Miscellaneous Thoughts

Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891) The Reader in White

Miscellaneous Thoughts

I am enjoying reading Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire. I am finding it unique and refreshing. It is a retelling of the Snow White story. I read some more of it on the train to work this morning. I also read it for a bit on the way home from work. It is a very strange book with a unique style. I have not seen anyone else write the way he does. I really cannot compare it to any other writer I can think of. If you want something very different read this book. I am foregoing review this book because it is very hard to grasp and describe in any simple terms.

I put a few more books in the current events display. I also put in an order for books on electronics. Right now, I am also looking through the Job Information Center for outdated material to replace. I already have about twenty titles that need to be updated.

I might go to the Open Access and Libraries Conference on March 17, 2009 if I can get a pass for it. The lecture on Google Books last year was very interesting, also the part on public domain ebooks was quite interesting as well. As you can imagine, copyright was an important part of the discussion. http://unabashedlibrarian.com/open-access-2009

I spent most of the afternoon at city hall. The new assistant director of human resources was giving two presentations to city employees: a presentation on sexual harassment, and a presentation on workplace violence. Each ran for an hour long. About half of the time was spent watching a video and filling out a multiple choice questionnaire. I sent a link to our code of conduct on our website to the assistant director. I found the presentation to be fairly well put together and not at all boring which was a surprise.

On the way to the lecture I dropped off several fliers of different events at the library as well as the new service brochure and calendar of events. I am hoping it will bring in a couple of people to our events. A few of the employees asked about the AARP classes for defense driving being given at the library once a month. The price of $14 was much cheaper than most insurance classes for defensive driving.

When I got back, I did a bit more placing inserts into the law books, and pulled some books to be put in storage.

I also picked up two books on nonprofit management, How To Manage An Effective Nonprofit Organization From Writing and Managing Grants to Fundraising, Board Development, and Strategic Planning by Michael A. Sand. The other book which I am currently reading is Bulding Hope Leadership In The Nonprofit World by John Bateson. I am very interested in how this kind of thing works.

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I just liked the heraldic symbol, I am not sure where it comes from.

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This morning, I finished reading The Ghost In Love by Jonathan Carroll on the train. I am thinking of rereading the book. It is the kind of book which is worth reading more than once. It is hard to know what is happening in the book until you finish it. Rereading it will give a better sense of the story.

I think by the end of the day, the shifting will be done in the social sciences section. I also updated some of the law books with inserts, and did some other minor activities like keeping the central display in order.

There is the usual back and forth for creating flyers. I have been working on getting a flyer done for a forclosure workshop at the library as well as a business workshop at the library. I am also trying to help with a flyer for a living wills workshop as well. I sent an email contact to SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) about doing a workshop on how to set up a home office. Hopefully, they will be able to do this in April.

Two books came in for me to read, Anthony Kiedis with Larry Sloman, Scar Tissue. This is the story of the lead singer of The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Also The Breath of God by Harry Turtledove came in for me to read.