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  Canadian Propaganda from Second World War by the Wartime Information Board Daily Thoughts 11/01/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some of The History of Writing by Albertine Gaur.  The author describes writing as a system of storing information. I read some of Active Measures The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare by Thomas Rid.  So far I have read about The Trust which was a secret plan to limit the power of royalist Russians done by the Bolsheviks and Tanaka Plan which was a forged document that described how Imperial Japan was going to take over the world. How A New Haven Library Is Connecting Residents to the City's Innovation Economy https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/10/26/how-a-new-haven-library-is-connecting-residents-to-the-citys-innovation-economy/ Readers Respond: Libraries More Essential Than Ever https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2020/10/readers-respond-libraries-more-essential-than-ever.htm

  The Savoy Cocktail Book, Gilbert Rumbold, 1930 Daily Thoughts 10/30/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I finished reading The History of Philosophy by A.C. Grayling.  I liked the bit on Ubuntu. I checked the displays. I spent some time checking for missing items.  I also deleted some missing items from the system. I placed two orders for new books. I am looking at two books, A History of Writing by Albertine Gaur and Active Measures The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare by Thomas Rid. Librarians and Booksellers Name Their Top Books for 2020 http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/librarians-and-booksellers-name-their-top-books-2020 Gainesville Ghosts: The Lady of the Library https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/life/people/gainesville-ghosts-lady-library/ Greenpoint’s New Public Library “Makes You Want to Move In” https://www.curbed.com/2020/10/greenpoints-new-public-library-makes-you-want-to-move-in.html  

  William Strang, Bank Holiday, 1912 Daily Thoughts 10/29/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The History of Philosophy on the way to work.  I read a little bit about Indian philosophy. I checked the displays.  Our Holiday Books display is up. I also checked some material that needed to be mended. We are going to be discussing weeding on Zoom today.  We had a discussion session on Zoom where we discussed weeding and database cleanup. I checked a copy of Booklist. I deleted some items from the missing list. A Brief History of Gothic Horror https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/10/18/brief-history-gothic-horror?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_medium=social  

  Pumpkinheads In Heaven, 1901 Postcard Daily Thoughts 10/28/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The History of Philosophy on the way to work. I checked the displays. I also checked for missing items. I spent some time cleaning up my desk. I also did a few hours for Curbside Pickup. Referenda Roundup 2019: Final Report https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/11/12/referenda-roundup-2019-final-report/  

  Renoir, Madame Monet Reading, Before 1919 Daily Thoughts 10/27/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The History of Philosophy.  I am reading about language and philosophy. I checked for some missing items. I also checked some damaged items. I am watching a training video on Covid 19 and customer service. I read a copy of the New York Times Book Review. I also deleted some items from the system. For Formerly Incarcerated People Libraries Are Lifeline http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/formerly-incarcerated-people-libraries-are-lifeline A New Climate Research Library Opens in Brooklyn https://hyperallergic.com/597300/a-new-climate-research-library-opens-in-brooklyn/  

  Courtesan with Poetry Card (Tanzaku) at the New Year  Kaigetsudō Dohan (active 1710–16) Daily Thoughts 10/26/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook group this morning. On the way to work, I read some more of  The History of Philosophy.   I am reading about Frege and Quine who are analytic philosophers. I am looking at a book called Active Measures The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare by Thomas Rid. I checked for some missing items. I also checked the purchase alerts. I brought up some holiday books from the mezzanine. I watched a webinar on serving patrons with dementia and alzheimers. We Don't Value The Education.  We Value the Credential. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonbusteed/2020/10/17/we-dont-value-education-we-value-the-credential/?fbclid=IwAR0BM40Kdub4thSdSZTQNA196-kIXcWVyxfE9HgolSZJwNgEZgv-yCEw6cA#77c8c63449fe

  Rossetti reading proofs of Ballads and Sonnets at 16 Cheyne Walk, London, by Henry Treffry Dunn (1882) Daily Thoughts 10/25/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The History of Philosophy .  I am reading about Analytic Philsophy.  There is a nice overview of Bertrand Russell. I watched a video on a challenge grant from Arts Westchester today. Wildfires Damage Libraries http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2020/10/wildfires-damage-libraries/ Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them) http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2020/10/wildfires-damage-libraries/

