Daily Thoughts 05/31/2020

A Man With Pen In Hand and A Maid Servant, Gabriel Metsu, 1659

Daily Thoughts 05/31/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I am reading about the sense of place and the sense of belonging.

I also read a bit more of The Half That's Never Been Told.  I am reading about how the record business changed with the emergence of Napster.

Web Bits

Vatican Museums, Archive, Library Prepare to Reopen

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2020/05/vatican-museums-archive-library-prepare-to-reopen/

Gateways to Cultural Diversity Libraries As Multicultural Hubs
https://blogs.ifla.org/lpa/2020/05/20/gateways-to-cultural-diversity-libraries-as-multicultural-hubs/

Tips for Recording Digital Book Talks
https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/tips-for-recording-digital-book-talks/

Daily Thoughts 05/30/2020

Orfeo Orfei, A Political Cobbler, 1873

Daily Thoughts 05/30/2020

I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library.

I spent quite a bit of time looking up information on past programs and all the different grants and fundraising I had done in the last three years. It took most of the day.

I did not get a chance to read anything.

Tomorrow night there will be a candidate forum for the Mount Vernon Public Library Trustee Candidates at 8:00 p.m. With Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard on Facebook. I am supporting the CSEA backed candidates Andrea Fobbs and Lauren P. Raysor. It is very important that there are open and honest debates where all the candidates participate.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10222965396433623&set=pcb.10222965396793632&type=3&theater

I am finding that librarianship has been increasingly politicized.  I am noticing that politicization is also starting to get into other government agencies as well lately.

Web Bits

Misinformation Has Created A New World Disorder

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/misinformation-has-created-a-new-world-disorder/

Warwick Public Library's Pet Tarantula Temporarily Living With Librarian

https://turnto10.com/news/local/warwick-public-librarys-tarantula-temporarily-living-with-librarian

Daily Thoughts 05/29/2020

Richard Caton Woodville, Sr, Politics In An Oysterhouse, 1848

Daily Thoughts 05/29/2020

I checked the library Twitter and the library Facebook Group as well as linkedIn.

I spent some time working on the IMLS CARES Act grant this morning.

I also worked on an order of bestsellers from the New York Times and Publishers Weekly Bestseller lists.

We are doing a presentation on Overdrive and Libby today for e-books at 4:00 p.m.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass on Overdrive.  I am reading about the concept of the Honorable Harvest in the Native American tradition where you ask to harvest plants before you gather them.

Web Bits

Virtual Library Programs Abound During Pandemic

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/virtual-library-programs-abound-during-pandemic

Virtual Gardening Programs Offered Through Library

https://patch.com/new-jersey/longvalley/virtual-gardening-programs-offered-through-library

NYC Public Libraries Mull Grab and Go Book Pickup Service

https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/5/26/21273148/nyc-public-libraries-mull-grab-and-go-book-pickup-service

Daily Thoughts 05/28/2020

Tax Collectors In Their Office, 16th century or later.

Daily Thoughts 05/28/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group. I also checked my LinkedIn account.

I read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass.  I read some more about maple sugar and sweet grass.

I did a little more work with the IMLS CARES Act grant this morning.

I watched a webinar on Facebook communities created by Facebook.  It went over some of the most important features of Facebook groups. https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=268067401055092

I am still focused on the census.

I read some of The Half That's Never Been Told by Doctor Dread.  It is about reggae music.

I also watched the documentary, The First Rasta about Leonard Percival Howell on Kanopy last night.  I found it to be both interesting and relaxing.


Web Bits

Census at NYPL New York Public Library

https://www.nypl.org/census2020?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_source=linkedin.com

The Invisible Poems Hidden In One of the World's Oldest Libraries

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/sinai-peninsula-hidden-texts/536313/

Ralls County Library Summer Reading Goes Online

https://wgem.com/2020/05/27/ralls-county-library-summer-reading-goes-online/

Daily Thoughts 05/27/2020

An Election III, the Polling by William Hogarth, 1754-1755

Daily Thoughts 05/27/2020

checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group. I also checked my Linked In page.

I read the Batman Ninja Turtles Crossover III written by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Freddie E. Williams II and Kevin Eastman. It was a lot of fun to read with plenty of cliches and ninja, joker, and robot action. It featured a wide variety of villains including Krang, the Joker, and Shredder. The joker had a ninja touch to him which was a bit silly. The action was dynamically drawn. The color popped. This graphic novel was worth reading.

I am working on the IMLS Cares Act Grant for libraries. I have most of the Narrative figured out. The time table should flow from the narrative. Then I should be able to write the descriptions of the people I will need for the grant as well as attach resumes. I intend to invite some people in the community to work on this with me.

I posted about the census.

I am going to the Virtual Library Journal Day of Dialog tomorrow on Thursday May 28, 2020.

The CSEA Endorses Lauren Raysor For MVPL Trustee

https://www.blackwestchester.com/csea-endorses-lauren-raysor-for-mvpl-trustee/

Both Lauren Raysor and Andrea Fobbs are supported by the union.

Web Bits 

What the HEROES Act Would Mean for Libraries

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=what-the-heroes-act-would-mean-for-libraries

How To Look Better on Zoom and Other Video Calling Apps

https://www.howtogeek.com/673264/how-to-look-better-on-zoom-and-other-video-calling-apps/

Idea of City Hall in Library Advances

https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2020-05-27/84640/idea-of-city-hall-in-library-advances