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