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

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82560-what-the-new-coronavirus-means-for-publishing.html

American Libraries Are Having A Renaissance, Thanks to Millenials

https://www.mic.com/p/american-libraries-are-having-a-renaissance-thanks-to-millennials-21754226?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_medium=social

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

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/dont-be-afraid-to-let-children-read-graphic-novels-theyre-real-books/2020/02/27/ed374b92-4dd7-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html

Ask Your Senator to Fund Libraries
http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/write-a-letter?6&engagementId=505997&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxCgeN4EP0DRZg0GeAN9xdmldywlCNX_K6lRHMhgZVkHh02Ad39bV_8vctcJf82pNxj7zLnItFa-34JLMkFxfYThRB3arAEDTxrBJG_lV4Nu4&lp=0

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

https://www.everylibrary.org/resources_for_libraries_on_coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR1lrr_Qs6A50f4B_YTjV2NAaZbWT_TvKpL8DeBAUulX2CHoxRL_ErdYZP0

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

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/07/17/more-favorite-fictional-librarians-ranked?utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com

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

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/after-years-organizing-affordable-housing-library-boston-chinatown

Daily Thoughts 03/03/2020

 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

https://www.imls.gov/news/imls-statement-presidents-fy-2021-budget-proposal

Reaching the Hard to Count

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2020/03/02/census-2020-reaching-hard-to-count/

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

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/yonkers-public-library-hands-out-reusable-bags-ahead-of-plastic-bag-ban/ar-BB10zir5

Daily Thoughts 03/01/2020

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

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSca4kkYwHnB6w0bWw-MImagJCr6X2xM4Lpu7yUQjGxfylwmqQ/viewform

Library of America Poetry Grant

https://africanamericanpoetry.org/apply/#project-overview

18 Surprising Things Stolen from Libraries

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/18-surprising-things-stolen-from-libraries/ar-BB10yN0o?li=BBSVbAt

Call to Action Public Libraries and the Opioid Crisis

https://www.oclc.org/research/publications/2020/oclcresearch-call-to-action-public-libraries-and-the-opioid-crisis.html