  Paul Cezanne, Paul Alexis Reading a Manuscript to Zola, between 1869 and 1870 Daily Thoughts 10/24/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The History of Philosophy.   I am reading about Nietzsche. I checked the displays. I checked for some missing items. I checked the purchase alerts and worked on two orders of books. I did a little desk cleaning. Owner of the Strand Says The Next Few Months Will Determine Its Fate https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/owner-strand-says-next-few-months-will-determine-its-fate?fbclid=IwAR1YdHZqZbb3aGyz0keLJjN3UxMHZLsUu0l498Wq1AEEIVWY52PVcCl1Ps4 9 Historical Halloween Costume Ideas from the Library of Congress http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/9-historical-halloween-costume-ideas-library-congress

  Books of Flowers and A Writing Brush, Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 19th Century Daily Thoughts 10/23/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The History of Philosophy.   I am reading about Immanuel Kant and the enlightenment. I checked for some missing items this morning. We are creating some marketing material for Hoopla focused on Halloween. I put in some orders for new books. I worked on scheduling with ADP. Ways to Celebrate Halloween https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=celebrating-halloween-home-librarian

  Looking warm - the appearance of an urban widow of the Kansei era (1789-1801). No. 4 in the ukiyo-e print series  Thirty-Two Aspects of Customs and Manners . Yoshitoshi Daily Thoughts 10/22/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The History of Philosophy.   I am reading about empiricism and rationalism, Descartes, and Spinoza.  I spent some time working on the new books display. I checked for some missing items this morning. I also checked for some duplicate items. I looked through a copy of Booklist and a copy of the Times Literary Supplement. I spent some time looking at Hoopla Digital. Census Deadline Can Be Reached With Tech Nonstop Work https://www.independent.co.uk/news/census-says-deadline-can-be-reached-with-tech-nonstop-work-work-census-administration-donald-trump-census-b1210690.html What It's Like to Be A Librarian In the Galapagos http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/what-it%E2%80%99s-be-librarian-gal%C3%A1pagos

  Horatius Reads Before Maecenas, Fedor Bronnikov, 1863 Daily Thoughts 10/21/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I checked for missing items from a pickup list. I also wrote a little bit on our plans for  I read some more of The History of Philosophy on the way to work .   I am reading about medieval philosophy.  There is some material on scholasticism.  Most of the philosophers are priests. ‘Green’ Public Library Opens In Greenpoint https://news.yahoo.com/green-public-library-opens-greenpoint-112900521.html A New Home Online For Closed College Libraries? https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/10/21/marygrove-college-library-materials-have-been-digitized-and-placed-online-will  

  Mountain Tea House From the Mist of Sandara, Katsushika Hokusai, 1798 Daily Thoughts 10/20/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The History of Philosophy.   I am reading about the Greek cynics.  I rather like the section on Diogenes. I checked the displays this morning.  We have gotten quite a few new books. I checked for missing items today. I also checked the mezzanine fiction area for duplicates. I put in two orders of new books. I looked through a copy of the New York Times Book Review, the Times Literary Supplement and the New York Review of Books. Covid-19 Took Away Our Family’s Second Home: The Library https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/10/20/public-library-closed-covid-19/ New Branch of Brooklyn Public Library Puts the Green In Greenpoint https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/10/20/new-branch-of-brooklyn-public-library-puts-the-green-in-greenpoint Yes, Books Were Bound In Human Skin. An Intrepid

  Jusepe De Ribera,  A Philosopher, 1637 Daily Thoughts 10/19/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some of The History of Philosophy by A.C. Grayling.  I am reading about Aristotle. The Long, Worthwhile Search For Five Women of Grace Baptist Church https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/rachel-pilgrim-grace-baptist-church-founders.html?searchResultPosition=1 2020 Census Response Rate Update: 99.98% Complete Nationwide https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/2020-census-all-states-top-99-percent.html?linkId=100000017133857 Newark Library's Philip Roth Collection Will Give Intimate Glimpse Into His Research and Writing Process https://www.nj.com/essex/2020/10/newark-librarys-philip-roth-collection-will-give-intimate-glimpse-into-his-research-and-writing-process.html Over 75% of Library Services Delivered Online Events During Lockdown (United Kingdom) https://www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/library-services-online-events-loc

