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  The  Boletín de la Escuela Moderna  of December 31, 1905. It first appeared in October 1901 and was edited by Francisco Ferrer. Daily Thoughts 05/28/2021 I rested on the way to work. I checked the new books display. I posted about the Graff Denim Artwork workshops which are coming up. I also checked on the some other programs which I am working on. I ordered some books on the Tulsa Race Massacre which occurred in 1921. U.S.   Book Show Why Americans Need Libraries More Than Ever https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86470-u-s-book-show-why-america-needs-libraries-more-than-ever.html US Book Show: Watch All Our PW Editors Picks Panels https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/86488-u-s-book-show-watch-all-our-pw-editors-picks-panels.html Banning My Book Won’t Protect My Child https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/opinion/censorship-domestic-violence-book.html How To Research the 1921 Tulsa ...

  This came from a free site called  http://www.pexels.com   Daily Thoughts 05/27/2021 I finished reading War How Conflict Shapes Us by Margaret MacMillan.  I found the pictures in the book more interesting than the content.  There were two sets of pictures.  It was a general overview of what war is. I checked the new book displays this morning. I worked a little bit with grants. A New Digital Library In Rome Lets Commuters Read E-books for Free https://lithub.com/a-new-digital-library-in-rome-lets-commuters-read-unlimited-e-books-for-free/ Need A Free Stock Photo Or Illustration for Your Library Promotions ?   Here are the Top Ten Websites Where You Can Find Them. https://superlibrarymarketing.com/2021/05/24/freestockphotos/  

  Edouard Villard, Lucy Hessel Reading, 1913 Daily Thoughts 05/25/2021 I checked the new book displays this morning. I meditated a little bit on the way to work. We are working on a Graff Denim Artwork project for the library through a grant from Arts Westchester. https://mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/denim-reg/ We are planning to show a movie called Why Me? in June which is about mental health. I did some weeding in the mezzanine focusing on the 800s. I worked on the purchase alerts for items on hold. Amazon Publishing DPLA Ink Deal to Lend Digital Content In Libraries https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86399-amazon-publishing-dpla-ink-deal-to-lend-digital-content-in-libraries.html

  Old Man Reading Kamal-Ol- Molk, 1931 Daily Thoughts 05/24/2021 On the way to work, I read some more of War How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret MacMillan.   I checked the new books displays. I am working on the marketing for a program, Graff Denim Artwork. Amazon, E-books, Copyright, and Libraries http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2021/05/amazon-e-books-copyright-and-libraries/ New York Librarian Accused of Robbing Bank https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-librarian-accused-robbing-bank-n1268205  

  Reading, Makovsky, 1915 Daily Thoughts 05/20/2021 I checked the new books display. I looked through the Ingram Advance. I read some of War How Conflict Shapes Us by Margaret MacMillan.  I am reading about how people are made into warriors. Inclusive Media Making Videos Accessible for Patrons https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/05/03/inclusive-media-making-videos-accessible/ Ransomware Attacks at Libraries: How They Happen What To Do http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2021/05/ransomware-attacks-at-libraries-how-they-happen-what-to-do/  

  Albert Aublet, Reading On the Garden Path, 1883 Daily Thoughts 05/18/2021 I checked the new books displays. I have been reading more of How To Avoid A Climate Disaster.   The author is describing why it is important to have no greenhouse gas emissions at all. I am also reading War How Conflict Shaped Us.   I am reading about how we prepare people for war. I read the latest New York Times Book Review.  I am looking through the Ingram Advance. We plan on renewing our subscription to Creativebug which is an online learning platfrom for crafts. Why Our Public Libraries Matter Today More Than Ever https://medium.com/writers-blokke/why-our-public-libraries-matter-today-more-than-ever-5a6b6f5e8c38  

  Carnegie Public Library, Fort Worth, Texas, public domain. Daily Thoughts 05/14/2021 I checked the new book displays. I checked out the book, How To Avoid A Climate Disaster by Bill Gates.   Why an “Edible Library” Is Growing in Clarkston https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/why-an-edible-library-is-growing-in-clarkston/ar-BB1gIjd2?ocid=BingNewsSearch Library of Things: Granting Community Access to Emerging Tech https://www.govtech.com/civic/library-of-things-granting-community-access-to-emerging-tech  

