Daily Thoughts 01/02/2021

 

Claude Monet, Manet Paints in the Garden of Monet, 1847

Daily Thoughts 01/02/2021

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning.

I read some more of A Plant to Win Why We Need A Green New Deal.  The authors are arguing for massive government projects like the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Works Progress Administration.

I also read a little bit more of Too Much Information Understanding What You Don't Know.  I am not sure that I trust some of the information coming from this book.  The author is doing short surveys of 400 people using mechanical turk from Amazon to come to some of his conclusions.  A bigger sample size would be useful.

I checked the displays and the gift books this morning.

I spent some time weeding in the mezzanine fiction.

I talked with a colleague about programming and grants today.

I looked through the New York Times and Publishers Weekly Bestseller lists.

I also spent a little time working on a grant.

The NYPL’s 1902 Ceremonial Tiffany Trowel

https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/nypls-1902-ceremonial-trowel-tiffany?fbclid=IwAR29N7LcrZ3RBVa0ZioxJnhWy0MF7Jt7HGxHxHIDKxP_Ev8DwP0_0SIrpIM

One of the 21st Century’s Greatest Buildings Is a Library In Mexico

https://www.thedailybeast.com/biblioteca-vasconcelos-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-beautiful-libraries

Two AI Robots Working In a Chinese Library ‘bicker’ in the Lobby

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/two-ai-robots-working-in-a-chinese-library-bicker-in-the-lobby/ar-BB1cnQZ7

Hard Lessons for Libraries and All of Us

https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-hard-lessons-for-libraries-and-all-of-us-20210102-4kdfspe5hbb2hmiyvnqpiuzvqa-story.html

 

 

 

 


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