  Francois Barraud, 1929, Les Prevenches Daily Thoughts 10/18/2020 I checked the Twitter and Facebook Group for the library this morning. I read some more of The History of Philosophy .  I am reading about Socrates and Plato. I also read some more of The Writer's Library.   I read about Madeline Miller. Innovative Ways Libraries Are Helping Communities During COVID https://medium.com/everylibrary/innovative-ways-libraries-are-helping-communities-during-covid-64666343ba10

  Reference Reading Room at the Central Library of Toronto, 1922 Daily Thoughts 10/17/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The History of Philosophy .  I am finished reading about the Presocratic philosophers and have started reading on Socrates. I also read some more of The Writer's Library.   I am reading about Andrew Sean Greer. International Games Week is November 8-14 https://games.ala.org/international-games-week/ Woodbridge Main Library Getting a Rain Garden https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/woodbridge-main-library-getting-rain-garden Next Week Is National Friends of the Library Week https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/woodbridge-main-library-getting-rain-garden

Public Library, Los Angeles, California Between 1930 and 1945 Daily Thoughts 10/16/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The Writer's Library.  I was reading about Susanna Choi. I also read some more of  The History of Philosophy.   I am reading about the presocratic philosophers.  I like reading about the early atomists. The final self reporting count for Mount Vernon was 57.8% in 2020 which is more than 2010. New York State Library Announces Library Construction Aide http://nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/construc/34m_pls20.htm

  Felix Valloton, Portrait of Gertrude Stein, 1907 Daily Thoughts 10/15/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. Today is the last day to do the census.  Please fill out the census. Http://my2020census.gov I read some more of The Writers' Library.   This book successfully describes the relationship between reading quality literature and writing good stories.  It shares the best books which writers have read from their experience as writers. I started reading The History of Philosophy by A.C. Grayling which is an overview of philosophy. I put in two orders of new books.  I also spent some time looking through the new books section. I checked for some missing items. I also put away some art books. I have to work a little more on planning for weeding the collection.  I walked the stacks in the fiction room and the mezzanine today to check on the condition of the books in the fiction area. Crosswords at the Crossroads: Intersection and Inclusion In Puzzles a

  Letter Writer of Seville, John Phillips, 1854 Daily Thoughts 10/14/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The Writer's Library.   They are interviewing Laila Lalami. I spent some time this afternoon discussing weeding and preparing for some weeding.  I am looking at The Weeding Handbook A Shelf by Shelf Guide by Rebecca Vnuk. I also checked for some missing items from a pick list. Last Day for Census Is October 15, 11:59 p.m. https://www.wbur.org/npr/921428056/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-end-census-early?fbclid=IwAR1X0q6IgXFzoIvIJGHMa35DaBRcVz7XPEsVJdk1D1G_JhUfNZEsaxEcDAU Anylaw is a Free Case Law Database https://www.anylaw.com/

  Stamp of the Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra (Mahra State, former Protectorate of Aden); 1968; commemorative stamp of the issue "Paintings"; stamp motive with the painting "Young Girl Reading" by  Jean-Honoré Fragonard  (1732-1806); painting created in the time of 1770/72 in the style of the French Rococo; stamp postmarked  Jean-Honoré Fragonard    (1732–1806)  Daily Thoughts 10/13/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I finished rereading It Takes What It Takes How to Think Neutrally and Gain Control of Your Life by Trevor Moawad. I read some more of The New Class War.   There is a lot of jargon in this book.  Some of it is interesting.  Words and concepts  like cryptofascist, neoliberal, asymmetric multiculturalism, and democratic pluralism.  These are often not clear with their exact meaning, but they sound great. I picked some books to be moved to the mezzanine in the biography section. I checked for some missing items today.

