Daily Thoughts 09/30/2019

The Ten Cent Breakfast, Willard Leroy Metcalf, 1887

Daily Thoughts 09/30/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read the Wall Street Journal on the way to work.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I read a copy of the New York Times Book Review.

There is a Fundamentals of Computers Class and a Beginning Microsoft Word 2019 class in the computer lab tonight.

I checked some books in the mezzanine.

I checked some of the 300s on the main floor.  We also continued working on shifting.

Web Bits

Machine Learning: This Machine Read 3.5 Million Books Then Told Us What It Thought About Men and Women

https://www.infodocket.com/2019/09/30/machine-learning-this-machine-read-3-5-million-books-then-told-us-what-it-thought-about-men-and-women/?

utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=LJLI&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=articles

Will the President Trump Library Be Built on Staten Island

https://www.silive.com/news/2019/09/will-the-president-trump-library-be-built-on-staten-island.html

In A Syrian Town Under Siege, A Secret Library Kept Dreams Alive

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/28/books/review/syrias-secret-library-mike-thomson.html

Daily Thoughts 09/29/2019

ancient seal, original, currently in the archaeological museum of Iraklion, origin unknown

Daily Thoughts 09/29/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some of The Art of Mindful Reading last night on the way home.  I read about different ways to read poetry and how to use Haiku as a meditative art.

I also read some more of The Disordered Mind.  I am reading about Parkinson's disease and other neuromusculature disorders.

Web Bits

Book Vending Machines Coming to Eastside, Hilltop Which Lost Libraries to Budget Cuts

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article235554292.html

Can Libraries Save America

https://www.carnegie.org/news/articles/can-libraries-save-america/

Down With Dewey

https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/09/melvil-dewey-american-library-association-award-name-change.amp

Daily Thoughts 09/28/2019

Poland Mrs Batowska's travelling library, 18th Century

Daily Thoughts 09/28/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I started reading The Art of Mindful Embracing The Wisdom of Words by Ella Berthoud.  This book is about reading as both a contemplative and meditative practice.

I read some more of The Disordered Mind last night.  Eric R.  Kandel describes how brain disorders can kindle creativity.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I shifted some of the 300s.  I checked some of the 250s in the mezzanine.  I also checked some of the 300s on the main floor.

I am cutting out speech bubbles for a comics collage for the Comics Expo today from 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Public Library.

Right now, I am watching the children's room.

The Mount Vernon Public Library Comic Expo is on today.  The bat mobile was at the Comic Expo as well as Ghostbusters car which were fun to look at up close.

I had a chance to buy a few issues of Judge Dredd and a few issues of Barbarella.

They were doing comics collage in the children's area.

I also had some jerk chicken for lunch which was good.

Right now, I am watching the adult area.

One of my colleagues is taking some pictures of the Comic Expo.

Web Bits

One in Five Americans Now Listen to Audiobooks

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/09/25/one-in-five-americans-now-listen-to-audiobooks/

Enjoy Free Internet at the Library? You Can Thank This Woman

https://www.wired.com/story/enjoy-free-internet-library-thank-this-woman/

Daily Thoughts 09/27/2019

Daily Thoughts 09/27/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Disordered Mind on the way to work.  I am reading about how creativity is often sparked by brain disorders.  There is the example of the artist Chuck Close.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

We worked on flyers today.

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

I spent some time shifting books on the main floor.  I also worked on weeding in the 300s and the 200s.

Tomorrow is the Mount Vernon Public Library Comic Expo.

Web Bits

'NYT' Shifts Lists Again

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81272-nyt-shifts-its-lists-again.html

At 'Captions' Hearing, Judge Hammers Audible's Fair Use Argument

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81275-at-captions-hearing-judge-hammers-audible-s-fair-use-argument.html

Encore: How A Librarian Changed A Future Judge's Life

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/27/764433235/encore-how-a-librarian-changed-a-future-judges-life

Daily Thoughts 09/26/2019

Swedish Author Viktor Rydberg Reading a Book In His Rocking Chair, Anders Zorn, 1890

Daily Thoughts 09/26/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading The Atlas of Happiness The Global Secrets of How to Be Happy by Helen Russell.  This book goes over different concepts of happiness from different countries.  For example, it described the concept of Homeyness for Americans and why people liked to craft.  There are many different suggestions on how to be happy from all over the world.  It is a positive, upbeat book with plenty of colorful images throughout the text.

