Daily Thoughts 03/31/2020

Book News. October, Volume XV, George Du Maurier, Between 1900 and 1910

Daily Thoughts 03/31/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I put in the April schedule for ADP.

At 12:00 p.m., I partook in a Zoom meeting for the Complete Count Committee of the City of Mount Vernon.  It is the second Zoom meeting I have done this month.  I think I might want to invest in a camera for the computer.  There is going to be another Zoom meeting tomorrow.

I finished reading Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece by George Sarton.  There is a strong connection between science and philosophy.  I liked reading about Plato and Aristotle.

Web Bits

Virtually Visit 8 World Class Libraries

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Virtually-Visit-8-World-Class-Libraries

Authors Guild. AAP Outraged by IA's 'National Emergency Library'

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/82861-authors-guild-aap-outraged-by-ia-s-national-emergency-library.html

Suvey of U.S. Academic Libraries Documents Covid 19 Responses

https://phys.org/news/2020-03-survey-academic-libraries-documents-covid-.html

Daily Thoughts 03/30/2020

Thomas Couture, Soap Bubbles, 1859

Daily Thoughts 03/30/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I made a few phone calls this morning.  I am working on the Mount Vernon Arts Initiative.
I also am working on some other grants.

There is a session to discuss the census which is officially starting tomorrow online with the Westchester Library System.

I am reading Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece by George Sarton.  It starts with Egypt then goes into Sumeria, then the Aegean.

There are a number of projects which still need to be done.  There is a Hispanic film brochure.

I also spent some time working on ADP today to create a schedule for next month.

Web Bits

Open Library Launches New Digitize and Lend E-book Lending Program

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/46253-open-library-launches-new-digitize-and-lend-e-book-lending-program.html

Movie Novels Are Still Around and They Aren't All Trash

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/movie-novels-are-still-around-and-they-aren-e2-80-99t-all-trash-e2-80-94-just-ask-the-chicagoans-who-wrote-them/ar-BB11Uh9a

We Count A 2020 Census Storybook for Kids
https://www.wecountkids.org/copy-of-read-we-count?fbclid=IwAR3Y4hlGNt0QbuITxEU_TVq3FNkox6_qqJc3JEZOv6Kd14vis_GeL3hm9wE

Daily Thoughts 03/29/2020

Dans La Prairie, Claude Monet, 1876

Daily Thoughts 03/29/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading What We Talk About When We Talk About Books by Leah Price.  The last bit is on the future of the written word.  I hope that there will always be a space for people to read and communicate just like the author.

I read a little bit more of The Art of Memory.

Web Bits

All Big Five Publishers Pull Out of BookExpo

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=big-five-no-go-bookexpo-bookpulse

These Closed Libraries Are Still Providing Free Wi-Fi

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/these-closed-libraries-are-still-providing-free-wi-fi

Library Recovery Funding Summary

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/libfunding/fed/CARESActSummary.pdf

Daily Thoughts 03/28/2020

Cabinet of Curiosities, Domenico Remps, 1690s

Daily Thoughts 03/28/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  I am reading about the rivalry between Egypt and Greece in mystical thought.

I also read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.  I am reading about book groups and how they are often used as a way to promote ethical behavior.

Web Bits

When No Public Means No Paycheck

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=When-No-Public-Means-No-Paycheck

Is the Covid-19 Crisis A Watershed Moment for Library E-books?

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/82834-is-the-covid-19-crisis-a-watershed-moment-for-library-e-books.html

Augment Your Quarantine with Digital LA Library Card

https://news.yahoo.com/augment-quarantine-digital-la-library-211900136.html

Libraries Get Creative With E-books and Other Online Offerings

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/27/822728334/libraries-get-creative-with-e-books-and-other-online-offerings

The big list of Children's Authors Doing Readalouds

https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/?fbclid=IwAR2PYCIuRR3bVcWIZLq99ANq0PGU_5YJXaNwMZr7QHu2UyhvoLSlcctoAFc

Daily Thoughts 03/27/2020

Ernst Rudolf, Reading A Book, Unknown Date

Daily Thoughts 03/27/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook.