  Gaetano De Las Heras, Parisian Cafe, 1903 Daily Thoughts 10/12/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of The Writer's Library .  Nancy Pearl and Jeff Schwager are interviewing Jonathan Lethem. I reread another chapter of It Takes What It Takes.  I am reading about mentoring. I read some more of The New Class War.  I am reading about the New Deal and the history of labor relations from the 1930s to the 1970s.

  The Dialectician, 1911 Daily Thoughts 10/11/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I reread some more of It Takes What It Takes .  I am reading about leadership. I also read some more of The New Class War.  The book posits that there is an overclass of highly educated managers who are increasingly coming into conflict with working class people.  It redefines many ideas about class struggle and class in the United States. I also started reading The Writers Library The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives by Nancy Pearl and Jeff Schwager.  The book is a series of interviews with prominent authors. How to Make AI More Humane https://www.oliverwymanforum.com/city-readiness/2020/oct/how-to-make-ai-more-humane.html Mexico Asks Pope for Loan of Ancient Books Held in Vatican Library https://news.yahoo.com/mexico-asks-pope-loan-ancient-025826395.html

  Scholar Viewing A Waterfall, Ma Yuan, Late 12th to 13th Century Daily Thoughts 10/10/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I reread a little more of It Takes What It Takes.  I also am starting to read The New Class War Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite by Michael Lind. A Reset for Library Ebooks https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/84571-a-reset-for-library-e-books.html LA County Libraries Offer Free Flu Shots https://www.nbclosangeles.com/local-2/los-angeles-county-flu-shots-library/2439225/  

  Theatrical release poster for the 1953 film  The War of the Worlds , the first cinematic adaptation of  H. G. Wells's   1897 novel of the same name . Daily Thoughts 10/09/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of It Takes What It Takes on the way to work. I checked the displays. I checked for some missing items. I shifted some of the biography books to the mezzanine. I worked on my monthly report and looked up statistics for the library. Diversity Work, Interrupted https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/10/07/colleges-cancel-diversity-programs-response-trump-order

  The Enemies of Books, William Blades, 1881 Daily Thoughts 10/08/2020 I checked the Facebook Group and Twitter for the library. I have been rereading It Takes What It Takes.   I am finding it calming. I am listening to a Zoom Lecture on Prohibition done by David Osborn from St. Paul's Church in Mount Vernon, New York. We have been discussing weeding lately. I looked for some missing items.  I also picked out some books in the biography section to be put in the mezzanine. There is a meeting tonight of the Complete Count Committee for the City of Mount Vernon.  I am going to watch some of it on Zoom. Silicon Valley Is Using Our Own Intelligence to Make Us Obsolete https://medium.com/team-human/silicon-valley-is-using-our-own-intelligence-to-make-us-obsolete-813c7a4ac2fd America’s Internet Wasn’t Prepared For Online School https://www.theverge.com/21504476/online-school-covid-pandemic-rural-low-income-internet-broadband Libraries Are Helping Communities Cope In Big And Small

  A Woman Writing About Places Visited, 1850 Daily Thoughts 10/07/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. Sample A Virtual Food Festival This Fall https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=virtual-food-festivals-home-librarian If Your Kids Need Help Coping With the Pandemic, Look to Libraries http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/if-your-kids-need-help-coping-pandemic-look-libraries Opening the Library of Congress to Cloud Based Computational Research https://gcn.com/articles/2020/10/06/library-of-congress-cloud.aspx    

  Allegory of Charles I of England and Henrietta of France in a Vanitas Still Life, Unknown Artist, After 1649 Daily Thoughts 10/06/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read the New York Times newspaper on the way to work. I put in two orders for new books.   I checked the new books section. I read a copy of the New York Times Book Review.  I looked through a copy of Library Journal and a copy of the New York Review of Books. I watched a video for sexual harassment training.  It is an annual requirement to take training on how to avoid sexual harassment in New York every year. My colleague is going to National Night Out which is a community building activity to improve relations between the police and the community.   https://natw.org/  I did a lot of little odds and ends.  I contacted a local author about her book.  I cleaned my desk a little bit.  I made a claim for a damaged book.