I read some more of The Disordered Mind on the way back from work.  I am reading about schizophrenia.

I checked the gift books and the display books.

I have been checking the mezzanine.  I also am checking the 300s and the 800s upstairs.

We did some more shifting of books on the main floor.

We have a digital camera which we are getting ready to use this Saturday for the Comic Expo.

I spent some time looking up our representatives for Mount Vernon, New York in preparation for a fundraiser.

Today is the day for the staff raffle for Adult Summer Reading.  We have a separate raffle for the staff who participate in Adult Summer Reading.

I placed holds on the Binti trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor for the book club.

I also checked out the book, The Art of Mindful Reading Embracing the Wisdom of Words by Ella Berthoud.

Web Bits

Brooklyn Libraries on their Way to Net Zero CO2 Emissions

https://patch.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-libraries-their-way-zero-greenhouse-emissions?fbclid=IwAR334djTkmfJayB6QAiCmy0BT34iWkN7iEl81tejN3UJdCSBKPmr3F2ycxQ

New York Public Library Convinced Thousands of People to Read Books In Instagram Stories

http://mentalfloss.com/article/600947/new-york-public-library-instagram-stories

Daily Thoughts 09/25/2019

Harrietbackernoruega-leitora-1890

Daily Thoughts 09/25/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Atlas of Happiness last night.  I read about tapeo and sobremesa from Spain.

I read some of The Disordered Mind on the train on the way to work.  I am reading about schizophrenia.

I met with John R. Howard today to discuss the advertising for his fundraising campaign for his his book Poor Joshua: The Deshaney Case and Child Abuse In America.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I worked on shifting the nonfiction this morning on the main floor.

I also spent some time looking at the 800s.

I spent some time checking the books in the mezzanine.

I spent a little more time looking at new science titles for books.

I also worked on a few orders of books.

Web Bits

Oprah's Book Club Reimagined Via Partnership With Apple

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81252-oprah-s-book-club-reimagined-via-partnership-with-apple.html

For the Love of Libraries

https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/for-the-love-of-libraries

The SF Public Library Cleared Late Fees for 260,000 Patrons. I was One of Them.

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists/the-sf-public-library-cleared-late-fees-for-260000-patrons-i-was-one-of-them/

Daily Thoughts 09/24/2019

New York Public Library, (July 28, 1878 – February 13, 1919), also seen as Rachel Robinson Elmer, was an American artist from Vermont, who gained notability as a painter of postcards of New York City, which "changed the world of American postcards".

Daily Thoughts 09/24/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook.

I read some more of The Atlas Of Happiness.  I am reading about the concept of Ubuntu from South Africa.

I also read some more of The Disordered Mind.  I read about how the results of both psychotherapy and medication can be studied empirically.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I spent some time looking over books in the mezzanine.

We had a brief power outage in our neighborhood which affected several buildings including ours.

We are shifting books in the 100s.

I looked through the New York Times Book Review, The Times Literary Supplement, and the New York Review of Books.

I put in two orders for new books.

There is a class on Social Media tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the computer lab.

Web Bits

Shift to E-books Puts Crunch on Denver Public Library
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/09/24/denver-library-ebook-waitlist-publishers/

Censorship Beyond Books
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/09/24/censorship-beyond-books/

The Hunters Point Library Was Too Expensive, And Is Worth It
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/09/the-hunters-point-library-was-too-expensive-and-is-worth-it.html

Daily Thoughts 09/23/2019

 Simon Luttichuys, Between 1635 and 1640, Vanitas

Daily Thoughts 09/23/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Atlas of Happiness.  I read about the concept of Wabi Sabi in Japan.

I also read some of The Disordered Mind by Eric R. Kandel.  I am reading about depression.

Daily Thoughts 09/22/2019

Library of Ashurbanipal, The Flood Tablet, The Gilgamesh Tablet


Daily Thoughts 09/22/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I did not read any books last night.  I did look at a few Wikipedia entries on the history of libraries.

