Daily Thoughts 3/1/2011 (1812, Twitter, Survey)

Unpleasant News, 1896, Rosalvo Ribeiro

Daily Thoughts 3/1/2011

Today has been a quiet, steady day.  We put out the Public Library Service Survey at the circulation desk.  It is also going to be distributed to a few other places.  Hopefully, it will help us get some more feedback about the library.  The survey is now on the front page of the library as well. http://www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org/node/111

I read some more of 1812 this morning.  The conflict has an edge of cruelty in it more than fear.  The vampires are more violent and loathesome than fearsome.  It makes the style different than most vampire novels.

I also did a little bit more weeding in the storage area and spent some time checking the inventory.  Things are moving along steadily.  The new Twitter account hit 100 people today.  http://twitter.com/mtvernonlibrary

Three books came in for me to look at, Content Rules by Ann Handley and C.C. Chapman, The Experience Economy by B. Joseph Pine II and james H. Gilmore, and The Lifecycle of Software Objects.

On the way home, I finished reading 1812 by Jasper Kent.  There is a nice element of self deception in the novel which makes it quite interesting.

Daily Thoughts 2/22/2011 (Bite Sized Marketing, Survey)

Poul Friis Nybo Reading Woman

Daily Thoughts 2/22/2011

I started reading Bite Sized Marketing Realistic Solutions for the Overworked Librarian by Nancy Dowd, Mary Evangeliste, and Jonathan Silberman.  Right now, I am reading about influencers and word of mouth marketing.  They described a few ways to use Twitter in the early part of the book.

The display for the Sony Reader grant came in.  I am thinking about where it will go.

This morning, I went through the donations and pulled out some romance titles to be added.  I also checked the displays and checked on the inventorying in the storage area or mezzanine.  I also worked on finalizing the written survey for the library. 

I did the Internet Job Search Hour today.  It went better the second time I tried it.  We had a few people who came in to search for jobs.  We also had the Womens Enterprise Development Center Is Small Business Right For You? session today from 5:30-7:30 p.m.  There was also a Gospel Choir in honor of Black History Month which is singing in the community room right now.

Two books came in for me to read, Designing The Digital Experience by David Lee King and 1812 by Jasper Kent.  Designing The Digital Experience is about user experience design which is related to content strategy.  1812 is a vampire novel set during the Napoleonic wars.