Daily Thoughts 05/31/2020

A Man With Pen In Hand and A Maid Servant, Gabriel Metsu, 1659

Daily Thoughts 05/31/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I am reading about the sense of place and the sense of belonging.

I also read a bit more of The Half That's Never Been Told.  I am reading about how the record business changed with the emergence of Napster.

Web Bits

Vatican Museums, Archive, Library Prepare to Reopen

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2020/05/vatican-museums-archive-library-prepare-to-reopen/

Gateways to Cultural Diversity Libraries As Multicultural Hubs
https://blogs.ifla.org/lpa/2020/05/20/gateways-to-cultural-diversity-libraries-as-multicultural-hubs/

Tips for Recording Digital Book Talks
https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/tips-for-recording-digital-book-talks/

Daily Thoughts 05/30/2020

Orfeo Orfei, A Political Cobbler, 1873

Daily Thoughts 05/30/2020

I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library.

I spent quite a bit of time looking up information on past programs and all the different grants and fundraising I had done in the last three years. It took most of the day.

I did not get a chance to read anything.

Tomorrow night there will be a candidate forum for the Mount Vernon Public Library Trustee Candidates at 8:00 p.m. With Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard on Facebook. I am supporting the CSEA backed candidates Andrea Fobbs and Lauren P. Raysor. It is very important that there are open and honest debates where all the candidates participate.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10222965396433623&set=pcb.10222965396793632&type=3&theater

I am finding that librarianship has been increasingly politicized.  I am noticing that politicization is also starting to get into other government agencies as well lately.

Web Bits

Misinformation Has Created A New World Disorder

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/misinformation-has-created-a-new-world-disorder/

Warwick Public Library's Pet Tarantula Temporarily Living With Librarian

https://turnto10.com/news/local/warwick-public-librarys-tarantula-temporarily-living-with-librarian

Daily Thoughts 05/29/2020

Richard Caton Woodville, Sr, Politics In An Oysterhouse, 1848

Daily Thoughts 05/29/2020

I checked the library Twitter and the library Facebook Group as well as linkedIn.

I spent some time working on the IMLS CARES Act grant this morning.

I also worked on an order of bestsellers from the New York Times and Publishers Weekly Bestseller lists.

We are doing a presentation on Overdrive and Libby today for e-books at 4:00 p.m.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass on Overdrive.  I am reading about the concept of the Honorable Harvest in the Native American tradition where you ask to harvest plants before you gather them.

Web Bits

Virtual Library Programs Abound During Pandemic

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/virtual-library-programs-abound-during-pandemic

Virtual Gardening Programs Offered Through Library

https://patch.com/new-jersey/longvalley/virtual-gardening-programs-offered-through-library

NYC Public Libraries Mull Grab and Go Book Pickup Service

https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/5/26/21273148/nyc-public-libraries-mull-grab-and-go-book-pickup-service

Daily Thoughts 05/28/2020

Tax Collectors In Their Office, 16th century or later.

Daily Thoughts 05/28/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group. I also checked my LinkedIn account.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I read some more about maple sugar and sweet grass.

I did a little more work with the IMLS CARES Act grant this morning.

I watched a webinar on Facebook communities created by Facebook.  It went over some of the most important features of Facebook groups. https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=268067401055092

I am still focused on the census.

I read some of The Half That's Never Been Told by Doctor Dread.  It is about reggae music.

I also watched the documentary, The First Rasta about Leonard Percival Howell on Kanopy last night.  I found it to be both interesting and relaxing.


Web Bits

Census at NYPL New York Public Library

https://www.nypl.org/census2020?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_source=linkedin.com

The Invisible Poems Hidden In One of the World's Oldest Libraries

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/sinai-peninsula-hidden-texts/536313/

Ralls County Library Summer Reading Goes Online

https://wgem.com/2020/05/27/ralls-county-library-summer-reading-goes-online/

Daily Thoughts 05/27/2020

An Election III, the Polling by William Hogarth, 1754-1755

Daily Thoughts 05/27/2020

checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group. I also checked my Linked In page.

I read the Batman Ninja Turtles Crossover III written by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Freddie E. Williams II and Kevin Eastman. It was a lot of fun to read with plenty of cliches and ninja, joker, and robot action. It featured a wide variety of villains including Krang, the Joker, and Shredder. The joker had a ninja touch to him which was a bit silly. The action was dynamically drawn. The color popped. This graphic novel was worth reading.