The List of Libraries in the Ancient World
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_libraries_in_the_ancient_world

I also read the History of Libraries entry in Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_libraries

Web Bits

Library and Unions Workers' Sign 10 Year Contract Agreement

https://patch.com/new-york/mountvernonny/library-workers-union-sign-10-year-contract-agreement?fbclid=IwAR2Ng5uad9RkTENZ5G_z5T_XwXvIhMvIucc8qhZATJ0x1yEoKgNXUsPpI7g

As Libraries Reinvent Themselves, Funding Follows

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=as-libraries-reinvent-themselves-funding-follows

Strategic Partnership to Improve Access to Civil Legal Justice Through Public Libraries

https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/partnership-to-improve-access-to-civil-legal-justice.html

Daily Thoughts 09/21/2019

Carl Larsson, Holiday Reading, 1916

Daily Thoughts 09/21/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

Last night, I started reading The Disordered Mind What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves by Eric R. Kandel.  I am reading about autism right now.

I read some more of The Atlas of Happiness.  I read about the concepts of Jugaad from India and Dolce Far Niente from Italy.

Web Bits

Why Can't New York City Build More Gems Like This Queens Library

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/arts/design/hunters-point-community-library.html

Mansfield YMCA Introduces Library Vending Machine

https://www.wmfd.com/news/single.asp?story=79865

This Library Offers Online Videos, Music, and Books for Free No Matter Where You Are

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-ne-broward-library-online-books-20190920-jfuetwhskngupbut2e5c7hprji-story.html

Daily Thoughts 09/20/2019

Self Portrait Salvator Rosa, Circa 1647

Daily Thoughts 09/20/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook.

I read some more of the The Atlas of Happiness.  I learned about Petta Radast from Iceland and Hula from Hawaii.

We voted on our contract today this morning.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I spent some time checking the books in the mezzanine.

We finished shifting the books in the mysteries and have started shifting in the main collection.

I am working on scheduling today.

I spent some time checking the New York Times and the Publishers Weekly Bestseller list.


Web Bits

Libraries Transform Book Pick

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/save-date-libraries-transform-book-pick-oct-7-21

7 Insidious Myths About Libraries and Reading (The First Two Kill Me)

https://action.everylibrary.org/7_insidious_myths

Public Libraries May Turn The Page for Colorado City’s News Desert

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/19/759840338/public-libraries-may-turn-the-page-for-colorado-citys-news-desert

Daily Thoughts 09/19/2019

Revolution of the Bookstore New Illustrated Collection at 20 centimes Didier & Méricant, editors, 1 rue du Pont de Lodi Street Sold here, 1897

Daily Thoughts 09/19/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading History of Libraries in the Western World Compact Textbook Edition by Michael H. Harris.  The last part was on Latin American libraries.  This is an attempt at a complete survey of libraries throughout history.  It gives a fairly complete idea of what libraries are about historically.

I finished reading Particle Physics A Graphic Guide by Tom Whynite and Oliver Pugh. It is entertaining reading about physics particles.  I learned about quarks, muons, protons, and other particles.  There is also quite a bit about machinery for particle physics like cloud chambers and colliders.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I worked on shifting some mystery books this morning.

I spent some time checking books in the mezzanine.

There is a Microsoft Power Point 2019 class in the computer lab tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

I read a copy of Booklist.

I also looked up some more science books.

Web Bits

Hopefully our contract will be ratified on Friday.
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1120668809983&ca=be0455c3-c45a-4395-ad1d-5f0fd315729a

Daily Thoughts 09/18/2019

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Inspiration (1898)

Daily Thoughts 09/18/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read a little bit of Particle Physics A Graphic Guide by Tom Whyntie and Oliver Pugh.  The design is closer to a montage than a drawn graphic novel.  It mixes text, speech bubbles, photographs and images in a unique way.  I enjoy reading the Graphic Guide series.  They are well written and easy to understand.

I also read some more of The Atlas of Happiness.  Each chapter is a concept about happiness from a different country.  I read about Saudade from Brazil and Xingfu from China.

I also read some more of History of Libraries in the Western World.  I was reading about special libraries in Europe.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I spent some time working on shifting books in the mysteries.

