Daily Thoughts 02/23/2021

 

The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated, 1856

Daily Thoughts 02/23/2021

I read some more of Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab.  I am reading about how technology is not neutral and people make decisions about society by choosing specific technologies.

I checked the displays and the gift books.

I looked through several copies of the New York Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement, and Booklist.  I am working on a new order of books.

I did some weeding in the mezzanine for fiction.

I also reviewed some items that were not in the catalog.

Congressman, and Others Vow To Fight Amazon, Monopolies

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/85651-congressman-and-others-vow-to-fight-amazon-monopolies.html


Why Aren’t More Public Librarians Eligible for the Covid 19 Vaccine

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2021/02/why-arent-more-public-librarians-eligible-for-the-covid-19-vaccine/


Don’t Go Down the Rabbit Hole

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/opinion/fake-news-media-attention.html


Census: No Redistricting Data Until the End of September

https://apnews.com/article/us-news-alaska-redistricting-hawaii-legislation-b022702e856029ededc11cb9a622978f

 

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