I am working on the IMLS Cares Act Grant for libraries. I have most of the Narrative figured out. The time table should flow from the narrative. Then I should be able to write the descriptions of the people I will need for the grant as well as attach resumes. I intend to invite some people in the community to work on this with me.

I posted about the census.

I am going to the Virtual Library Journal Day of Dialog tomorrow on Thursday May 28, 2020.

The CSEA Endorses Lauren Raysor For MVPL Trustee

https://www.blackwestchester.com/csea-endorses-lauren-raysor-for-mvpl-trustee/

Both Lauren Raysor and Andrea Fobbs are supported by the union.

Web Bits 

What the HEROES Act Would Mean for Libraries

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=what-the-heroes-act-would-mean-for-libraries

How To Look Better on Zoom and Other Video Calling Apps

https://www.howtogeek.com/673264/how-to-look-better-on-zoom-and-other-video-calling-apps/

Idea of City Hall in Library Advances

https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2020-05-27/84640/idea-of-city-hall-in-library-advances

Daily Thoughts 05/26/2020

Thomas Webster, Sunday Evening, 19th Century

Daily Thoughts 05/26/2020

I checked the library Twitter and my personal Linked In today.

I spent a little time looking up business information for the census.

I met today with the Complete Count Committee for the Census for the City of Mount Vernon, New York.

I discussed a grant today.  I have an outline to follow for the grant.

I placed Braiding Sweetgrass on hold again.  I have to wait to read more of it as an e-book.  It came in this evening and I read another chapter.  I am reading about baskets and trees.

Web Bits

Storycorps Partners With Libraries to Keep Communities Connected

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/storycorps-partners-libraries-keep-communities-connected

The Movement Towards Equity

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2020/05/the-movement-toward-equity/

National Guard Rescues Books In Midland Library

https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/national-guard-rescues-books-in-midland-library/

Daily Thoughts 05/25/2020

Izsak Perlmutter, Reading Girl, 1926

Daily Thoughts 05/25/2020

I checked the library Twitter, the library Facebook Group, and a few other places like Nextdoor.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  The sentiment of the book is very pleasant.  The author writes about family, country life, and living on the earth.  I read about the Onondaga Native American pledge and three sisters, corn, squash, and beans.  I find reading this book calming.

I prepared a little more for my presentation on the Overdrive e-book platform next Friday.

I spent a little more time on the IMLS CARES Act.

Web Bits

Comics for A Mobile Generation

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/83400-comics-for-a-mobile-generation.html

Lessons On Working From Home

https://mrlibrarydude.wordpress.com/2020/05/20/lessons-on-working-from-home/

Libraries Will Quarantine Books 10 Days to Protect Readers

https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2020/05/23/library-will-quarantine-books-10-days-to-protect-readers/

Daily Thoughts 05/24/2020

Kitagawa Utamaro, Woman of the Yoshiwara Reading Scroll, 1753

Daily Thoughts 05/24/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I am enjoying reading this.  There is a lot about connection to nature.  I liked the idea of clearing a pond of algae.  I found it to be satisfying reading.

I spent some time collecting together the different ideas about how libraries will change and adjust to Covid 19.

I am preparing to discuss Overdrive next Friday with a colleague.
https://westchester.overdrive.com/

Web Bits

Librarians Recruited As Covid 19 Hunters

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/contact-tracing-librarians-recruited-as-covid-19-hunters/

Summer Reading Programs Going Virtual This Year

https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?detailStory=summer-reading-programs-going-virtual-this-year-slj-COVID-19-survey-coronavirus

Free Coloring Pages and Writing Prompts for Library Lovers

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/free-coloring-pages-and-writing-prompts-library-lovers

Boone Recognized As First Civilian Library In Nation to Partner With Military Reading Program

https://www-newsrepublican-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.newsrepublican.com/article/20200511/NEWS/305119976?template=ampart&fbclid=IwAR2FEwt8v_CWLECgHT6iEZRWPSy7Pm0LgenYGIa0TXw9wLeL4PGborZtVvk

OCPL Reopening Graphics Google Drive

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BIufuVJoRTsjvWwjuu9jIeh6b_VnmIrn?fbclid=IwAR2YRIl3PlEGSqntYxnYFd34pUIHhaN4XByG0auiV4ysXjXwMggX0E-km64

Library Associations Announce Joint Cultural Competencies Task Force

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=library-associations-announce-joint-cultural-competencies-task-force

Daily Thoughts 05/23/2020

Nicoline Tuxen, Portrait of a Woman Reading in Bed, Before 1931

Daily Thoughts 05/23/2020

I checked the library Twitter and looked at my Linked In.