I checked the schedules in ADP for the people who report to me.

I put in some orders for new books.

I spent some time working on flyers and programming.

Web Bits

NYPL Project Reveals Nearly 75% of Books From 1924 to 1964 Are Likely In the Public Domain

https://www.authorsalliance.org/2019/09/17/nypl-project-reveals-nearly-75-of-books-from-1924-1964-are-likely-in-the-public-domain/

Leonardo’s Library The World of the Renaissance Reader

https://exhibits.stanford.edu/leonardo

Forbidden Books from Around the World in 2019

https://geediting.com/forbidden-books-2019-map/

Daily Thoughts 09/17/2019

Hans Sturzenegger - Hermann Hesse mit Panamahut, 1912

Daily Thoughts 09/17/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of History of Libraries in the Western World.  I am reading about Canadian libraries.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I shifted some books in the mystery section.

I checked some books in the mezzanine.

I am meeting with a person about a cloth dolls grant today at 11:00 a.m.  We discussed a cloth doll program.

I read a copy of Booklist as well as the Times Literary Supplement and the New York Times Book Review.

I also worked on an order of science books.

There is a Fundamentals of Computers class and a Beginning Microsoft Word class.

Web Bits

The Library’s That Also An Art Gallery

https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/09/library-s-also-art-gallery/598108/

Baking Isn’t Hard When You’ve Got a Library Card

https://www.eater.com/2019/9/16/20861011/public-library-cake-pans-on-loan-baking

Daily Thoughts 09/16/2019

Sebastian Stosskopf, Still Life of Books and Rembrandt Engraving, 1631

Daily Thoughts 09/16/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Histories of Libraries in the Western World.  I am reading about early university libraries in the United States like the first libraries at Yale and Harvard.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I spent some time shifting books in the mystery section.

I worked on an order of books on science.

I checked some of the nonfiction books in the mezzanine.

I read a copy of the New York Times Book Review and the Times Literary Supplement.

There is a Fundamentals of Computers Class and a Beginning Microsoft Word 2019 class tonight in the computer lab.

Web Bits

Why Everyone Deserves Access to Ebooks

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/why-everyone-deserve-access-ebooks

Librarian Finds Returned Book With Entire Soft Taco Used as a Bookmark
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9ke3m5/librarian-finds-returned-book-with-entire-soft-taco-used-as-bookmark

Daily Thoughts 09/15/2019

Peg for Bookbinding, 5th to 7th Century BC

Daily Thoughts 09/15/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading The Jixia Academy and the Birth of Higher Learning In China: A Comparison of Fourth Century B.C. Chinese Education and Ancient Greece.  I learned some things about Chinese philosophy which made me want to read more about Confucius and Xunzi.

I also read some more of History of Libraries in the Western World.  I am reading about small private collections of books in the American colonies.

I started reading The Art of Happiness.  It is focused on different national concepts of happiness like Gross National Happiness in Bhutan.

Daily Thoughts 09/14/2019

Istvan Nagy, Newspaper Reader, 1920

Daily Thoughts 09/14/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Jixia Academy and the Birth of Higher Learning In China A Comparison of 4th Century B.C. Chinese Education with Ancient Greece.  I am reading a comparison between Plato's ideal of the philosopher king and Xunzi's ideal of the scholar ruler.

I also read some more of History of Libraries in the Western World.  I am reading about the growth of libraries in Europe during the 18th century.  This is the period of the first national libraries.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I spent some time shifting books in the mysteries.

I also spent some time looking at new science books.

I checked the 300s in the mezzanine.

I checked out the book, The Atlas of Happiness The Global Secrets About How to be Happy by Helen Russell.

Web Bits

Libraries Open Up to Bee Keeping

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/09/03/file-under-bee-library-beekeeping/

Yale Searches for New University Librarian

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2019/09/13/yale-searches-for-new-university-librarian/

White Red Architects Completes Members-Only Study Room in the British Library

https://www.dezeen.com/2019/09/13/members-study-room-british-library-interiors/

Carnegie-Whitney Awards Up to $5000 for Guides on Library Resources
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/09/carnegie-whitney-awards-5000-guides-library-resources?fbclid=IwAR16eP3Lryq1B5iODumwo7v-hnZCQMCDRPxDC22AII1z-J9WueXVCibN7WE

Daily Thoughts 09/13/2019

Samuel Beckett by Reginald Gray, 1961

Daily Thoughts 09/13/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Jixia Academy And the Birth of Higher Learning in China last night.  I am reading about the ideal characteristics of a Chinese sage in the Confucian philosophy.

