Daily Thoughts 5/12/2011 (better world books)

Geburtshaus von Hermann Hesse 2008, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, Angsar Walk original uploader on Wikimedia.




Daily Thoughts 5/12/2011

Today has been a quiet day so far. We started this morning on packing some more books for Better World Books.  One of the Friends of the Library is getting ready for the book sale on June 9 and June 10.  I also updated the Twitter account with announcements from our calendar of events.

 Web Bits

Why Libraries Still Matter
http://www.salon.com/books/libraries_and_librarians/index.html?story=%2Fbooks%2Flaura_miller%2F2011%2F05%2F11%2Fnypl_centennial

Daily Thoughts 5/10/2011 (Better World Books)

Alexander Kanoldt: Stilleben II (Still Life II), 1922

Daily Thoughts 5/10/2011

This morning, I checked the Twitter account and the displays.  Most of my days has been spent getting boxes ready for Better World Books to pick up.  I have two more days of this.

I also spent some time picking out graphic novels for next weeks Graphic Novels club.  It is still moving steadily along.  I also spent a little time preparing to write the bi-monthly report.

Daily Thoughts 5/9/2011 (Better World Books)

Porter & Coates bookstore (interior view, from the rear).

Daily Thoughts 5/9/2011

The book, In The Plex How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives by Steven Levy came in for me to read.

This morning we started sorting the books for Better World Books, they are going to come and pick up our discards next week.  I also had a chance to update the Twitter account and check the displays.  I spent most of my day packing and sorting boxes with a few other people.  Hopefully, it will work out well.

I also received an offer from a computer teacher today for teaching a class one hour a week.  The contract still needs to be looked over.


Web Bits

National Library Legislative Day is on May 9 and 10.

 http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/nlld/index.cfm

Daily Thoughts 5/6/2011 (Better World Books, Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man)

Detail of The School of Athens showing Heraclitus and Michelangelo Buonarroti as one person 1509 Raffaello Sanzio

Daily Thoughts 5/6/2011

I am enjoying reading James Joyce , A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.  The Irish Catholic background is different enough for me to hold my interest.  It has a rather ornate writing style that is unique as well.

This morning, we had a meeting to discuss the website.  It was mainly focused on editing and how to use the website.  Pretty soon, I may have access to make some corrections to the site.  Hopefully things will get neater.

I also updated the Twitter this morning and checked the displays.

We are joining Better World Books for their discard program.  http://www.betterworldbooks.com/

I also have started preparing for ordering again.  We have money to start ordering books which is a relief.  I also put in my payment for Book Expo America and am looking forward to the Westchester Library Association conference with Seth Godin as the keynote.

I read some more of A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man on the train home.  There is a wonderful sense of guiilt and sin to the writing.  This guilt has an ornate feel to it.  It does not come across as the kind of guilt I am used to feeling.