I spent a little more time on the census.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I am reading about botany and a world view focused on animacy where the rocks and plants and trees are alive.

I looked through the Pandemic Preparedness Site Resources for Libraries from ALA.
http://www.ala.org/tools/atoz/pandemic-preparedness

I think this helped me some with the IMLS Cares Act.

Web Bits

Tech Lending and Truly Mobile Hotspots Extend Library Internet Access

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=tech-lending-and-truly-mobile-hotspots-extend-library-internet-access

Book Expo 2020: Librarians' Day Set for 10 a.m. Kick Off

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/83383-bookexpo-2020-librarians-day-set-for-10-a-m-kick-off.html

Is It Safe To Go Back to My Local Library

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2020/05/22/is-reopening-libraries-safe/

Daily Thoughts 05/22/2020

The Collector of Prints, Edgar Degas, 1866

Daily Thoughts 05/22/2020

I checked the library Twitter and checked my Linked In account.

I contacted a few more people for the census.

I also spent time working on databases.

I checked the IMLS CARES Act as well.

We have a Zoom session on Hoopla and Kanopy soon today at 4:00 p.m.

I read a little bit more about Covid 19 and libraries.

Web Bits

The Future of Libraries Already Looked Increasingly Digital Then Came the Coronavirus

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/the-future-of-libraries-digital-coronavirus-210018013.html

Webinar Transcripts on Covid 19

www.ala.org/pla/sites/ala.org.pla/files/content/onlinelearning/webinars/archive/2020-03-26_COVID-19_CurrentLandscape_Webinar_saved_chat_EDITED.pdf

Some Thoughts on Reopening: An Open Letter to My Fellow Directors

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=some-thoughts-on-reopening-an-open-letter-to-my-fellow-directors-opinion&fbclid=IwAR1NO8yAfL6vQZOCQy80hXsBxyuZPz9o6FKBz6w6ZHrFYLggGACKR0niRAU

Daily Thoughts 05/21/2020

Book Case One of A Pair, 1715

Daily Thoughts 05/21/2020

I checked the library Twitter and my own Linked In.

I spent some time working on the CARES grant today. There are a number of pieces of it which I am working on right now.

I contacted people for the census.

Web Bits

How Pulitzer Prize Winner Jericho Brown Wants Us To Read Poetry

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=how-pulitzer-prize-winner-jericho-brown-wants-us-to-read-poetry

Library Book Clubs Go Virtual During Pandemic

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/library-book-clubs-go-virtual-during-pandemic

How Would You Like to Quarantine in an Underground Library In Rajasthan That Has 900,000 Books

https://www.india.com/viral/how-would-you-like-to-quarantine-in-an-underground-library-in-rajasthan-that-has-900000-books-4035122/

Daily Thoughts 05/20/2020

Louis Robert De Couvillon, circa 1886, Renaissance Woman Reading a Letter

Daily Thoughts 05/20/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I worked a little bit more on a list of churches for the Census today.

I wrote a letter for a grant.

I also read a transcript for the IMLS CARES Act grant.

https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files//webinar/transcripts/transcriptimlscaresactgrantsformuseumsandlibraries.pdf

I removed myself from being the administrator for the Facebook page for the library.

Web Bits

Pandemic Caused Austerity Drives Widespread Furloughs, Layoffs of Library Workers

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Pandemic-Caused-Austerity-Drives-Widespread-Furloughs-Layoffs-of-Library-Workers

Powell's Books Will Be Back CEO Emily Powell Pledges But Not Soon

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/05/powells-books-will-be-back-ceo-emily-powell-pledges-but-not-soon.html?fbclid=IwAR3h2dPGSG8KU2_M5C8zB-LngK_hjsoC3PcDOn0TqzP8lBLHzIQmD8TyvXQ

Don't Leave Workers Out of the Library Narrative

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Dont-Leave-Workers-Out-of-the-Library-Narrative-Opinion

Daily Thoughts 05/19/2020

Female Musicians, 1530s

Daily Thoughts 05/19/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

It was a tougher day than I expected.  We sent out some more flyers for Hoopla to post on Facebook.

