

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/opinion/new-yorks-arts-for-all.html

The Library of Congress Doesn't Want to Pay Writers

https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/07/19/the-library-of-congress-doesnt-want-to-pay-writers/