This is my final post. Book Calender is no longer active as of 07/27/2020.

Daily Thoughts 07/08/2020

Daily Thoughts 07/08/2020

I checked the library Twitter and the Facebook group.  I also checked my LinkedIn.

I finished reading How to be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi on the subway to work.  It was worth reading.  The content is very self reflective and personal.  It focuses on internal change and eliminating internal hatred towards of different races and classes.  At the same time it  outwardly focuses on policy changes which affect how people are treated.  There is a lot of history in the book about the origins and consequences of racism.  I found it to be quite revealing.  It aims for people to help eliminate racism from their internal dialogues.  This includes unconscious racism.

I have been thinking it is time for me to try something else with a new blog.  I am going to look at other platforms and focus a little more on things outside of work.  I think I need a change.  I will wind down by the end of the week and find a different place.

THE END IS NEAR.

Start over at the beginning.
https://startoverat.blogspot.com/

I decided today, 07/09/2020 would be the ending for this blog.  It is time to try something else.


Web Bits

How To Make The Most of Zoom For Every Kind of Event

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=how-to-make-the-most-of-zoom-for-every-kind-of-event

Hunger Is On the Rise During Covid 19- Here's What Libraries Are Doing to Help

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/hunger-rise-during-covid-19%E2%80%94here%E2%80%99s-what-libraries-are-doing-help

Daily Thoughts 07/07/2020

Auguste Rodin, Bust of Victor Hugo, 1883

Daily Thoughts 07/07/2020

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

I read some more of How to Be An Antiracist on the way to work.  I am reading about the disparities in funding between traditionally black colleges and other colleges.  Ibram X. Kendi is making the argument that funding is more important than integration in determining the success of schools.

There was a staff meeting today.  We were discussing protective measures in the building against Covid 19.

I did a little more work with social media.  I read through several copies of Booklist.

I also worked on my monthly report for June.

Web Bits

The Case for E-galleys
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/83772-the-case-for-e-galleys.html

Daily Thoughts 07/06/2020

Allegory of Music, Laurent de Hyra, 1649

Daily Thoughts 07/06/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook group this morning.  I also checked my LinkedIn.

I read some more of How to be an Antiracist.  I am reading about the intersection of race and class in black America and how racism affects this intersection.

I checked the displays.

I am working on the desk for curbside pickup.

I also spent some time working on ADP for scheduling.

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

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

Web Bits

Free Showers Return to San Luis Obispo Library for Community Members in Need

https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/free-showers-return-to-san-luis-obispo-library-for-community-members-in-need

Perils of a Librarian

https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2020/07/06/perils-of-a-librarian/

Repurpose Current Library Space

https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2020/07/04/letter-repurpose-current-library-space/

Statement: British Library Commits to Becoming an Antiracist Organization
https://www.infodocket.com/2020/07/06/statement-british-library-commits-to-becoming-an-anti-racist-organisation/

Daily Thoughts 07/05/2020

A beauty reading by Utagawa Kunisada, Between 1815 and 1841

Daily Thoughts 07/05/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook group.  I also checked LinkedIn.

I read some more of How to be An Antiracist.  I am reading about black culture, hip hop, and fasion.

Web Bits

Hong Kong Security Law: Pro-Democracy Books Pulled from Libraries

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53296810?fbclid=IwAR06Ue7SF0bi5xPFNz9FJP1fN1ic2M8JLM8jg98qjcKEgAjmB-c7lXZYAsM

UK Libraries Are Set to Reopen But Not As We Know Them

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/01/uk-libraries-reopen-not-as-we-know-them

Daily Thoughts 07/04/2020

Two Women Reading, Robert Louis Reid, Before 1929

Daily Thoughts 07/04/2020

Happy 4th of July!

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook group this morning.  I also checked my LinkedIn.

I read some more of How To Be An Antiracist.  I am reading about colorism or how people treat people differently with darker or lighter skin.  This also applies to eyes.

Daily Thoughts 07/03/2020

William McGregor Paxton, The Yellow Jacket, 1907

Daily Thoughts 07/03/2020

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

I read some more of How to Be An Antiracist.  I am reading about academic achievement and how people of color are treated differently.  There is some very interesting material on testing people for intelligence.   Imbram X. Kendi does a good job of challenging standardized testing.

Web Bits

Advancing Digital Equity

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2020/07/01/pla-advancing-digital-equity-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR3cy3z4GDtuf0mmKpSR-bwszOEq_vhUm80sWI7f3XHdvmBeAtEG0fHIiYc

ALA Summons Support for Library Stabilization Fund Act

http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/07/ala-summons-support-library-stabilization-fund-act

Daily Thoughts 07/02/2020

Self-portrait by (Muhammad) Daulat (or Dawlat) was a leading artist of Mughal painting, active on imperial commissions between about 1595 and 1635-1640

Daily Thoughts 07/02/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook group.  I also looked over LinkedIn.

I looked at some grants for the census.

I did not do a whole lot today except for relax.

There is going to be a Census meeting for the Community Based Organizations tonight at 6:00 p.m.

I read some more of How to Be An Antiracist.  I am reading about the conflict between black people and black ethnics that often happens in the United States.  I also read about violence in the African American community.

Web Bits

LSU Renames Library; Schools Across the Nation Take Similar Steps to Address Racist Past

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=LSU-renames-library-schools-across-nation-take-similar-steps-to-address-racist-past

People of Color to Publishing: We're Not Okay

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/83720-bipoc-to-publishing-we-re-not-okay.html

Are Libraries Ready for New Accessibility Rules

http://www.noshelfrequired.com/making-digital-resources-accessible-for-students-with-disabilities/

Daily Thoughts 07/01/2020

Portrait of Abu'l Hasan by Daulat, from the Gulshan Album, c. 1610, Golestan Palace Library, Tehran

Daily Thoughts 07/01/2020

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

I spent a little time looking at curbside application called Capira.

Web Bits

Booksellers in Covid 19 Hotspots Exercise Caution

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/83749-booksellers-in-covid-19-hotspots-exercise-caution.html

Reopening Libraries: Designing for Health

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=reopening-libraries-designing-for-health-covid-19