Daily Thoughts 06/26/2020

Daily Thoughts 06/26/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group.  I also checked my LinkedIn.

I contacted a few people about a part-time position with the Complete Count Committee of the City of Mount Vernon, New York.  There is going to be phone banking for the census for the City of Mount Vernon.  To register go to bit.ly/2Z8cPNj  The time is from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on July 8, 2020.  We are also meeting on Monday to pick up tablets for the census.

There is also a DJ tonight from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for the census, DJ X-Factor, on the Mount Vernon, New York Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/mountvernonny/

There is a plan to make a community garden at the library.  We are going to be seeking volunteers and equipment for the library.

Web Bits

ALA Statement on Institutional Racism
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-statement-on-institutional-racism/?fbclid=IwAR2GljtX62FXELKjLEavGFyoy8qfF6ICkQIkEolCOY7T5hWF1wnrB6S6lTg


Coronavirus Tests the Limits of America's Public Libraries.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-24/how-coronavirus-is-changing-public-libraries

Reopening Libraries: Public LibrariesKeep Their Options Open

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=reopening-libraries-public-libraries-keep-their-options-open

Libraries and the 2020 Census AdaptingOutreach to Covid 19

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/govinfo/CensusTips08_Covid-19_web_061920.pdf

Grab and Go Service to Launch at SomeBrooklyn Public Libraries in July

https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/brooklyn-public-library-grab-and-go-service-branches-reopen-july-2020-coronavirus-brief/

Daily Thoughts 06/25/2020

Daily Thoughts 06/25/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group.  I also checked my LinkedIn.

I read some more of The US Armed Forces Officer on the way to work.  I am reading more about how the congress and senate use policy to determine what the armed forces do.

I put in an order for new books.

I worked a little bit more on the census.

I picked out some books to put in the mezzanine.

We are going to discuss Ibram X. Kendi's book, How To Be An Anti-racist this afternoon at 4:00 p.m.

Web Bits

Overdrive to Acquire KKR OwnedRBMedia's Library Business

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/83674-overdrive-to-acquire-kkr-owned-rbmedia-s-library-business.html

Dial This Number to Hear A SingingLibrarian

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/dial-number-hear-singing-librarian

Daily Thoughts 06/24/2020

Detective Book Magazine Winter 1948

Daily Thoughts 06/24/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning.  I also checked the LinkedIn.

I worked a little bit on scheduling.

I posted a little bit about the census.

I met with the Complete Count Committee of the City of Mount Vernon via Zoom.

I read some more of The US Armed Forces Officer.  I am reading about how civilian control of the military is embedded in the United States constitution.

Web Bits

Bookmobiles Navigate New Terrain

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2020/06/bookmobiles-navigate-new-terrain/

Looking Ahead: Will Writers on Racial Justice Find Their Audience

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/83681-looking-ahead-will-writers-on-racial-justice-find-their-audience.html

Stop Microwaving Books Michigan Library Frustrated by Damaged Books

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/stop-microwaving-books-michigan-library-frustrated-by-damaged-books/GDQCSIIVVBF75HSKOMM27SJJH4/

Daily Thoughts 06/23/2020

Woman Reading by Charles Allen Winter, circa 1898

Daily Thoughts 06/23/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook group.  I also checked my LinkedIn.

I got a free display from the National Archives and Records Administration.

We are having a Zoom program on the Lenni-Lenape tribe at 1:00 p.m.  The program went well.  The presenter David Osborn, used powerpoint inside Zoom which actually works very well.

I read some more of The Armed Forces Officer.  I am reading about command and how authority and responsibility go with it.

Web Bits

Audiobook Trends and Statistics for2020

https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/audiobook-trends-and-statistics-for-2020

Daily Thoughts 06/22/2020

Helga Marie Ring Reusch - Interior with reading woman and girl, 1909

Daily Thoughts 06/22/2020

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook group.  I also checked my LinkedIn.

I read some more of the US Armed Forces Officer.  I am reading about the concept of leadership in the armed forces.

I spent some time working on an order of new books.

I also spent a little time working on a description for curbside services for checking out materials.

I picked out some biography to put in the mezzanine.

I looked through two copies of Bookpage.

I worked on a grant for the census.  It was a very short grant.

Web Bits

Research Shows Virus Undetectable Five Highly CirculatedLibrary Materials After Three Days

https://www.imls.gov/news/research-shows-virus-undetectable-five-highly-circulated-library-materials-after-three-days?fbclid=IwAR2lPnS0YF9A9kUT3NkMKKzEMORkYziUaRDaiOqz_1inHE_8kDkTBtZi-LM

Transcribe Boston Public Library's Antislavery Letters
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/625795/transcribe-boston-public-librarys-anti-slavery-letters