Daily Thoughts 08/31/2019

John Fulleylove, Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1903

Daily Thoughts 08/31/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Library An Illustrated History.  I am reading about Sir Thomas Bodley and the Bodleian Library.

The computer lab was updated with Windows 2019 last week.

Daily Thoughts 08/30/2019

Lea Castle, View in the Library, Looking East, John Carter, Circa 1816

Daily Thoughts 08/30/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Library An Illustrated History by Stuart P. Murray.  I am reading about religious libraries focusing on Islam and Christianity.

Web Bits

California Grand Jury: Data Analytics Threaten Patron Privacy

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=california-grand-jury-data-analytics-threaten-patron-privacy

Bibliotecha Calls Out Amazon for Meddling in Library E-book Market

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/81046-bibliotheca-calls-out-amazon-for-meddling-in-the-library-e-book-market.html

Need A Cake Pan? Check Your Local Library?

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cake-pan-check-local-library-153757822.html

How An AI Archive Platform Is Helping A Victorian Library Keep Up With Data

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-an-ai-archive-platform-is-helping-a-victorian-library-keep-up-with-data/

“If I Can Do It, So Can You,”: At DC Libraries, The Formerly Homeless Help Those Currently Struggling

https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/08/29/if-i-can-do-it-so-can-you-dc-libraries-formerly-homeless-help-those-currently-struggling/

Daily Thoughts 08/29/2019

Portrait of a Man, Possibly A Botanist, 1641, Attributed to David Bailly

Daily Thoughts 08/29/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Library An Illustrated History by Stuart P. Murray.  I read about the Vatican Library and the medieval libraries of Timbuktu.

Web Bits

San Jose Public Library Tries to Score With New 49ers Card

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/28/san-jose-public-library-tries-to-score-with-new-49ers-card/

Orange Libraries to Showcase Community Bookmarks Next Month

https://www.recorder.com/Orange-libraries-to-showcase-community-bookmarks-next-month-27926093

The Census Needs to Hire Half A Million People Here's How Libraries Can Help

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2019/08/the-census-needs-to-hire-half-a-million-people-heres-how-libraries-can-help/

Daily Thoughts 08/28/2019

Woman Reading Letter, Dutch Painting, 3 Forint, 2010

Daily Thoughts 08/28/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Library An Illustrated Hstory.  I am reading about renaissance libraries.

I watched Paper and Printing Episode 9 of Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World on Kanopy.

Web Bits

The Gift of a Public Library

https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/08/peavey-library-eastport-draft/596848/

Don't Take Your Library Card for Granted

https://www.syracuse.com/living/2019/08/dont-take-your-library-card-for-granted.html

How to Borrow and Read Ebooks from Your Library

https://www.pcmag.com/news/370077/how-to-borrow-and-read-ebooks-from-your-library

Daily Thoughts 08/27/2019

Hans Thoma - Sonntagsfrieden, 1876

Daily Thoughts 08/27/2019

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of The Library An Illustrated History.  I am reading about libraries in Asia.  There is quite a bit on wood block printing.

Web Bits

Library Con Live

https://prod.libraryjournal.com/?event=librarycon-2019

I am Taking A Free Webinar on Thursday, August 29, 2019 on Political Advocacy for Libraries

https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/reaching_across_the_aisle?fbclid=IwAR3bJstbdQlf5jt48IhhJDvBuh_4XEkEXTzvYKwVEuu2J1ihF14CrgUQH1g

What One Woman Learned Working at Every Library In San Francisco

https://www.sfgate.com/living/article/san-francisco-librarians-every-branch-14379282.php

Library of Congress Is Seeking 'Smart Devices' For the Blind and Visually Impaired

https://www.fedscoop.com/library-congress-nls-commercial-device-rfp/