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  Daily Thoughts 03/27/2021 A quiet day. Audie Book Awards 2021 https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2021-audies

  Vincent Van Gogh, Oleanders, 1888 Daily Thoughts 03/26/2021 I rested on the train on the way to work today. I checked the new books display. I weeded some books in the mezzanine. I put in two orders of new books. I wrote an interim report for a grant. New America Study Reveals, Race, Wealth Disparities in Library Access During Pandemic https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=new-america-study-reveals-race-wealth-disparities-in-library-access-during-pandemic Amazon, Big Five Publishers Face Yet Another Antitrust Suit—From Booksellers https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/85909-amazon-big-five-publishers-face-yet-another-antitrust-suit-from-booksellers.html

  Still Life With Coffee Pot and Two White Bowls, Vincent Van Gogh, 1885 Daily Thoughts 03/25/2021    I took a little time off from writing my thoughts down. I checked the new books displays. I looked through copies of Library Journal, the Times Literary Supplement, and Booklist.  I am working on two orders of new books. I also am looking at doing some work on grants for Arts Westchester. I started reading Vincent's Books.  He was a constant reader and had many paintings which had books in them.  I spent some time weeding the 800s in the mezzanine. Roundup: Statements of Solidarity with Asian American & Pacific Islander Community From Libraries and Library Organizations https://www.infodocket.com/ 2021/03/20/roundup-statements- from-libraries-and-other- organizations-condemning- racism-against-asian- americans/ How Books Can Address Economic Inequality https://www.publishersweekly. com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/ publisher-news...

  Pierre Auguste Renoir, 1874,  Jeune fille lisant dans un jardin, un chien sur les genoux Daily Thoughts 03/19/2021 I read some more of What Tech Calls Thinking .  I am reading about how Ayn Rand is used as a way to promote individualism in Silicon Valley. I checked the displays. I put in two orders for new books. I worked on weeding some more books in the mezzanine in the 800s. I have a copy of the New York Times Book Review to read. I checked out the book, Vincent's Books Van Gogh and the Writers Who Inspired Him by Mariella Guzzoni. Federal Government Invests $200M In Librares and Museums To Stimulate American Communities https://imls.gov/news/federal-government-invests-200m-libraries-and-museums-stimulate-american-communities How Libraries Are Leading the Way to Digital Equity https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2021/03/how-libraries-are-leading-way-digital-equity/618272/  

  Henri Manguin,  Le Thé à la Flora, 1912 Daily Thoughts 03/18/2021 I read some more of What Tech Calls Thinking .  I am reading about content.  There are references to Marshall McLuhan.  The references include the idea of platform over content, where the platform takes precedence over what goes inside it. I checked the displays and the gift books. I worked on two orders of new books. I spent some time weeding in the 800s. We had a zoom program for staff this morning on cyber bullying. Share Your Story Campaign https://airtable.com/shrFYVFukT9sbTful 100 Years of Carnegie Libraries https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/home/blog/post/roundtable/2021/03/18/100-years-of-carnegie-libraries  

  Don't Gum Up A Book, WPA Poster Between 1936 and 1939 Daily Thoughts 03/17/2021 I started reading What Tech Calls Thinking by Adrian Daub.  It is a book about the underlying philosophy of Silicon Valley in San Diego, California.  It includes material on Stanford University and how people drop out to form technology companies. I checked the displays in the new books section. I am working on two orders of books. I read the latest copy of the Ingram Advance. I worked on weeding the 800s in the mezzanine. To Tell the Truth, Public Libraries In the Fight Against Misinformation, Disinformation https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=To-Tell-the-Truth-Public-Libraries-in-the-Fight-Against-Misinformation-Disinformation Libraries Are Getting $200 Million In Stimulus Funds. Here’s Why https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/13/politics/libraries-covid-relief-funding/index.html To Quash Disinformation Researchers Must Work With Journalists https://www.wired.com/story/opinion...

  Jan Massijs, At the Tax Office, 1539 Daily Thoughts 03/13/2021 I checked the library displays this morning. I also read some more of Ask, Listen, Empower.   I am reading about philosophies for building public trust. DPLA + Wikimedia   One Year In https://dp.la/news/dpla-wikimedia-one-year-in