  Still Life with a Basket of Apples, Vase of Flowers, Suzanne Valadon, 1928 Daily Thoughts 10/05/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I did a little extra posting on the census. I finished reading It Takes What It Takes How to Think Neutrally and Gain Control of Your Life by Trevor Moawad.  Trevor Moawad describes the importance of having mentors who can model success.  There are notes and ackowledgements at the end.  The acknowledgments section is extremely well written, better than most I have read. Follett, Baker & Taylor Offer Business Update at Annual Summit https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84520-follett-baker-taylor-offer-business-update-at-annual-summit.html Bicycle Lending Library Created in Westside Shipping Container https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/10/05/bicycle-lending-library-created-in-west-side-shipping-container/

  Pierrefrancesco Cittadini,  Vanitas-Still Life with Violin, Score, Flower Vase and a Skull by 1681 Daily Thoughts 10/04/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of  It Takes What It Takes .  I am reading about how leadership is often a matter of taking on tasks voluntarily. A Bookstore As Tough As New York City Itself https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/84522-a-bookstore-as-tough-as-new-york-city-itself.html How Two Failed Entrepreneurs Suddenly Began Making Millions Selling Murder Mysteries https://www.forbes.com/sites/elisabethbrier/2020/10/04/how-two-failed-entrepreneurs-suddenly-began-making-millions-selling-murder-mysteries/#63578f1e2457 Publishers Worry as Ebooks Fly Off Libraries' Virtual Shelves https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/10/publishers-worry-as-ebooks-fly-off-libraries-virtual-shelves/

  Bradley His Book, The Kiss, William Henry Bradley, 1896 Daily Thoughts 10/03/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of It Takes What It Takes .  I am reading about how to realize why you win or succeed at doing certain things. How the USPS Chooses Its Literary Stamps https://bookriot.com/how-usps-chooses-literary-stamps/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Long%20Reads&utm_term=BookRiot_TheRiotRundown_DormantSuppress JB Smoove Makes An Appeal for the Census https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3du1PaPpGY&feature=youtu.be 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to Covid 19 https://2020census.gov/en/news-events/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html Bannings and Burnings in History https://www.freedomtoread.ca/links-and-resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/#.X3iQfWhKi03

  Harpers: February, Edward Penfield, 1897 Daily Thoughts 10/02/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I did a little more posting on the census. I read some more of It Takes What It Takes.   I am reading about how negative thinking affects people.  Trevor Moawad argues for using neutral thinking focused on making active decisions. There is a new court ruling that extends the census back to October 31, 2020. https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Order_10.1.2020.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1bdmy50rkw3PQpLbPKo1MbxnkUnBcgQo4OFNhDYDcl95gUXh_1CNVUvLs ALA Releases List of 100 Most Top Banned and Challenged Books https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/84473-ala-releases-list-of-top-100-most-banned-and-challenged-books.html Innovative Ways Libraries Are Helping Communities During COVID https://medium.com/everylibrary/innovative-ways-libraries-are-helping-communities-during-covid-64666343ba10 To Uncover Your Famil

Heinrich Bebe, The Sun, Circa 1852 Daily Thoughts 10/01/2020  I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I did some extra posts about the census. I read some more of It Takes What It Takes.   I am reading about how small decisions affect larger choices in life. I checked the displays and looked at some of the new books. I have to check a few things with ADP. I read the New York Times Bestseller lists. I picked out some biography books to shift to the mezzanine. I spent some time cleaning my desk. Budgeting for the New Normal Libraries Respond to Covid 19 Budget Constraints https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=budgeting-for-the-new-normal-libraries-respond-to-covid-19-funding-constraints Theodore Roosevelt Library to Honor Conservation and Community https://inhabitat.com/theodore-roosevelt-presidential-library-to-honor-conservation-and-community/ Libraries Are the Last Great Democracy https://614now.com/2020/culture/libraries-are-the-last-great-democracy H