I also attended the Mount Vernon Complete Count Committee for the Census.  I spent most of the rest day looking up churches online to create a contact list for the local churches.  I had earlier created a list focusing on immigrants and Latino organizations.  I am hoping this will help with increasing our count for the census.

Web Bits

Library Buildings, Closed for Coronavirus, Volunteer for New Services

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Library-Buildings-Closed-for-Coronavirus-Volunteer-for-New-Services-covid-19

The Art World Works From Home: Morgan Library Director Colin Bailey Is Watching “Frasier” And Researching JP Morgan's Collecting Habits

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-art-world-works-from-home-colin-bailey-1864473

Tulsa Library Opens With Curbside Checkout

https://ktul.com/news/local/tulsa-library-opens-curb-side-book-checkout

Daily Thoughts 05/18/2020

Wandering Thoughts, Frederick Alfred Slocombe, 1920

Daily Thoughts 05/18/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I discussed doing the crochet program as a Zoom program.

I spent some time looking up information for the census.  My colleague contacted a number of people.

I also worked a little bit on a grant today.  It will be challenging to do.  There are parts of it where I will definitely need technical help.  It is the Cares ACT grant.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I like the sense of sympathy in this book.  The focus on ceremony and gifts was satisfying to read about today.

Web Bits

Reexploring Collection Management

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2020/05/01/getting-to-know-you-again-collection-management/

Is Your Online Library for Everyone

https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2020/05/is-your-online-library-for-everyone/

Natick Library to Offer “Contactless Hold Pickup'

https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20200517/natick-library-to-offer-contactless-hold-pickup

Daily Thoughts 05/17/2020

Winslow Homer, Girl Reading Under An Oak Tree, 1879

Daily Thoughts 05/18/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook.

I have been looking up more census information.  We have some more people to contact.

I read some of Braiding Sweetgrass this morning.  This is a book which combines ecology and botany with indigenous thinking.  It is a collection of essays.

I read the New York Times and Publishers Weekly Bestseller lists.

Web Bits

Librarians America Is Counting On You

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/83338-librarians-america-is-counting-on-you.html

Libraries Begin To Appreciate Books Again

https://doorcountydailynews.com/news/508782

UC Berkeley Library Makes It Easier to Digitize Collections Responsibly With Novel Workflows and Bold Policy

https://news.lib.berkeley.edu/responsible-access

Daily Thoughts 05/17/2020

A Dame's School, Peter Henry Emerson, 1887


Daily Thoughts 05/16/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I started reading Braiding Sweetgrass Indigenous Wisdom, Scienceific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer on Overdrive as an e-book.

I spent some more time looking up census information.

Web Bits

Research Finds Reading Books Has Surged in Lockdown (United Kingdom)

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/15/research-reading-books-surged-lockdown-thrillers-crime?fbclid=IwAR2JeyIH0EDjDssCEvvIZ-uNC8qZMWMvuFZo2KNVnN9kB3XHsN5PJN5Shz4

Boston Public Library Finds Way to Safely Serve Homeless, Recovering Patrons Through Pandemic

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=boston-public-library-finds-ways-to-safely-serve-homeless-recovering-patrons-thru-pandemic

8 Blooming Botanical Gardens To Explore Virtually

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=8-blooming-botanical-gardens-to-explore-virtually

Budapest's Over the Top Palace Library Is Easy to Miss

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ervin-szabo-budapests-over-the-top-palace-library-is-easy-to-miss?ref=home

Brainerd Library Book Drop Reopens For Returns

https://www.brainerddispatch.com/newsmd/6493080-Brainerd-library-book-drop-reopens-for-returns

Daily Thoughts 05/16/2020

Ambrosius Benson, Young Woman In Orison Reading a Book of Hours, 1532

Daily Thoughts 05/15/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I downloaded the free version of Zoom to my desktop at home and registered it.

I have been watching some training videos on the Zoom website.

We met briefly and discussed Zoom online from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

I posted a flyer about comics on Hoopla.

I watched a DJ party for the census on Facebook.  Next week is phone banking for the census.

