Daily Thoughts 02/10/2017

Morte d'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory (British, 1415/18–1471), 1893

Daily Thoughts 02/10/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I finished reading Atlas Obscura last night.  There is a quirky charm to the book.  There is a website that goes with the book.  http://www.atlasobscura.com

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I spent some time working on an order of books today for Central Library District funds.  I also put in some orders.

I talked with some people about programming.  There is a Heart Health program on March 2, 2017 in the community room.  I also discussing flyer content for the computer classes and the senior memoir writing class in March.

I wrote my monthly report for February.

I read some more of Ghetto The Invention of a Place, The History of An Idea on the way home.  A lot of the book is focused on Harlem and Chicago.  I am reading about Kenneth Clark right now.  The previous section was on Horace Cayton.

I also read some more of Reality is Not What It Seems.  I am reading about early atomism focused on the Greek philosopher Democritus.

Web Bits

Is the Library The New Public Square

http://news.mit.edu/2017/is-the-library-the-new-public-square-0209

How Americans Encounter, Recall and Act Upon Digital News

http://www.journalism.org/2017/02/09/how-americans-encounter-recall-and-act-upon-digital-news/

Daily Thoughts 02/09/2017

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823), Books 

Daily Thoughts 02/09/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Ghetto The Invention of a Place last night on the train home from work.  I am reading about Housing Covenants or legal restrictions that people placed on housing that limited what could of person could live where.  These were used extensively in Chicago to limit what race or religion lived in a particular place.  Even though it is not in the books, housing covenants were used extensively on Asians in Seattle, Washington, and were aimed at creating laws on racial purity.  They were a way to restrict where people lived.  Local realtors and churches often supported them.

I also had a chance to look at Atlas Obscura which lists odd, obscure, and curious places all over the world with short descriptions.  There all kinds of things from the Babbage Engine #2 to the Cathedral of Junk to the Big Baobab.  It is an entertainingly odd book.

I worked a little bit on my interview for the Budget and Finance class.

The library is closed right now due to inclement weather.  I am at home sitting at my computer typing away.

I ordered the book Managing Budgets and Finance by Hallam and Dalston today for my library course.

Daily Thoughts 02/08/2017

Daily Thoughts 02/08/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

On the way to work, I read some of Ghetto The Invention of a Place, The History of an Idea, by Michelle Duneier.  I am reading about how ghettos were created.  The first ghetto was in Venice in a copper foundry in the 16th century.

I checked the display and the gift books.  I spent some time working on programming today.  I also spent some time working on flyers.  I am trying to straighten out some issues with scheduling.

The book, Reality Is Not What It Seems The Journey Through Quantum Gravity by Carlo Rovelli came in for me to read.

I spent some time in the computer lab today.

I spent some time interviewing a library director for my Budget and Finance Class.

I have a copy of the Ingram Advance to read.

There is a Beginning HTML and CSS class tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

I reserved the movie, The Desk Set with Katherine Hepburn.  I also checked out the book, Atlas Obscura, An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morton.

Web Bits

A Public Library That's Nicer Than The Fanciest Tech OFfice

https://www.fastcodesign.com/3067933/this-public-library-is-nicer-than-the-fanciest-tech-offices

Daily Thoughts 02/07/2017

Vanitas Still Life, Peter Claesz, 1628

Daily Thoughts 02/07/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I relaxed on the way to work.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I looked through several copies of Publishers Weekly, The New York Times Book Review, the latest issue of the Times Literary Supplement, and a copy of Booklist.  I prepared two booklists for ordering.

I also worked a little bit on a service review for one of the people I manage.

I placed the book Moonglow by Michael Chabon on hold.  I also filled out a form for payment for an upcoming program.

I have some content for flyers which I have to work on.  There is going to be a motorcycle safety program on March 11, 2017.   We had our Crochet Group today from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

I have an interview to do for Budget and Finance tomorrow.  We are supposed to interview a director about their budget process.

Web Bits

Librarians Call Foul On FCC Internet Policy Actions

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/72709-librarians-calls-foul-on-fcc-internet-policy-actions.html

Interlibrary Collaborations

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2017/02/interlibrary-collaborations/

Daily Thoughts 02/06/2017

Portrait of Leo Tolstoy, Nikolai Ge, 1884

Daily Thoughts 02/06/2017

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked my three classes today for CPLA.  I wrote about becoming a School District Library for the Current Issues class.  I wrote about how the line item budget seems to make the most sense to me for the Budget and Finance class.  I posted on the forums for the Management of Technology class.

Web Bits

A Trip Inside Film History At Disney's Animation Research Library

http://in.ign.com/pinocchio/104126/feature/a-trip-inside-film-history-at-disneys-animation-research-lib

Kent State's Babar Collection Welcomes Visitors and Scholars to  University Library

http://www.kent.edu/einside/news/kent-state%E2%80%99s-babar-collection-welcomes-visitors-and-scholars-university-library