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- November 12th, 2009
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wehireu has posted a new entry on: Book Calendar
Daily Thoughts 11/12/2009
The Artists Wife, Barthelme, 1883 Daily Thoughts 11/12/2009 I put Peter and Max by Bill Willingham on hold today. I also put a steampunk novel, Boneshaker by Cherie Priest on hold as well. I also spe…
- November 11th, 2009
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wehireu has posted a new entry on: Book Calendar
Daily Thoughts 11/11/2009
The prison library at the Tombs, New York City, established by Miss Linda Gilbert. (1874) Daily Thoughts 11/11/2009 I am thinking about participating in the December 8 and 9, ALCTS Opening Doors to H…
- November 10th, 2009
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wehireu has posted a new entry on: Book Calendar
Daily Thoughts 11/10/2009
British Library Gate. Colin Gregory Palmer's Photography.Creative commons Attribution, 2005. Daily Thoughts 11/10/2009 Today was another quiet day. I renewed my membership to the American Library As…
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- November 9th, 2009
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wehireu has posted a new entry on: Book Calendar
Daily Thoughts 11/9/2009
Anselm Feuerbach, Paolo e Francesca, 1864, Schack-Galerie, Monaco Daily Thoughts 11/9/2009 I am going to the Twitter in Libraries training at Metro New York on November 18, 2009.http://metronylibrary…
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- November 8th, 2009
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wehireu has posted a new entry on: Book Calendar
Daily Thoughts 11/8/2009
An image from the New York Public Library Digital Gallery of a book poster. I rather liked it. Daily Thoughts 11/8/2009
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Daily Thoughts 11/7/2009
A postcard with the public domain "me worry?" face that later inspired Mad magazine's Alfred E. Neuman. From Wikimedia. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alfred_E._Neumann.jpg I finished reading…
- November 7th, 2009
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wehireu has posted a new entry on: Book Calendar
The Peter Principle Why Things Always Go Wrong
The Peter Principle Why Things Always Go Wrong by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull.This book is a business management classic. It is an acerbic explanation of why people raise to their level of inc…
- November 6th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 11/6/2009
Portrait of Gertrude Stein, with American flag as backdrop (1935 January 4) Carl Van Vechten, Library of Congress, Public Domain. Daily Thoughts 11/6/2009 I watched the second half of the Color of M…
- November 5th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 11/5/2009
David Laing, 1862, by William Fettes Douglas (1822-1891) Daily Thoughts 11/5/2009 Today was another solid day. We went over how to rearrange the storage area for a little bit. We also looked at the l…
- November 4th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 11/4/2009
The North Room, Astor Library, Lafayette Place, New York. 1876, Print, Leslie's Magazine, Mid-Manhattan Pictures Collection, New York Public LibraryDaily Thoughts 11/4/2009Last night, I went out and v…
- November 3rd, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 11/3/2009
The portable manuscript books of "Tsukigase Kisho/Getsurai Kisho (月瀬記勝) written by Saito Setsudo (斎藤拙堂)" in 1884, published by Shikada Seishichi (鹿田静七). Book size (WxHxD): 8.5…
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Daily Thoughts November 2, 2009
Ukrainian Stamp. I am not sure what it says. I found it on Wikimedia and liked it. Daily Thoughts 11/2/2009 They moved the clocks an hour back today, so I am up too early. I am not sure what to think…
- November 1st, 2009
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Quote from Henry David Thoreau on Library Way in New York City. Taken on February 28, 2007. By Kathleen COnklin. From Wikimedia. Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Daily Thoughts November 1, 2009…
- October 31st, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/31/2009
A portrait of Samuel Johnson by Joshua Reynolds showing Johnson pulling a book's cover back and concentrating intensely on its words. It also, Johnson felt, shows his weak eyes. 1775 Daily Thoughts…
- October 30th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/30/2009
Reading Woman, August Macke (1887-1914) Daily Thoughts 10/30/2009 I read some more of Sandman Slim during lunch. It is very entertaining. I am almost finished reading it. It might be a bit too dark f…
- October 29th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/29/2009
François Rabelais lisant, Anonymous drawing, beginning of 17th centuryDaily Thoughts 10/28/2009 I was reading Sandman Slim A Novel by Richard Kadrey on the train this morning. It is a fantasy novel a…
- October 28th, 2009
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10/28/2009
King Alfred the Great was fond of reading and learning. Daily Thoughts 10/28/2009 Today has been a very slow day. I am looking to pick out a graphic novel for a graphic novel club. I am also thinkin…
- October 27th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/27/2009
Taganrog Chekhov Library & Museum (built in 1911) by Fyodor Schechtel Daily Thoughts 10/27/2009 I finished reading The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley. It was a satisfying and entertaining read.…
- October 26th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/26/2009
China Miéville at Picadilly Waterstones, 26 April 2006, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0Photograph taken by Andrew M. Butler, Found On Wikimedia. Daily Thoughts 10/26/2009 I read some more of The Ar…
- October 25th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/25/2009
Inlaid mahogany break-front bookcase. Designed by Thomas Sheraton for "The times" newspaper, and now the property of "The times" book club. Mahogany pedestal centre table. From the "cabinetmaker's dra…
- October 24th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/24/2009
Columbia University Library, New York, 191-Daily Thoughts 10/24/2009I did more weeding of the trade paperbacks today. I am almost done with the main area. Then I have to do the urban fiction. I may ha…
- October 23rd, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/23/2009
Benjamin Franklin. Martin, David, 1737-1797 -- Artist, Stipple Engraving, New York Public Library Digital Image Gallery Daily Thoughts 10/23/2009 I started reading The Art of Innovation this morning…
- October 22nd, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/22/2009
Brownie Books, Palmer Cox, 1893-1924, New York Public Library Digital GalleryDaily Thoughts 10/22/2009I am off today. I am thinking a little bit about the trade paperbacks. The last librarian who w…
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The Quiet War by Paul McAuley
The Quiet War by Paul McAuleyThis is a science fiction novel about low intensity conflict set in the 23rd century a.d.. Earth is ruled by a set of rich families who are trying to fix the environmenta…
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- October 21st, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/21/2009
Jacque, Charles Emile, 1813-1894 -- Etcher Title Liseur, From New York Public Library Digital Gallery Daily Thoughts 10/21/2009 I am about to order some civil service tests for the library. We curren…
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- October 20th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/20/2009
Carter Stone checks out his copy of the new Marvel Comic book geared specifically for U.S. servicemembers during an unveiling ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on April 28, 2005. Defense De…
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- October 19th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/19/2009
Pierre Auguste Cot, Ophelia, 1870, Oil On Canvas Daily Thoughts 10/19/2009 I have been doing a little weeding this morning. I just finished with my first look through the mass market paperbacks. In ad…
- October 18th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/18/2009
Viktor Vasnetsov. The Flying Carpet (1880). Oil, canvas. 165x297 сm. a depiction of the hero of Russian folklore, Ivan Tsarevich, on exhibit at the Nizhny Novgorod Art Museum Daily Thoughts 10/18/20…
- October 17th, 2009
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Daily Thoughts 10/17/2009
Calligraphy example by Barbedor. Look at this example of calligraphy closely, it is different than the way most modern calligraphy is taught, there are lots of loops and cursive motions, one letter f…
