Daily Thoughts 06/30/2020

Daily Thoughts 06/30/2020

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

I read some more of How to Be An Antriacist on Overdrive. I am reading about how the ideas about racism which we have today are closely tied with the slave trade from Africa.

I spent some time talking to the Complete Count Committee for the City of Mount Vernon on Zoom.  We had a meeting from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Web Bits

Black Lives Matter 2020

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=blackvoicesmatter2020

Even In the Worst Case Scenario

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2020/05/even-in-the-worst-case-scenario/

Library, NAACP Team Up to Teach About Racism

https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Library-NAACP-team-up-to-teach-about-racism-15375799.php

Daily Thoughts 06/29/2020

Willem Bartsius, The Lute Player With Skulls and Books, circa 1640

Daily Thoughts 06/29/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning.  I also checked LinkedIn.

I am at work right now.  We are starting curbside assistance for items in the library.

I finished reading The US Armed Forces Officer Essays on Leadership, Command, Oath, and Service Identity by Richard M. Swain and Albert C. Pierce.  This is an excellent overview of the moral and ethical underpinnings of the United States military foces.

I read some more of How To Be An Antiracist.  I am reading about Ibram X.  Kendi's parents.

Web Bits

As Libraries Go Digital, Paper Books Still Have A Lot to Offer Us

https://theconversation.com/as-libraries-go-digital-paper-books-still-have-a-lot-to-offer-us-133741

An Open Letter from Concerned Black Workers At The Free Library of Philadelphia

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17LEyjd7-_UVOR6kZwDqIlgOrA8uyKdiI/view

NYPL Lions Patience and Fortitude Are Now Wearing Masks Like Good New Yorkers
https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/nypl-lions-patience-and-fortitude-are-now-wearing-masks-good-new-yorkers?fbclid=IwAR23XlHnerRG2pDISVWXAHcYcfcUnD3bl9PUbyCAz1qU1hs1YJNuJRmrcn0

Daily Thoughts 06/28/2020

Joannes De Cordua, Vanitas Still Life With A Skull, Books and Writing Implements on a Table, Between 1650 and 1702

Daily Thoughts 06/28/2020

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

I did a little more with the census.

I started reading How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi.  In his view, a lot of racism comes from specific policies designed to suppress and discriminate against racial groups.  He views the argument as between racist and antiracist thinking.

Web Bits

5 Things You Didn't Know About the World's Most Incredible Libraries

https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-worlds-most-incredible-libraries?fbclid=IwAR20Kttbk_Gdh9QNx0nKggrKKxmAaYYRtoHzfpmr8vNmoYuELe2UDx95V7M

A Covid 19 Digital Archive

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2020/06/a-covid-19-digital-archive/

Daily Thoughts 06/27/2020

Daily Thoughts 06/27/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook group.

I also worked a little bit with Read Squared our summer reading platform.

I read some more of The US Armed Forces Officer.  I am reading about the relationship between the United States society and the military.  There are some interesting reflections on the how the integration of the military occured before there was civilian integration in society.

Web Bits

Real AI Robot Cast In Lead Role of Sci-Fi Movie

https://www.ibtimes.com/real-ai-robot-cast-lead-role-sci-fi-movie-3000166?utm_content=132843399&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lis-kQX_GK_W7C

DC Wonder Woman Stars In Library Card Sign Up Month Art Work

http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2020/06/dc-s-wonder-woman-stars-new-library-card-sign-month-artwork

Fight Censorship During Rainbow Book Month and Beyond

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/fight-censorship-during-rainbow-book-month-and-beyond

Daily Thoughts 06/26/2020

Small Boys In Big Boots A Story For Children of All Ages (1890)

Daily Thoughts 06/26/2020

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

I contacted a few people about a part-time position with the Complete Count Committee of the City of Mount Vernon, New York.  There is going to be phone banking for the census for the City of Mount Vernon.  To register go to bit.ly/2Z8cPNj  The time is from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on July 8, 2020.  We are also meeting on Monday to pick up tablets for the census.

There is also a DJ tonight from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for the census, DJ X-Factor, on the Mount Vernon, New York Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/mountvernonny/

There is a plan to make a community garden at the library.  We are going to be seeking volunteers and equipment for the library.

I read the book, The Network Effect by Martha Wells which is about a rogue cyborg security unit.  It is entertaining science fiction.  There are a lot of ideas about hacking and computers in this story combined with action and intrigue.  It is the fifth book in the series.  I have liked reading all the books in the series.

Web Bits

ALA Statement on Institutional Racism
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-statement-on-institutional-racism/?fbclid=IwAR2GljtX62FXELKjLEavGFyoy8qfF6ICkQIkEolCOY7T5hWF1wnrB6S6lTg


Coronavirus Tests the Limits of America's Public Libraries.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-24/how-coronavirus-is-changing-public-libraries

Reopening Libraries: Public Libraries Keep Their Options Open

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=reopening-libraries-public-libraries-keep-their-options-open

Libraries and the 2020 Census Adapting Outreach to Covid 19

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/govinfo/CensusTips08_Covid-19_web_061920.pdf

Grab and Go Service to Launch at Some Brooklyn Public Libraries in July

https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/brooklyn-public-library-grab-and-go-service-branches-reopen-july-2020-coronavirus-brief/