  Cassatt, Mary, Young Girl Reading A Book, 1908 Daily Thoughts 05/13/2021 I checked the new books display. We had a meeting on opening the library to the public today.  We discussed what it would take. Urgent Action Is Needed to Support Libraries This Infrastructure Week http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/urgent-action-needed-support-libraries-infrastructure-week Gaining Patron Cooperation On Mask Wearing http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2021/04/gaining-patron-cooperation-on-mask-wearing/  

  Still Life With Ham, Philip Rousseau, 1870s Daily Thoughts 05/12/2021 I checked the new books display this morning. I read a copy of The Times Literary Supplement. I worked on two orders of new books. I spent some time working on a grant today. We are planning for when we open up which will hopefully happen soon. Pandemic Survey Finds NYC Writers, Lit Organizations Face Economic Loss https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/86321-pandemic-survey-finds-nyc-writers-lit-organizations-face-economic-loss.html How Do We Exit the Post-Truth Era? https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/86321-pandemic-survey-finds-nyc-writers-lit-organizations-face-economic-loss.html Vintage Supplies That Kept Libraries Running https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/86321-pandemic-survey-finds-nyc-writers-lit-organizations-face-economic-loss.html FCC To Launch 7.17 Billion Broadband Connectivi...

  PIA22357: 'Oumuamua Races Toward Outskirts of Solar System (Artist's Concept), NASA Public Domain Daily Thoughts 05/11/2021 I read some more of Extraterrestrial by Avi Loeb.  Avi Loeb is part of the Starshot Initiative.  He is working on solar sail.  This makes his statement that Oumaumau is a solar sail kind of interesting.  Quite a bit of the book is written as a memoir about Avi Loeb's work with astrophysics. I checked the New York Review of Books and the New York Times Book Review for new titles to purchease. I also checked the new books display.   Queens Public Library Reopens Over A Dozen Branches for In Person Service https://queenseagle.com/all/queens-public-library-reopens-over-a-dozen-branches-for-in-person-service  

  Henry Robert Morland, Woman Reading By A Paper Bell Shade, 1766 Daily Thoughts 05/07/2021 I started reading Extraterrestrial The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth by Avi Loeb.  It is about Oumaumau, the first object to pass through the solar system of earth.  I learned that they did not know about the object until it was leaving the solar system.  It is an interesting story.  Avi Loeb is trying to make the case that the object was built by extraterrestrials.  The book is popular science.  I am not convinced yet. I checked the new book displays. I am trying to work on scheduling some programming for June 2021. I worked on some orders for new books. Report Urges Library Leaders to Address Decline in Public Library Usage Stats https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86256-report-urges-library-leaders-to-address-decline-in-public-library-usage.html The Library Employment Landscape https://americanlibr...

  Henry Wyatt, Archimedes, 1832 Daily Thoughts 05/06/2021 I checked the library New Book displays. I spent some time discussing programming. There was a staff baby shower for one of my colleagues. Define & Design, The Bookstore Model of Customer Service http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2021/05/define-design-the-bookstore-model-of-customer-service/ Learning from Our Statistics http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2021/05/learning-from-our-statistics/ See: $38M Renovation Unveiled at Brooklyn’s Central Library https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/see-38m-renovation-unveiled-at-brooklyns-central-library/ar-BB1gqTNr?ocid=BingNewsSearch  

  Reading By the Sea, Vittorio Matteo Corcos, 1910 Daily Thoughts 05/05/2021 I read some more of the book Alien Oceans.  I am reading about speculation on how technology might develop in an alien ocean. I checked the new book displays. I read a copy of the New York Times Book Review. I worked in the mezzanine on weeding in the 800s. I spent some time working on orders of new books.

  Halonen Pekka, Children Reading, 1916 Daily Thoughts 05/04/2021 I read some more of Alien Oceans.  There is some more material on thermal vents in the earth oceans.  I am reading about the Lost City thermal vents which the author visited in a glass submersible.  I am enjoying reading this book.  It gives some new ideas about what alien life would be like. I checked the new books displays. I did a little weeding in the 800s. I put in two orders for new books. May The Fourth Be With You—And With Libraries http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/may-fourth-be-you-and-libraries FCC Proposes Rules for School and Library Broadband Emergency Connectivity Fund https://www.telecompetitor.com/fcc-proposes-rules-for-school-and-library-broadband-emergency-connectivity-fund/