I did my laundry yesterday.  All but one of the laundromats has closed in my neighborhood.

I read some more of the Art of Memory.

I also read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.  I am reading about the concept of self-help in books.

Web Bits

B & N Temporarily Closes 400 Outlets

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82842-b-n-temporarily-closes-400-outlets.html

Novelists Ignite A Mighty Blaze In Response to Extinguished Book Tours

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publishing-and-marketing/article/82786-novelists-ignite-a-mighty-blaze-in-response-to-extinguished-book-tours.html

LJ Survey: US Public Libraries Mostly Closed But No Consensus on Who Works Where

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=covidsurveymar26

U.S. Schools Tyring to Teach Online Highlight A Digital Divide

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-26/covid-19-school-closures-reveal-disparity-in-access-to-internet

Daily Thoughts 03/26/2020

Albert Aublet, Reading On the Garden Path, 1883

Daily Thoughts 03/26/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.

I also checked on a few grants which we are working on.


Web Bits

Libraries Want to Turn Bookmobiles Into Free Wifi Trucks During Coronavirus Lockdown

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3b54j/libraries-want-to-turn-bookmobiles-into-free-wifi-trucks-during-coronavirus-lockdown?fbclid=IwAR3SQxiG4u_jj10-MIX3rJ1FlX7O5rzqz2OC4QGbT8Mgl-iyTSG3-BpGyBY

Comic Book Shipping Put On Indefinite Hold During the Covid-19 Crisis

https://nerdist.com/article/comic-books-not-shipping-diamond-covid19/?fbclid=IwAR1hLTQuQpDIOMevtRS_ovasWcOgJzXTdKFTFcbhboc3qjJOkmxY2084wlk

Scholastic Starts Temporary Staffing Reductions

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82816-scholastic-starts-temporary-staffing-reductions.html

How To Advocate for Closing the Library

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=how-to-advocate-for-closing-the-library

Browse the National Emergency Library (A Project of the Internet Archive)

https://pcper.com/2020/03/national-emergency-library/

Daily Thoughts 03/25/2020

Daily Thoughts 03/25/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.  I am reading about bibliotherapy.

I also read some more of The Art of Memory.

Web Bits

American Library Association Cancels 2020 Annual Conference

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/82814-american-library-association-cancels-2020-annual-conference.html

Covid-19's Impact On Libraries Goes Beyond Books

https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-libraries-impact-goes-beyond-books/

The Census and Covid-19

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/2020-census-covid-19/

Daily Thoughts 03/24/2020

Peg for Bookbinding, 5th to 7th Century

Daily Thoughts 03/24/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I am trying to figure out what to do about the census which starts on April 1, 2020.

I reads some more of The Art of Memory.

I also read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.

Web Bits

MVPL & MVAC Celebrate 73^rd Anniversary of Jackie Robinson Integration Into Major League Baseball

http://www.blackwestchester.com/3rd-anniversary-of-jackie-robinson-intergration-in-mlb/

Powell's Closes for Eight Weeks As Laid Off Employees Fire Back

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82760-powell-s-closes-for-eight-weeks-as-laid-off-employees-fire-back.html

Fighting Fake News In the Pandemic

http://aldirect.ala.org/sites/default/al_direct/2020/march/032020-2.htm

Serving Homeless Patrons in the Covid-19 Shutdown

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/serving-patrons-experiencing-homelessness-in-a-covid-19-shutdown/

Fairgrounds, Spokane Public Library Eyed for Shelter in Coronavirus Response

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/mar/23/fairgrounds-spokane-public-library-eyed-for-shelte/

Daily Thoughts 03/23/2020

The Century Magazine For June, 1896, Louis John Rhead

Daily Thoughts 03/23/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.  I am reading about how digital readers change how we think about books.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.