Web Bits

IMLS Announces Swift Delivery of CARES Act Funding for Covid 19 Impacted Libraries

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=IMLS-Announces-Swift-Delivery-CARES-Act-Funding-COVID-19-Impacted-Libraries

Phoenix Public Library Starting with Curbside Pickup

https://www.abqjournal.com/1456020/phoenix-public-library-restarting-with-curbside-service.html

A Digital Library Revolution Takes Flight

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/hathitrust-digital-library-revolution-takes-flight

Daily Thoughts 05/14/2020

Reading in Bed (The Slipper), James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Daily Thoughts 05/14/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I also reached out to a few more people via email for the census.

I finished reading The Goodness Paradox The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution by Richard Wrangham.  It has extensive notes and bibliography, but no index.  This is popular science book.  It is based on physical anthropology with lots of material on apes.  It focuses on two things, reactive aggression and planned cooperative violence.  The author describes how as reactive aggression is reduced in humans, planned cooperative violence like warfare increases.

I wrote a description of what the different people in my department are doing.

I also did a little more work with Arts Westchester.

I looked at a COVID 19 grant which was looking for technical answers for libraries.

$15 Million in IMLS CARES Act Grants Now Available for Museum and Library Services

https://www.imls.gov/news/15-million-imls-cares-act-grants-now-available-museum-and-library-services

Next week, they are going to be doing phone banking for the United States census.

Web Bits

Comic Con @ Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbHnCt9GM5s&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3EPqPGD70zrST7uxdqtI7_YKBJsj4nduY98Zr3x1mdT_rlNyMXYXafyN4

Virtual Storytimes Keep Families Engage

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/virtual-storytimes-keep-families-engaged

San Diego Library Branches Explore Allowing Curbside Book Pickups

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/story/2020-05-13/san-diego-library-branches-explore-allowing-curbside-book-pick-ups

Libraries Shift to Digital Mode

https://now.tufts.edu/articles/libraries-shift-digital-mode

Daily Thoughts 05/13/2020

Hans Sturzenegger, Stilleben mit Blumn und Buch, 1920

Daily Thoughts 05/13/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I posted about our How to Use Zoom event on Zoom on Friday at 2:00 p.m.

I registered for training on Zoom through the Westchester Library System.  I also registered for training on an upgraded version of Evergreen which is our Integrated Library System.

I spent some time working on statistics.

I posted a few recommendation lists for films on Twitter and Facebook.

I spoke to Arts Westchester about rescheduling some grants so they can be done next years.  One is for Paper Mache and the other is for Cloth Dolls.

The management meeting was about planning on how to open the library up in stages.  We have to review and prepare for when the starts to be opened up.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about war.  The author focuses on the difference in war between simple and complex societies. 

Web Bits

Librarian Volunteers Help WHO Make Sense of Covid Information

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=librarian-volunteers-help-who-make-sense-of-covid-information

For Publishers It's Still Calm Before the Storm

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/83287-for-publishers-it-s-still-the-calm-before-the-storm.html

Hawaii's Library System Sees Online Interest Surge

https://www.govtech.com/gov-experience/Hawaiis-Library-System-Sees-Online-Interest-Surge.html

Daily Thoughts 05/12/2020

Ishikawa Toyonuba (1711-1785), Young Woman Reading a Scroll

Daily Thoughts 05/12/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I attended a Zoom meeting for the Complete Count Committee of the City of Mount Vernon, New York.  I am going to be contacting more people about the census.

I have to talk to Arts Westchester tomorrow.

I spent a little time working on information for databases and flyers this morning.

There is going to be a management meeting tomorrow via Zoom.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about infanticide among apes.

Web Bits

The Post Pandemic Future of Libraries

https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2020/05/post-pandemic-future-libraries/611458/?fbclid=IwAR1NYVYFtq5s03ydVtHCIuNKxzpI2hOhMo1uojgl2gNHDKR9GNg5eDpbaHY

Business, Government, Education Leaders Call For Emergency Funding For Libraries Impacted by Covid-19

http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/05/business-government-education-leaders-call-emergency-funding-libraries

How To Quarantine Library Materials
https://ideas.demco.com/blog/how-to-quarantine-public-library-materials/

Daily Thoughts 05/11/2020

Pencil Drawing of a Lounging Man Reading A Book, A.B. Greene, 1872

Daily Thoughts 05/11/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I went to work today and worked on some orders for new books.  I also took some time to work on purchase orders for electronic resources as well as paying for some invoices for programming.

I have been careful to keep track of everything I am doing.

I spoke to some colleagues about their plans for upcoming activities.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about the development of morality in people and how it is related to violence.

