Daily Thoughts 10/05/2019

A Savant In His Cabinet, 17th Century, Mattheus Von Helmont

Daily Thoughts 10/05/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I started reading Introducing Philosophy A Graphic Guide last night.  I am reading about the early Greek philosophers.

I also read some more of The Disordered Mind.  I am reading about the concept of consciousness.  Eric R. Kandel describes how many of our unconscious decisions make our conscious decisions possible.

Web Bits

What's Wrong and Right With Library Technology? A Survey

https://carsonblock.com/whats-right-and-whats-wrong-with-library-technology/?fbclid=IwAR267IJqLuuQw70uLg1kLSSy8_6XaHmQSC567wjTwYrRmT2tdXH_dPbcLX0

Opinion In The Land of Self Defeat

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/opinion/sunday/trump-arkansas.html?fbclid=IwAR2a3ijiX1tQXvu5NSXhTA8RuQNPoCf4jjRCQ3f34t2OYahDZgPcIBvk_oc

Palatine Public Library's Clear and Simple Message/ Marketer of the Year 2019

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Palatine-Public-Librarys-Clear-and-Simple-Message-Marketer-of-the-Year-Award-2019

Facebook Announces Intention to Fund New Belle Haven Library And Community Center

https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2019/10/04/facebook-announces-intention-to-fund-new-belle-haven-library-and-community-center

Daily Thoughts 10/04/2019

Portrait of writer Willard Huntington Wright (detective story author S. S. Van Dine) by his brother Stanton MacDonald-Wright, 1913–14

Daily Thoughts 10/04/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I spent some time shifting books in the large print section.

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

I put in two orders for new books.

I arranged for the census to come do a census jobs workshop on October 22, 2019.

I spent some time working on programming.  We are planning for a book reading on November 14.

Web Bits

How We’re Helping Small Business Succeed

https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/small-business/small-business-support/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMKuf+%28The+Keyword+%7C+Official+Google+Blog%29

The Authoritarians Worst Fear? A Book

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/opinion/books-censorship.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Libraries As Community Catalysts

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/libraries-community-catalysts/

College Students Just Want Normal Libraries

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/10/college-students-dont-want-fancy-libraries/599455/

Daily Thoughts 10/03/2019

Jean-Pierre Beckius, HT 1933

Daily Thoughts 10/03/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I took a break from reading and meditated a little bit to clear my mind last night.

I read some more of The Disordered Mind on the way to work.  I am reading about gender identity and the brain.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I put out the new Book Page today for October.

I shifted some of the large print books.

I also checked some of the 300s on the main floor and the 200s in the mezzanine.

I checked out the book, Philosophy A Graphic Guide by Dave Robinson and Judy Groves.

I worked on some orders for books.

There is a Beginning Microsoft Excel 2019 class in the computer lab tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

I spent some time preparing for the monthly report.


Web Bits

How Much Coffee Do Librarians Drink?

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=How-Much-Coffee-Do-Librarians-Drink

New Online from Stanford Libraries: 'Rare Books: A Digital Library of Reference Books'

https://www.infodocket.com/2019/09/29/new-online-from-stanford-libraries-rare-books-a-digital-library-of-reference-works/?utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=LJLI&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=articles

Joint FBI and LAPD Homicide Library Brings New Hope for Cold Cases

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-02/lapd-and-fbi-to-announce-opening-of-homicide-library

Daily Thoughts 10/02/2019

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians, E A Wallis Budge, 1914

Daily Thoughts 10/02/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of  The Disordered Mind.  I am reading about addiction.

Web Bits

Neuroimaging Reveals Hidden Communication Between Brain Layers During Reading

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-neuroimaging-reveals-hidden-brain-layers.html

Cities Are Tackling the Housing Crunch by Building Above the Library

https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/articles/new-chapter

Daily Thoughts 10/01/2019

Daily Thoughts 10/01/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

This morning, I read some more of The Disordered Mind.  I am reading about emotions like fear, anger, and anxiety.

I also checked the displays and the gift books.

I spent some time checking the 300s.  I also spent some time checking the 200s in the mezzanine.

We have been shifting more in the main floor collection.  We are in the 300s.

I wrote a little bit about mending.

Web Bits

Libraries As Student Success Hubs

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/30/students-trust-libraries-more-borrowing-books-report-says

Chicago To Become Largest Us Public Library System to Go Fine Free For Overdue Library Materials That Get Returned

https://www.courant.com/ct-chicago-library-fines-eliminated-20190930-liidgxi62nb4tnnmfmnlphykja-story.html

Jump Start: Helium Delivers Library Books To Your Door

https://biztimes.com/jump-start-helium-delivers-library-books-to-your-door/

Remembering Andrew Carnegie’s Legacy

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/09/30/remembering-andrew-carnegies-legacy/