I have been watching the series Ancient Impossible from the History Channel on Bing.  It is about exceptional ancient engineering.

I am at home now because of the shutdown for Covid 19 Virus.

I spent a little time working on the Mount Vernon Arts Initiative.

Web Bits

Ingram Vows To Defend Industry Through Crisis

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82767-ingram-vows-to-defend-industry-through-crisis.html

Amazing Library Collections to Explore Online

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/amazing-library-collections-explore-online

Library Journal Day of Dialog is Now A free Virtual Event

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?event=library-journal-day-of-dialog-nyc-2020

Close Libraries Now, Plead Library Chiefs as Terrified London Staff Walk Out

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/23/close-libraries-now-plead-library-chiefs-as-terrified-london-staff-walk-out

Daily Thoughts 03/22/2020

Bottle, Glass,  and Pipe, (Violette De Parma), Georges Braque, Paris, 1914

Daily Thoughts 03/22/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.  I am reading about commuting with books.

I also read a little more of The Art of Memory.

Web Bits

Strand Bookstore Lays Off 188 Booksellers

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82784-strand-bookstore-lays-off-188-booksellers.html

When Libraries Close It Feels Like The End of the World

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/82765-when-libraries-close-it-feels-like-the-end-of-the-world.html

Europe Offers Visitors Many Great Libraries

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2020/mar/22/europe-offers-visitors-many-great-libra/

Daily Thoughts 03/21/2020

Reading A Love Letter, Torii Kiyomasu, 1711

Daily Thoughts 03/21/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.

I also read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books

Web Bits

With Covid 19 Library Workers Should
Not Be Required to Report to Work

https://bookriot.com/2020/03/17/with-covid-19-library-staff-should-not-be-required-to-report-to-work/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Saturday%20Long%20Reads%2032120&utm_term=BookRiot_TheRiotRundown_DormantSuppress

Authors Launch Digital Children's Book
Festival

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/82719-authors-launch-digital-children-s-book-festival.html

Use Your New Indoor Free Time
Transcribing Rare Documents for the Library of Congress

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/use-your-new-indoor-free-time-transcribing-rare-documents-for-the-library-of-congress-031920

Daily Thoughts 03/20/2020

An Early Reading of Shakespeare, Solomon Hart, 1836

Daily Thoughts 03/20/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.  I am reading about the differences between what men read and what women read.

Web Bits

Booklist Just Announced Free Online Access for All

www.ilovelibraries.org/article/booklist-just-announced-free-online-access-all

Ferguson Library Waves Fines During Coronavirus Shutdown

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/coronavirus/article/Ferguson-Library-waives-fines-during-coronavirus-15145356.php

Though NY Public Library Is Closed, You Can Now Access Its Research Libraries Online

https://hyperallergic.com/548471/nypl/

Daily Thoughts 03/19/2020

A Journal of the Plague Year, Daniel Defoe, 1722

Daily Thoughts 03/19/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

We are still sheltering in place.  I read most of the day and spend some time on the internet.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  Some of the writing can be dense and slow to read.  It is quite esoteric at points.

I also read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.  I am reading about why people mark up their books.

Web Bits

Booklist New To Working From Home
https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=booklist-new-to-working-from-home


Overdue Closing Libraries
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/03/19/librarians-advocate-closing-campus-libraries-during-coronavirus-pandemic

Brooklyn Public Library Unveils Virtual Library Amid Coronavirus
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/brooklyn-public-library-unveils-virtual-library-amid-coronavirus/ar-BB11q73V

Reed Hopes To Find New Dates for BookExpo
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/82749-reed-hopes-to-find-new-dates-for-bookexpo.html

Chicago Public Libraries Are Staying Open Even Though the Librarians Say It is Not Safe
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-public-libraries-are-staying-open-even-though-librarians-say-it-is-not-safe

Social Library: Covid 19 Edition
https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/social-library-153.html

Daily Thoughts 03/18/2020

Seated Man Reading A Newspaper, Pablo Picasso, 1912

Daily Thoughts 03/18/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

The Mount Vernon Public Library is now closed.