I also read some more of History of Libraries in the Western World.  I am reading about early monastic Christian libraries.

I spent some time working on grants this morning.  We are meeting with a foundation this morning.

We are starting to shift the books today.  I started in the mystery section.

We are also looking at moving and taking down some shelving so we can put in computers in the teen area.

I also spent some time checking books in the mezzanine.

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

Web Bits

Not Small Change: Honey Grove Library & Learning Center: Best Small Library in America

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Not-Small-Change-Honey-Grove-Library-Learning-Center-Best-Small-Library-in-America

Libraries and Archivists Scanning Books That Are Secretly In the Public Domain

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3534j/libraries-and-archivists-are-scanning-and-uploading-books-that-are-secretly-in-the-public-domain

Daily Thoughts 09/12/2019

Scholar Fu Sheng Transmitting the Book of Documents, Du Jin, 15th to 16th Century.

Daily Thoughts 09/12/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

A colleague is going for training to teach citizenship classes.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I spent some time checking the 300s.

I did a little bit of desk cleaning.

We are going to start preparing for International Games Day on November 3rd through 9th.

Banned Books Week is on September 22nd through 28th.

I spent some time planning for the next 6 months worth of programming.

I checked the ADP scheduling software.

Donor Spotlight for International Games Week
https://games.ala.org/tag/donor-spotlight/


Web Bits

2020 Census Offers Opportunities for Library Involvement

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=2020-Census-Offers-Opportunities-for-Library-Involvement&utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=LJLI&utm_campaign=articles

Marvel and Scholastic Team Up To Bring New Stories to Young Readers

http://allears.net/2019/09/07/marvel-and-scholastic-team-up-to-bring-new-stories-to-young-readers/

White Plains Library Plaza Renovations Create Inviting Space, More Greenery

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/white-plains/2019/09/12/white-plains-library-plaza-renovations/2203514001/

Daily Thoughts 09/11/2019

Cover of a Writing Tablet, French, 1325-50

Daily Thoughts 09/11/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some of the History of Libraries in the Western World Compact Textbook Edition by Michael H. Harris.  I am reading about Byzantine libraries.

I also read some more of The Jixia Academy and the Birth of Higher Learning in China.  There are some comparisons between different Greek schools of philosophy and how they approached politics.

I checked the displays the gift books this morning.

I spent some time thinking about how to shift books in the main floor of the library.

I put in three orders for new books.  One of the orders included a biography of a comic book artist who used our library.


Web Bits

Update on Ebook Advocacy

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/update-ebook-advocacy/

Hollywood Library Converted to Emergency Shelter for Women

https://la.curbed.com/2019/9/10/20859265/homeless-bridge-shelter-women-hollywood-gardner

ALA Announces National Library Legislative Day to Be Held in May 2020

http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2019/09/ala-announces-national-library-legislative-day-be-held-may-2020

Daily Thoughts 09/10/2019

Three Philosophers, Giorgione, circa 1508 or 1509

Daily Thoughts 09/10/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also checked the displays and the gift books.

I have a copy of the New York Review Books, the Ingram Advance, and the New York Times Book Review to read.

I read some more of The Jixia Academy and the Birth of Higher Learning in China.  The Jixia Academy was sponsored by the Qi rulers.  It was very much a tool for political philosophy and thinking.    In contrast, the Greek Academy was more focused on mathematics and philosophy.

I spent some time discussing programs.

I sent in the Arts Westchester grant yesterday.

I spent some time checking nonfiction books in the mezzanine.