I finished reading A Safe and Sustainable World:  The Promise of Ecological Design by Nancy Jack Todd.  I liked reading about how John Todd developed systems of water purification using plants.  I like the work which they described for sustainability.  This book is a very interesting read for people interested in ecology and sustainability.

Web Bits

Pittsburgh Libraries Turn to Tech for Pandemic Services

https://www.govtech.com/health/Pittsburgh-Libraries-Turn-to-Tech-for-Pandemic-Services.html?fbclid=IwAR0PW2_5HsIG4vlIsEyLGiwnmx6BFcL63ip0bb7LNMaWTglWQUgeh_jg6dc

Daily Thoughts 05/10/2020

Tony Robert-Fleury, Girl Reading, 1880

Daily Thoughts 05/10/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  The author postulates that homo sapiens were better at cooperation than neanderthals.

I also read some more of A Safe and Sustainable World.   I am reading about experiments with aquaculture and integrating aquaculture with growing vegetables.  There is also a description of building windmills for energy.

I watched an instructional video on Zoom on Lynda.com for a second time.

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

Web Bits

Library Pen Pal Programs Unite Communities During Quarantine

www.ilovelibraries.org/article/library-pen-pal-programs-unite-communities-during-quarantine

A New Tech Revolution

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2020/05/01/new-tech-revolution/

Digital Jigsaw Puzzles

https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2020/05/07/puzzles/

Council to Consider 'Locker Systems' For Checking Out Library Material

https://scvnews.com/city-to-discuss-purchase-installation-of-2-self-serving-library-locker-systems/

Curbside Service At Your Library

https://immokaleebulletin.com/human-interest/curbside-service-at-the-library/

Daily Thoughts 05/09/2020

Gardens Behind Stockholm Public Library, 2019, Public Domain, Author-- Climadeo

Daily Thoughts 05/09/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

We had our online Garden Club Meeting today at 11:00 a.m..  It was quite fun.  People showed some cuttings from their supermarket.  Things like ginger, sweet potatoes, and green onions which could be grown next to your kitchen window.  We also planned for the next garden club meeting.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about how hunter gatherer societies control violence and create egalitarianism.

I spent a little time looking up census videos to post on Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor.

I looked through Start A Community Food Garden The Essential Handbook by Lamanda Joy, Timber Press, 2014.  It is the basics about how to organize and put together a community garden.  I have read it before and wanted to look at it again.  It is a short, easy to read, illustrated guide on how to organize and plan a community garden.  This was on Hoopla as an e-book.

I also am rereading A Safe and Sustainable The Promise of Ecological Design by Nancy Jack Tood.  This is a book on ecology.  In the 1970s, the New Alchemy Institute was one of the first nuts and bolts scientific experiments in sustainable farming and living  They built a research institute which attempted to make a mixed agricultural landscape.  There are a lot of interesting descriptions of domed fish ponds, small wind power, and early bioshelters.  Nancy Jack Todd was one of the founders of the New Alchemy Institute.

Web Bits

BookExpo and BookCon Go Virtual This Month

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/83265-bookexpo-and-bookcon-go-virtual-this-month.html

A New Model For Digital Inclusion: An Interview With Helsingborg City Libraries

https://www.ifla.org/node/93093

Inside A Secret Library in Syria

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/08/853192520/inside-a-secret-library-in-syria

Daily Thoughts 05/08/2020

What Do You Think of the Expedition, J J Grandville, 1829

Daily Thoughts 05/08/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I contacted a few more people about the census.

I discussed a grant with someone.

I talked with one of the Friends of the Mount Vernon Public Library.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about the origins and history of capital punishment.

I watched DJ Myte as a census event tonight.

There is Petition to Become a Library Trustee for the Mount Vernon Public Library.  There are currently two openings right now.

http://mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/petition-become-a-library-trustee/

The election for the trustees is on June 9, 2020.

Web Bits

Library of Congress Offers Virtual Learning Opportunities for Everyone

https://www.news8000.com/the-library-of-congress-offers-virtual-learning-opportunities-for-everyone/

How Librarians Are Serving Their Patrons While Libraries Are Closed

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelkramerbussel/2020/04/30/how-librarians-are-serving-their-patrons-while-their-libraries-are-closed/#23bf93b13aa6

Daily Thoughts 05/07/2020

Alfons Mucha (1860-1939), Ex Libris Leo Szemere

Daily Thoughts 05/07/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I worked a little bit more with the census.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about how people became self domesticated.   Part of this process is the reduction of violence by punishing and executing criminal behavior.  It is an interesting idea.