We have been asked to shelter in place.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  I am reading about Ramism which is a style of memory focused on repetition and orderliness.

I also read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.  I am reading about how many people do not buy books to keep, but to share and sell to the next reader.

Web Bits

ALA Executive Board Recommends Closing Libraries to the Public

www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/03/ala-executive-board-recommends-closing-libraries-public?fbclid=IwAR1QnLlBCaJ2NTr00_G3od3UohX90uV9W3vPtrEFtkEck0WsiCGJi1qt_Lc

Amazon Deprioritizes Book Sales Amid Coronavirus Crisis

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82713-amazon-deprioritizes-book-sales-amid-coronavirus-crisis.html

Major Indie Bookstores Layoff Hundreds

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82723-mcnally-jackson-powell-s-lay-off-400-booksellers.html

Coronavirus Can't Shut Down Libaries Online Offerings

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200317/coronovirus-canrsquot-shut-down-libraryrsquos-online-offerings

Westchester Library System Coronavirus Information

https://www.westchesterlibraries.org/coronavirus-information/

Daily Thoughts 03/17/2020

Marguerite Gerard, Lady Reading in an Interior, Between 1795 and 1800

Daily Thoughts 03/17/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I picked out some books to be changed to the mezzanine.

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

I placed a few orders for new books.

We have a new director.

The building is closed to the public right now.

We are working a little bit on advertising our electronic resources.

Web Bits

As Covid-19 Threat Grows, Libraries Balance Patron Needs With Staff Safety and Containment

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=as-covid-19-threat-grows-libraries-balance-patron-needs-with-staff-safety-and-containment

MacMillan Abandons Library E-books Embargo

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/82715-macmillan-abandons-library-e-book-embargo.html

Daily Thoughts 03/16/2020

Woman Reading by George Henry Boughton, Circa 1900

Daily Thoughts 03/16/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books.  The author Leah Price studies the history of books focusing on how they are used.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  I am reading about Giordano Bruno and his memory system.  It is an mix of the occult and scientific practices.  Giordano Bruno was labeled as a heretic and burned at the stake.

Web Bits

In Pandemic Librarians Are Reporting to Work, Scared and Questioning Their Institutions

https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=in-a-coronavirus-pandemic-librarians-are-reporting-to-work-scared-and-questioning-their-institutions&fbclid=IwAR0Uc4AHRiF5zzp1LcbdU2CELWU5h7yRBq2AkQBvlArXnJdMjkYT3ji4hdU

The EARN IT Bill Is the Governments Plan to Scan Every Message Online

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-bill-governments-not-so-secret-plan-scan-every-message-online?fbclid=IwAR1x1xgbwrqRV_mVdMrE-Gzy4JskTJBTwBVLYAv1nuf7TtM22DXsJEDMod8

Academic Library Strategies Shift to Closure and Restriction

https://sr.ithaka.org/blog/academic-library-strategies-shift-to-closure-and-restriction/

Daily Thoughts 03/15/2020

 Young Man Writing and Reading from Large Volume at His Left, Dominique Vivant, Before 1825

Daily Thoughts 03/15/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Art of Memory yesterday.

I also read some of What We Talk About When We Talk About Books by Leah Price.

Web Bits

Coronavirus Impact Begins to Spread

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82667-coronavirus-impact-begins-to-spread.html

NYPL Update, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

https://www.nypl.org/about/coronavirus?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia

Los Angelse County Library Closes All Branches Until the End of the Month

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-14/coronavirus-outbreak-los-angeles-county-library-closes-all-locations?_amp=true

Daily Thoughts 03/14/2020

Leopold Horowitz - Portret Jadwigi z Zamoyskich Sapieżyny 1882

Daily Thoughts 03/14/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.