Web Bits

Lost Languages Discovered In World’s Oldest Library

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lost-languages-discovered?fbclid=IwAR29Id50Odeoedm2wkhd1UfTjXz_qNlQ2mXtElM-lhz6v_GPN01WrmUA0Ac

Amid Changes, Book Expo Limits Exhibit Hours to Two Days

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/81111-amid-changes-bookexpo-moves-back-to-two-day-show.html

7 Must See Dance Relics From New York Public Library’s Archives In Motion Exhibit

http://www.playbill.com/article/7-must-see-dance-relics-from-the-new-york-public-librarys-archive-in-motion-exhibition

Daily Thoughts 09/09/2019

Julius Caesar on Horseback, Writing and Dictating Simultaneously to His Scribes. Painted by artist Jaques de Gheyn II (1565–1629).

Daily Thoughts 09/09/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading Libraries of the Ancient World by Lionel Casson.  It is a short work of 177 pages with an index and notes.  There are some black and white illustrations.  It starts with clay tablets then moves to scrolls and final parchement codexes.  It is solid overview of how libraries developed.  The book ends with the middle ages.

Web Bits

Washington State Library Systems Collaborate to Help Local Voters

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=washington-state-library-systems-collaborate-to-help-local-voters

Great Things Can Happen If You Give a Kid a Library Card

https://www.pe.com/2019/09/08/great-things-can-happen-if-you-give-a-kid-a-library-card/

Open Access Publishing is Focus In California Digital Library's Latest Project

https://dailybruin.com/2019/09/09/open-access-publishing-is-focus-in-california-digital-librarys-latest-project/

Daily Thoughts 09/08/2019

Scholar Reading in Study, Dutch School, Circa 1680

Daily Thoughts 09/08/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Libraries in the Ancient World.  I read about private libraries during Roman times like the Villa of the Papyri.

I also read some more of The Jixia Academy and the Birth of Higher Learning in China.  I am reading about the concept of the Hundred Schools of Thought in Chinese intellectual history.

Web Bits

New York Comic Con Reinvents Itself Again

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/81119-new-york-comic-con-reinvents-itself-again.html

The Experience at Local Libraries Has Changed-- It is Now More About People Than Books

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/09/04/jericho-public-library-national-library-card-sign-up-month/

Daily Thoughts 09/07/2019

15th century Chinese scholar-physician, Japanese woodcut

Daily Thoughts 09/07/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I did a little bit of writing for a grant for a cloth dolls workshop at the Mount Vernon Public Library.

I also read some more of The Jixia Academy And the Birth of Higher Learning in China.  I am reading a comparison between the wandering scholars of ancient Greece and ancient China.

I also read some more of Libraries and the Ancient World.  I am reading about Aristotle's library which is the first large private library not associated with royalty.  There is also some material on the Library of Alexandria.

Web Bits

Checking Our Political Differences at the Door

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2019/09/checking-our-political-difference-at-the-door/

Lafayette Clerk Bought Elaborate Book Collection Through Library Book Sales

https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/entertainment_life/article_b18f2754-cf56-11e9-973a-f7b6d1043bc2.html

How To Build A Library

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/09/03/how-to-build-a-library/

Digital Economy Report 2019

https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/der2019_en.pdf

Daily Thoughts 09/06/2019

Marie Dulebianca, Before 1919, Scholar With a Book

Daily Thoughts 09/06/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read To Clear Away the Shadows by David Drake last night.  It was a nice light read set in the The Republic of Cinnabar Navy Series.  The main character is a biologist.  Also, there is alien archaeology.  It was a fun read.

On the way to work, I read some more of  The Jixia Academy and the Birth of Higher Learning in China.  There is very much a focus on political consulting by scholars in China to help the ruling elite.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

September is Library Card Sign Up Month.

I spent some time checking the mezzanine after the big weeding project.  I made sure that all the books were put away.  I also checked some biography books and some fiction titles.

I wrote a brief report on the weeding project for the library on August 19th through August 23rd.

I also worked on a schedule for next month for programs.

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


Web Bits

School Librarian Jobs Face An Uncertain Future

https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/09/school-libraries-books-literacy-librarian-jobs-education/597316/

Daily Thoughts 09/05/2019

Print of an engraving of the library in the west end of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle." The engraving was published in the Smithsonian Guidebook of 1857. Men are looking at books and talking. Busts can be seen on the upper balcony

Daily Thoughts 09/05/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook.

I finished reading The Library An Illustrated History by Stuart P. Murray.  The last portion is about libraries from around the world.  It gives a sense of the largest libraries.

