Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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

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

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


Monday, March 30, 2020

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


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


Sunday, March 29, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/29/2020

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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

These Closed Libraries Are Still Providing Free Wi-Fi

Library Recovery Funding Summary





Saturday, March 28, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/28/2020

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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

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

Augment Your Quarantine with Digital LA Library Card

Libraries Get Creative With E-books and Other Online Offerings

Friday, March 27, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/27/2020

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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

Novelists Ignite A Mighty Blaze In Response to Extinguished Book Tours

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

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


Thursday, March 26, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/26/2020

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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

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

Scholastic Starts Temporary Staffing Reductions

How To Advocate for Closing the Library

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


Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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

Covid-19's Impact On Libraries Goes Beyond Books

The Census and Covid-19




Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/24/2020

Peg for a Bookbinding

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 73rd Anniversary of Jackie Robinson Integration Into Major League Baseball

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

Fighting Fake News In the Pandemic

Serving Homeless Patrons in the Covid-19 Shutdown

Fairgrounds, Spokane Public Library Eyed for Shelter in Coronavirus Response


Monday, March 23, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/23/2020

The Century Magazine: June
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

Amazing Library Collections to Explore Online

Library Journal Day of Dialog is Now A free Virtual Event

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




Sunday, March 22, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/22/2020


Bottle, Glass, and Pipe (Violette de Parme)

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

When Libraries Close It Feels Like The End of the World

Europe Offers Visitors Many Great Libraries





Saturday, March 21, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/21/2020

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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


Friday, March 20, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/20/2020

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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

Ferguson Library Waves Fines During Coronavirus Shutdown

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




Thursday, March 19, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/19/2020

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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








Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/18/2020

Seated Man Reading a Newspaper
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

Amazon Deprioritizes Book Sales Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Major Indie Bookstores Layoff Hundreds

Coronavirus Can't Shut Down Libaries Online Offerings

Westchester Library System Coronavirus Information


Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/17/2020

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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

MacMillan Abandons Library E-books Embargo


Monday, March 16, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/16/2020

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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


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

Academic Library Strategies Shift to Closure and Restriction

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/15/2020

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 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

NYPL Update, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

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



Saturday, March 14, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/14/2020

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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

Pandemic Exposes ‘Digital Divide’ As Schools, Workplaces Close

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


Friday, March 13, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/13/2020

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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 1st.

Covid 19 Impact Listings: Cancellations, Policy Changes and More

New Rochelle Library Cancels Public Programs

Library of America to Publish the Works of Octavia Butler

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/12/2020

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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

New York Bookstores Weathering Coronavirus Outbreak

Coronavirus Inspires Brooklyn Public Library Reading List

How To Start A Library of Things Inside An Existing Library

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/11/2020

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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

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


Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/10/2020

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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

MacMillian is Thinking About Scrapping Their Library Embargo



Monday, March 9, 2020

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

Rare Isaac Newton Manuscript Found In Corsican Library

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/08/2020

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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

Blockchain for the Information Profession



Saturday, March 7, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/07/2020

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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

The Census Starts In Two Weeks

Is Macmillan Reconsidering Its Library E-book Embargo?

Libraries and Pandemic Preparedness




Friday, March 6, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/06/2020

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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

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

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


Thursday, March 5, 2020

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

American Libraries Are Having A Renaissance, Thanks to Millenials

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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

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

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




Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/03/2020

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 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

Reaching the Hard to Count


Monday, March 2, 2020

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





Sunday, March 1, 2020

Daily Thoughts 03/01/2020

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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

Library of America Poetry Grant


18 Surprising Things Stolen from Libraries

Call to Action Public Libraries and the Opioid Crisis