I watched a webinar called How Foundations And Friends Can Support Their Library During Covid-19.  This week is National Library Legislative Week.

Web Bits

Summer Reading During a Pandemic

http://mediabox.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/standard/browse.php?fbclid=IwAR17mHJxlx3QEbSxnTyH9VH2GLucbnjjNSqCPUfZn60K7pB1L8cJ2tXPxig

Belen Public Library to Have Limited Access: Appointments

http://www.news-bulletin.com/news/belen-public-library-to-have-limited-access-appointments/article_49d1a392-8fc4-11ea-a784-5713ecd9fe0d.html

Library Will Reopen In Phases

https://www.batesvilleheraldtribune.com/news/local_news/library-will-reopen-in-phases/article_2b9af816-8ffa-11ea-93e3-970eeb5acd41.html

Daily Thoughts 05/06/2020

Woman Reading A Book On A Beach, James Jebusa Shannon, between 1891-1896

Daily Thoughts 05/06/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I am reading some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about human evolution and how it relates to violence.

I put together a list of some of the better programs which we did during the previous year with some commentary.

I am attending a webinar called How Foundations and Friends Can Support Their Library During Covid-19 tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.

I watched another session called Light that is part of the series of How We Got to Now on Kanopy streaming video.  I also watched the episode on sound.

I am looking at the Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change grant.

http://www.ala.org/tools/programming/climatechange/guidelines

Web Bits

Bitterroot Public Library Opens With Limited Patron Access

https://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_b518a01c-6762-514a-ae40-0f55851cae30.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR02SXIpJXbes4dFJ_XAlhsaPJN1Iyq0NilelnJkHylCrK9tc5VJkuSewgc

Oregon Library's Online Quiz Zoombombed With Child Pornography

https://www.newsweek.com/oregon-libray-zoom-quiz-child-porn-1502251

Library Reopens Curbside Pickup

https://www.bellevueheraldleader.com/news/library-re-opens-curbside-pickup/article_b4e9adfe-8efd-11ea-a801-13cc798e98ca.html

Daily Thoughts 05/05/2020

Gaspare Traversi, Reading A Letter, Between 1741 and 1760

Daily Thoughts 05/05/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I read about the differences in aggression between bonobos and chimpanzees.  The book is very much focused on physical anthropology.

I had two meetings today for the Census. The first was for the Mount Vernon Complete Count Committee for the census.  We talked about different ways to reach out to people to get them to do the census.  I suggested we needed to contact some of the local business leaders and suggest that doing census is a good thing.  This was from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

I also attended a meeting for the Westchester Library System census.  It was interesting.  The second meeting was from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

I watched the documentary Time which is part of the Series How We Got to Now.  It is on Kanopy.

I also posted a flyer on how to use Hoopla done by one of my colleagues on social media.

Web Bits

So You've Been Furloughed

https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2020/05/so-youve-been-furloughed/

Perfect Storm Covid 19 ALA Reinvention

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2020/05/01/perfect-storm-covid-19-ala-reinvention/

Omaha Public Library Starts Curbside Pickup at Five Branches

https://www.omaha.com/news/local/omaha-public-library-starts-curbside-pickup-at-five-branches/article_e206875e-0245-592e-8846-f5f8c474b550.html

Daily Thoughts 05/04/2020

The Reader and the Book, Robert Louis Stevenson, Illustration, E.R. Herman, 1914

Daily Thoughts 05/04/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about how domesticated animals are much less likely to attack people.

I talked to my colleagues this morning.

I spent some time working on Facebook events.

Web Bits

'Truly The Last Safe Haven': Libraries Serve Vulnerable Communities During the Pandemic

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/truly-the-last-safe-haven-libraries-serve-vulnerable-communities-during-the-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR1a8BXWNqtEEPCh-ebuvYbgeRF9U36oA32T1OjHzfaM5OqU6NVg1SfEjFc

Library Uses 3D Printers to Produce Gear for Frontline Workers

https://news.yahoo.com/library-uses-3d-printers-produce-143037545.html

Libraries Begin Plans To Reopen

https://www.journalreview.com/stories/libraries-begin-plans-to-reopen,119613

Brunswick Public Library to Begin Phased Reopening

https://www.pressherald.com/2020/05/03/brunswick-public-library-to-begin-phased-reopening/

Daily Thoughts 05/03/2020

Portrait of a Woman Holding a Pencil and a Drawing Book, Robert Lefevre, circa 1808, France

Daily Thoughts 05/03/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I wrote a few letters to people for the census.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about domestication and how the idea that people are domesticated is tied in with ideas of racism.