I checked the dislays and the gift books.

The Mount Vernon Public Library is open right now.

I read a copy of Library Journal.

I chose some books to be put in the mezzanine from the biography section.

Web Bits

Proactivity, Resilience: Washington Libraries on the Front Lines of COVID-19

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Washington-State-Libraries-Respond-to-Growing-Coronavirus-Threat

Pandemic Exposes ‘Digital Divide’ As Schools, Workplaces Close

https://phys.org/news/2020-03-pandemic-exposes-digital-schools-workplaces.html

Activists Created a 12.5 Million Block Digital Library in Minecraft to Byass Censorship Laws

https://www.businessinsider.com/minecraft-library-censored-newspaper-articles-online-books-rsf-reporters-borders-2020-3

Daily Thoughts 03/13/2020

A woman writing about memories of places visited, 1850

Daily Thoughts 03/13/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  I am reading about Lullism which is a system of memory from the middle ages.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I put two orders of new books in.

I picked out some biography books to be put in the mezzanine.

I worked on a selection list for the library.

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

Web Bits

Library of Congress Announces Limited Access to Library Facilities Until April 1^st.

https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-20-022/

Covid 19 Impact Listings: Cancellations, Policy Changes and More

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/82672-covid-19-ongoing-list-of-cancellations.html

Seattle Closing All Public Libraries, Community Centers, Parks, Programs in Bid to Slow Coronavirus

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-closing-all-public-libraries-community-centers-parks-programs-in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR0Zqnm0_rnp6fUjz4wwVS37AI652fwlvPpSRz6l4_uOQDlfPuw0QkBr5Tk

New Rochelle Library Cancels Public Programs

https://patch.com/new-york/newrochelle/new-rochelle-library-cancels-public-programs

Library of America to Publish the Works of Octavia Butler

https://www.tor.com/2020/03/12/octavia-butler-library-of-america-nisi-shawl-gerry-canavan-kindred-fledging/comment-page-1/

Daily Thoughts 03/12/2020

Jakub Husnik, Before 1916

Daily Thoughts 03/12/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Art of Memory on the way to work.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

We got 4 laptops to use for the census at the Mount Vernon Public Library.

We requested a shipment from the Distribution to Underserved Communities art books today.

There is a Beginning Microsoft Publisher class tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

As of March 13 all of the programs at the Mount Vernon Public Library have been canceled.


Web Bits

Referenda Report: Renewals Up, New Funding Lagging in 2019

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Referenda-Report-Renewals-Up-New-Funding-Lagged-in-2019

New York Bookstores Weathering Coronavirus Outbreak

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82637-new-york-bookstores-weathering-coronavirus-outbreak.html

Coronavirus Inspires Brooklyn Public Library Reading List

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/coronavirus-inspires-brooklyn-public-library-reading-list/ar-BB113n9i

How To Start A Library of Things Inside An Existing Library

https://www.shareable.net/how-to-start-a-library-of-things-inside-an-existing-library/

NYC Public Libraries Cancel All March Events In Response to Coronavirus
https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/nyc-public-libraries-cancel-all-march-events-response-coronavirus-spread?fbclid=IwAR1i6t1R_0hgyrpwLV64GYz1Yn_nZ0su0O0g26-aARy6glem5iT00ReW69k

Daily Thoughts 03/11/2020

Louis Welden Hawkens, Solitude, circa 1890

Daily Thoughts 03/11/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  I am reading about the concept of the theater of memory.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I picked some books to be changed to the mezzanine.

I did some work with programming.  We are getting laptops for the census from the Westchester Library System along with some marketing material for the census.

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

I read a copy of the latest Booklist.

Web Bits

You Count! Get Census Help, Info At Your Local Library

https://patch.com/illinois/buffalogrove/you-count-get-census-help-info-your-local-library

More Than Just A Library, A Place for People to Feel Safe

https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/more-than-just-a-library/

Daily Thoughts 03/10/2020

Young Women Reading by Degas (1834-1917)

Daily Thoughts 03/10/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I checked some books in the mezzanine in the biography section.

