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Finding and touring public art collections can be a fun date night activity.  They improve the character of a place and make great destinations for scavenger hunts, especially when your city is rich with public art.  Lincoln, Nebraska is such a city.  Public art has been a part of Lincoln since it was conceived.  The State Capital houses many public art treasures.   Pioneer's Park is home to  Smoke Signal  and  Columns , some of the older large scale public art installations.  Sheldon Art Galleries'  outdoor public art  includes such notable sculptures as  Fallen Dreamer  and  The Torn Notebook .  Wesleyan's collection includes Calling Away  and several monuments made by students. Union College's Clocktower has the distinction of being one of the tallest pieces of public art in the city. Pop-culture public art collections are scattered throughout the region.  Liz-Shea McCoy hosted some broadl...

More and more the general public is turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist them in their daily work and life.  AI tools draw on a large textual reference base (called a Large Language Model) to synthesize data and present it in a useable form.  Alternately, AI can take visual images and apply common forms of illustration techniques to come up with unique art.  Search engines are increasingly using AI to provide topical summaries to users.  AI is being embedded in our daily workflows.  Ultimately, will AI tools take the place of a librarian reference desk interaction?  Or is the human component of this interaction still necessary?  Let's consider that question. Engaged Inquiry When a librarian interacts with a patron, they provide assistance.  It is an action of Engaged Inquiry.  How does a librarian provide this service?  It can be as simple as point a patron to key topical resources or research databases.  It can b...

Psalm 23 - Notice The Setting.  God is our Good Shepherd and Gracious Host 1-4 - Green Pastures & Still Waters 5-6 - The Banquet Table Questions/Thoughts about this Psalm: Do we find the concept that everything for us beyond the presence and work of God in our lives is a luxury true?  God's presence comforts us in fear-filled times, places and moments.  He is our protection and guidance.  With Him there is no lack.  He leads us in righteous paths, because it is his character to do so.  It is for the sake of his name - not ours.  It is certainly a different point of view.  The banquet God provides is more than sufficient, even in the midst of peril.  His commitment to us is not fickle. __________________________  Personal Reflections: Taking a break in painting interior walls and having the guys come back from storm clean up with friends to reflect on today and write something down about it.  Scattered or unorganized though it ma...

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