Daily Thoughts 08/24/2020

 Library art detail, Bookplate of Charles P. Searle, (LOC) (15423158127) (cropped).jpg

Smith, Sidney Lawton,, 1845-1929,, engraver. [Bookplate of Charles P. Searle] [1904] 


Daily Thoughts 08/24/2020

I checked the library Facebook Group and Twitter.

Last night, there was a radio show on the census put together by Black Westchester.

People Before Politics Radio-- Episode 272-- The Census Show

http://www.blackwestchester.com/pbpradio-ep272-2020-census-show/?fbclid=IwAR15cVIwaAmXgbmG8ffynJxhGZ7ZczuXeOrR4l1oA3xK7IZIpwuHhfXQkEs

There will be another episode tonight at 6:00 p.m. featuring people from the Mount Vernon New York Complete Count Committee.

Fake News: How to Spot Misinformation

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/774541010/fake-news-is-scary-heres-how-to-spot-misinformation?fbclid=IwAR0zbHBrU4AJt8zAKT97Yo6q16i7NzE2e1LmU4d8Ma_l1iP6r0_FjkG9OoM

The Library is Open (Sort Of...)

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/84151-the-library-is-open-sort-of.html


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