I checked some books in the main floor biography section.

I put in some orders for new books.

I spent some time working on scheduling.

I looked through a copy of the latest New York Times Book Review and the latest Times Literary Supplement.

We spent some time discussing what we planned to do for the census.

There was a Fundamentals of Computers class and a Beginning Microsoft Word 2013 class.

Web Bits

Libraries Help Assuage Census Anxieties

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2020/03/02/fact-versus-fear-census-anxieties/

MacMillian is Thinking About Scrapping Their Library Embargo

https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-library-news/macmillan-is-thinking-about-scraping-their-library-embargo

Daily Thoughts 03/09/2020

The Lute Player, Valentin Boulogne, 1625-1626

Daily Thoughts 03/09/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some of The Season of Storms, The Witcher Book 6 by Andrzej Sapkowski last night on Overdrive.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  I am reading about how strong images like the zodiac or the symbols for christian virtues are used to help remember things.

Web Bits

As the New Coronavirus Spreads, Conferences Suffer

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/82631-as-the-new-coronavirus-spreads-conferences-suffer.html

Rare Isaac Newton Manuscript Found In Corsican Library

https://news.yahoo.com/rare-isaac-newton-manuscript-discovered-corsican-library-205917846.html

Daily Thoughts 03/08/2020

American Homes and Gardens, 1905

Daily Thoughts 03/08/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I am halfway through reading, The Lady of the Lake, The Witcher Book 5 on Overdrive by Andrzej Sapkowski.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  It is slow reading because it contains both philosophy and a lot of very academic thinking.

Web Bits

The Trump Budget Will Gut the Public Library

https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/trump-budget-gut-public-library/

Blockchain for the Information Profession

https://ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu/blockchains/blockchains-applied/applications/

Daily Thoughts 03/07/2020

Instead of Man Reading We Have the Bookworm, Christopher Pearce Cranch 1830--1892

Daily Thoughts 03/07/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some books on horticulture.  I have been looking at them online on Hoopla.  I looked through A History of Gardening in 50 Objects by George Drower and The Big Bad Book of Botany by Michael Largo.  I like reading about the history of plants.

I also read some more of The Art of Memory.

Web Bits

Can Libraries Help Solve Climate Change? This Wisconsin Couple Says Yes

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/can-libraries-help-solve-climate-change-wisconsin-couple-says-yes

The Census Starts In Two Weeks

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2020/03/the-census-starts-in-two-weeks/

Is Macmillan Reconsidering Its Library E-book Embargo?

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/82621-is-macmillan-reconsidering-its-library-e-book-embargo.html

Libraries and Pandemic Preparedness

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/covid-19-libraries-pandemic-preparedness/

Daily Thoughts 03/06/2020

Reading by Lamplight, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859

Daily Thoughts 03/06/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

The library is closed today for sanitization.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  I am reading about how it is important to pick a structure with impact to place in memory like a hospital or temple.

Web Bits

Reed Confirms Book Expo, Book Con To Proceed As Planned

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/82601-reed-confirms-bookexpo-bookcon-to-proceed-as-planned.html

Libraries Matter to Families. They Don't Matter to Trump

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/libraries-matter-families-dont-matter-214607833.html

How Entrepreneurs Can Use Their Local Library To Access Free Resources to Get Ahead In Their Business

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-entrepreneurs-use-library-for-free-resources-to-get-ahead-2020-3

Daily Thoughts 03/05/2020

Thoughts, Marcus Stone, 1880

Daily Thoughts 03/05/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

The library is closed today due to a preventative cleanup for the coronavirus.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  I am reading about artificial memory in medieval times which was often focused on ethics.

