Daily Thoughts 08/31/2020

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James Sillett (1764-1840), Still Life, An Abundance of Flowers and Fruit

Daily Thoughts 08/31/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning.

There is going to be a staff meeting today about opening to the public on September 8, 2020 for browsing.

I read some more of Trekonomics.  I am reading about the Futurians and Isaac Asimov.  

The staff meeting went well.

I had some time to put in some orders for new material as well.  

I got a few more images to post for the census.

I finished reading Trekonomics.  I enjoyed reading about the Ferengi as well as how it may be possible in our future to one day have a post scarcity society.  Manu Saadia writes about how many aspects of a society where there is enough abundance for everyone are not based \on technology but perceptions of scarcity.

I also read some more of Moonshots.  Naveen Jain criticizes sustainability because it is solely about efficiency, not about increasing available resources.  Innovation is also necessary to make more resources available.

Librarian Who Put Books Behind Boris Johnson Says Message Was For School

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/28/librarian-books-boris-johnson-school

How to Grab & Go At the New York Public Library

https://www.nypl.org/about/grab-and-go?utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com

 

Celebrating An Iconic Library’s 50th Anniversary

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/celebrating-iconic-librarys-50th-anniversary

 


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