I read some more of The Jixia Academy and the Birth of Higher Learning In China.  I am reading about the differences between Mohist and Confucian philosophy.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I checked some more of the books in the mezzanine.

I reviewed some of the books being mended.

I am working on the final report for weeding for the week we were closed from August 19 through August 23rd.

Web Bits

This New $2.8 Million Center Helps the Library Get Materials To You On Time: PHOTOS

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/09/04/this-new-2-8m-center-helps-the-library-get.html

Library Displays Banned Books, Encourages People to Read Them

https://www.wbbjtv.com/2019/09/04/library-displays-banned-books-encourages-people-to-read-them/

Daily Thoughts 09/04/2019

1909 Postcard of the Boston Public Library

Daily Thoughts 09/04/2019

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I checked the library Facebook and Twitter this morning.

I read some more of The Library An Illustrated History on the way to work.

I spent some time checking books in the mezzanine.

I checked out the book To Clear Away the Shadows by David Drake which is military science fiction.

I have to check with some people about programming.

I worked on three orders of new books.

I looked through a copy of Publishers Weekly, the New York Times Book Review, and Bookpage. 

I talked with Gwen Jackson of the 3D Cloth Doll Club to ask her to work on a grant with me to teach doll making at the library.

I also worked on scheduling and programming for the library for next month.

Web Bits

In Case You Didn’t Know The Vatican Library Has Been Digitized and is Online

https://aleteia.org/2019/08/17/in-case-you-didnt-know-the-vatican-library-has-been-digitized-and-is-online/

Historical Copyright Records and Transparency

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/09/01/historical-copyright-records-transparency

I Spent a Night In A Library In Wales and You Can Too

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/i-spent-night-library-wales-and-you-can-too-180973040/

2019 Library Design Showcase

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/09/03/2019-library-design-showcase/

Daily Thoughts 09/03/2019

G.R. Barse, Romance, Library of Congress, 1896

Daily Thoughts 09/03/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Library An Illustrated History.  I am reading about the origins of the Library of Congress.  Thomas Jefferson sold his books to the Library of Congress.

The book, The Jixia Academy And the Birth of Higher Learning in China by Richard A. Hartnett came in for me to read.

I spent some time working on scheduling.

Web Bits

IFLA: Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ifla-wlic-artificial-intelligence-data-mining/

The Hottest Ticket In Canada: A Noisy Library With Much More Than Books

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2019/0829/The-hottest-ticket-in-Canada-A-noisy-library-with-much-more-than-books

Daily Thoughts 09/02/2019

Daily Thoughts 09/02/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Library An Illustrated History.  I am reading about libraries in colonial America.

Web Bits

Maurice Sendak's Show-Stopping Art for Opera and Ballet

https://news.yahoo.com/maurice-sendaks-show-stopping-art-093239239.html;_ylt=AwrC1C7hNW1dpAMAHTDQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTEyMHIyajQ1BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM0BHZ0aWQDQjgzMjBfMQRzZWMDc3I-

Oodi Helsinki Central Library/ALA Architects

https://www.archdaily.com/907675/oodi-helsinki-central-library-ala-architects

On the Hunt for National Treasures With America' Archive Detective

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/national-archives-detective

Daily Thoughts 09/01/2019

Future Luxury, Harry Grant Dart, 1911 Life Magazine

Daily Thoughts 09/01/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this evening.

I read some more of The Library An Illustrated History.  I am reading about how books were beginning to be read by an educated middle class in the 17th century.

Web Bits

The Rise of Kitchen Tool Libraries Could Make Cooking More Accessible to All

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rise-kitchen-tool-libraries-making-162447240.html

A Biography of the American Public Library

https://www.languagemagazine.com/2019/09/01/a-biography-of-the-american-public-library/

Automation

Automation Could Wipe Out Almost Half of All Jobs In 20 Years

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-25/the-future-of-work-could-bring-more-inequality-social-tensions?utm_content=business&utm_source=facebook&cmpid=socialflow-facebook-business&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&fbclid=IwAR02CtVuLZCz8maRt8xhqPNEoPNZgzQRucHjl2rwF_l6FlxK6Z8Gec-6bjg