Web Bits

What the New Coronavirus Means for Publishing

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82560-what-the-new-coronavirus-means-for-publishing.html

American Libraries Are Having A Renaissance, Thanks to Millenials

https://www.mic.com/p/american-libraries-are-having-a-renaissance-thanks-to-millennials-21754226?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_medium=social

Don't be Afraid To Let Children Read Graphic Novels. They're Real Books.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/dont-be-afraid-to-let-children-read-graphic-novels-theyre-real-books/2020/02/27/ed374b92-4dd7-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html

Ask Your Senator to Fund Libraries
http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/write-a-letter?6&engagementId=505997&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxCgeN4EP0DRZg0GeAN9xdmldywlCNX_K6lRHMhgZVkHh02Ad39bV_8vctcJf82pNxj7zLnItFa-34JLMkFxfYThRB3arAEDTxrBJG_lV4Nu4&lp=0

Daily Thoughts 03/04/2020

Giovanni Battista Moroni (Painter), Bartolomeo Bonghi (Died 1584), Painted shortly after 1553

Daily Thoughts 03/04/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook.

I also looked over some grants information.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  I am reading about how Plato and some people viewed the written word as a way to lose wisdom because it caused people to not use their memory.

Web Bits

Resources for Libraries On Coronavirus

https://www.everylibrary.org/resources_for_libraries_on_coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR1lrr_Qs6A50f4B_YTjV2NAaZbWT_TvKpL8DeBAUulX2CHoxRL_ErdYZP0

More of Our Favorite Fictional Librarians, Ranked!... Again

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/07/17/more-favorite-fictional-librarians-ranked?utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com

After Years of Organizing, Affordable Housing, Library Coming to Boston Chinatown

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/after-years-organizing-affordable-housing-library-boston-chinatown

Daily Thoughts 03/03/2020

 A man with "fake news" rushing to the printing press. 7, March 1894, Frederick Burr Opper

Daily Thoughts 03/03/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading Agency by William Gibson.  I found it gripping enough to finish by the end of last night.  There was enough action and intrigue to keep the story going.  Also, the technology was believable.

Web Bits

IMLS Statement on the President's FY 2021 Budget Proposal

https://www.imls.gov/news/imls-statement-presidents-fy-2021-budget-proposal

Reaching the Hard to Count

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2020/03/02/census-2020-reaching-hard-to-count/

Daily Thoughts 03/02/2020

In March Read the Books You've Always Meant to Read, Works Project Administration, 1941

Daily Thoughts 03/02/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Agency by William Gibson.

I also read some more of The Art of Memory.  In memory systems words and images are often memorized differently.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I selected some books to be brought down to the mezzanine.

Web Bits

Yonkers Public Library Hands Out Reusable Bags Ahead of Plastic Bag Ban

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/yonkers-public-library-hands-out-reusable-bags-ahead-of-plastic-bag-ban/ar-BB10zir5

Daily Thoughts 03/01/2020

Poster for the Film, The Time Machine from 1960

Daily Thoughts 03/01/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Art of Memory.  Memory started out being used part of rhetoric.  People needed to be remember long winded speeches.

I also read some more of Agency which is focused on artificial intelligence and alternate timelines in the story.



Web Bits

Metadata Literacy: What Every Librarian Needs to Know About the Changing Landscape

http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/dec19/Adamich--Metadata-Literacy-What-Every-Librarian-Needs-to-Know.shtml?sf230669059=1

Survey on Facial Recognition Software and Libraries

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSca4kkYwHnB6w0bWw-MImagJCr6X2xM4Lpu7yUQjGxfylwmqQ/viewform

Library of America Poetry Grant

https://africanamericanpoetry.org/apply/#project-overview

18 Surprising Things Stolen from Libraries

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/18-surprising-things-stolen-from-libraries/ar-BB10yN0o?li=BBSVbAt

Call to Action Public Libraries and the Opioid Crisis

https://www.oclc.org/research/publications/2020/oclcresearch-call-to-action-public-libraries-and-the-opioid-crisis.html