Start Over At The Beginning

  Carnegie Library, Houston, Texas, 1907 Daily Thoughts 08/10/2021 I checked the new books display this morning. I read a copy of the New York Times Book Review and the New York Review of Books. I worked on orders of new books. I worked an order of new books focused on local authors and independent authors. I sent in my monthly report for August. I did some weeding in the 800s in the mezzanine. I worked a little bit on grants. I am looking at the Syndetics system for display widgets of books for the website.  I think it will be an improvement.    https://proquest.syndetics.com/public RA By the Numbers, the Readers Advisor Survey https://www.libraryjournal. com/?detailStory=RA-By-The- Numbers-The-Readers-Advisory- Survey Internet Archive Seeking 10 Years of Publishers Sale Data for Its Fair Use Defense https://www.publishersweekly. com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/ libraries/ article /87104- internet-archive-seeking-10- years-of-publisher-sales-data- for-its-fair-use-d...

   Photograph of Luise Rainer and Clifford Odet, 1937 Daily Thoughts 08/05/2021  I feel like I am writing for myself and no one else. I checked the new book displays. I put in two orders for new books. I did some weeding in the mezzanine in the 800s. I wrote a little bit about programs which we plan to do in the coming months. We have been doing the summer reading program. More people have started to come back in.  It is very quiet right now. An Inflection Point for Libraries https://games.ala.org/international-games-week/  

  Ludwig Valenta, In the Library, Before 1943 Daily Thoughts 08/04/2021 I checked the library new book displays. I spent some time working on ordering new books. I spent a little time weeding in the 800s. I talked to someone about a preservation grant for art. I worked a little bit on a final report for a grant from Arts Westchester. The Radical Potential of Libraries https://newurbanmechanics.medium.com/the-radical-potential-of-libraries-586cb0216351  

  Los Angeles Public Library 1950s. Daily Thoughts 08/03/2021 I checked the library New Book Displays this morning. On the way to work, I finished reading Change How To Make Big Things Happen by Damon Centola.  I enjoyed reading this book.  It is focused on network theory and how people interact in groups. I read two copies of the New York Times Book Review. I also worked on grants focusing on art grants. I spent a little time weeding in the mezzanine.

  Young Woman Reading, 1896, Alexander-Louis-Marie Charpentier Daily Thoughts 08/02/2021 I have not posted in over a month.  I took a little break from my daily thoughts.  This blog has been slowly fading out for a while. I checked the new book displays and put in some orders for new books. I also worked on cleaning up my desk a little bit.  I had a few days off to take care of some things. I read the latest New York Times Book Review and checked Bookpage for items to order. It was a quiet day today.   I also spent a little time working on the monthly report.  I have to write a report for Arts Westchester due on August 16, 2021. During the last month it has been pretty quiet. Libraries and Hip Hop Podcast https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/call-number-podcast-libraries-and-hip-hop/ Reflections As the Internet Archive Turns 25 http://blog.archive.org/2021/07/21/reflections-as-the-internet-archive-turns-25/  NY Public Workers Rip ...

  Benczur, Gyula, Woman Reading In A Forest, 1875 Daily Thoughts 06/29/2021 On the way to work I read some more of Genius Makers.  I am reading about the rivalry between Microsoft, Google, and Facebook over artificial intelligence. I checked the new book displays this morning. I spent a little bit of time working on grants. I did a little weeding in the mezzanine in the poetry section. I also spent some time looking at graffiti art books to purchase. I have been reviewing books in the film section which are not in the system. Knight Foundation Invests $5 Million in Library Centered Digital Platform https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86780-knight-foundation-invests-5-million-in-library-centered-digital-platform.html Here’s Whats In The Six Antitrust Bills That Could Finally Break Up Big Tech https://gizmodo.com/heres-whats-in-the-six-antitrust-bills-that-could-final-1847172991 Library of Congress Set to Reopen to the Public Wit...