I watched a meditation video on LinkedIn.

Web Bits

When Librarians Become Disaster Service Workers

https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=When-Librarians-Become-Disaster-Service-Workers-COVID-19-coronavirus&fbclid=IwAR2j3qP5VV8240E5WvQmS0yEkqo3RPa1cIZaQ41UpsNA31-DiUYHxKOL7eU

Struck by Virus, Comic Book Industry Tries to Draw New Page

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/struck-by-virus-comic-book-industry-tries-to-draw-next-page?fbclid=IwAR0fhhu9TDmV_sWDHpl6zKhDdF6SwHjw1zhF0NFjaTTl2hLneZCk373r0X8

New York Public Library Releases Album of 'Missing Sounds' of NYC

https://www.pix11.com/news/coronavirus/new-york-public-library-releases-album-of-missing-sounds-of-nyc

When Providence Residents Can Leave Their Homes, A Barnd New Library Awaits. Here's A Look Inside

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/when-providence-residents-can-leave-their-homes-a-brand-new-library-awaits-heres-a-look-inside/ar-BB13ukUj?ocid=sf2

Daily Thoughts 05/02/2020

Drawing, Sketchbook Page with Impressio Librorum (Printing of Books), ca. 1590, Unknown Artist

Daily Thoughts 05/02/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about how humans are domesticated animals.

I took a look around at some of the libraries in Westchester County to see what they were doing virtually.

http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/libs/publibs/3westh.htm

I watched a training video on Lynda.com for Facebook pages.  The library has a Facebook page.

Web Bits

From Arson to Covid 19: Learning from Disaster

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=From-Arson-to-COVID-19-Learning-from-Disaster

Virtual Author Events Are the Next Big Thing

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/83224-virtual-author-events-are-the-next-big-thing.html

The Most Gorgeous Libraries in NYC

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/most-gorgeous-nyc-libraries?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia

Participate in the National Library Legislative Week

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/nlld

Jackson County Libraries Will Reopen in Stages Depending on Covid-19 Developments

https://ashlandtidings.com/news/coronavirus/jackson-county-libraries-will-reopen-in-stages-depending-on-covid-19-developments

Daily Thoughts 05/01/2020

Portrait of Godfrey Frankenstein, by John Frankenstein, 1840, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum Purchase

Daily Thoughts 05/01/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

There is a description up on our website on how to use Zoom.  There are some programs in the children's room on Zoom.

I spent a little more time focusing on the census.

I read some more of The Goodness Paradox.  I am reading about the difference between planned murders and murders caused by emotional reactions.

We are working on a description for Kanopy.

I spent some time watching a training video on Zoom on Lynda.com

I also watched the How We Got to Now session on Cold on Kanopy.  I have 20 checkouts because I have account both with the Westchester Library System and the New York Public Library System.  If you live in New York State you can get a New York Public library card.

There was a DJ Census Party online sponsored by the Complete Count Commmittee of the City of Mount Vernon.  It was to encourage people to do the census.  It was on Facebook.

I finished reading Runaways Pride and Joy Volume 1.  It is an interesting graphic novel.  It seems to be teen focused.  I read it on Hoopla.  Hoopla is using it for their graphic novel club.

http://hub.hoopladigital.com/whats-new/2020/5/introducing-the-graphic-novel-book-club

Web Bits

Quarantine Not Just for Humans! New York Public Library Considering Quarantining Books.

https://bookstr.com/article/quarantine-not-just-for-humans-new-york-public-library-considers-quarantining-books/?fbclid=IwAR18B0J0daI11pvmK0-eo1kgMNBm73ERDJiwD20qx6Cx_jqNy_hUxponUuk

Emergency Fund Launches to Help Archival Workers Facing Financial Difficulties During Covid-19

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Emergency-Fund-Launches-to-Help-Archival-Workers-Facing-Financial-Difficulties-During-COVID-19

How Public Libraries Are Expanding Digital Service Offerings

https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2020/04/how-public-libraries-are-expanding-digital-service-offerings