Have you sent your letter to your council member yet about the need to fully fund our public libraries? actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

Another academic librarian job posted at CUNY, Cataloging/Reference with my stellar colleagues at Bronx Community College! Unionized and represented by PSC-CUNY.org. Join us in the CUNYverse! cuny.jobs/bronx-ny/ins...

Renewers, I'm excited to reconnect with you live this year - here are my first speaking engagements of 2026. Learn more at tinyurl.com/uxxf9duc, and I hope to see you all soon!

A form of #resistance is supporting & strengthening something positive, like #libraries, a rare & true commons in this privatized society. Come to our Friends & Foundations Network Open House Feb 19 to learn how to protect this important shared space! www.librariesforthepeople.org/events/ftp-f...

Join us in the CUNYverse! Work with my amazing colleagues at CUNY’s Office of Library Services as OER Manager! This unionized staff position is represented by the PSC-CUNY. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

Join us Feb 20! Campus Crisis Toolkit launch @CUNY Grad Center. 12 pm: Lunch & Learn with authors. 5:30 pm: Panel "University & Polycrisis" w/ Kevin Gannon, Lisa Di Bartolomeo & more (livestreamed). cuny.is/cctk-lunch lnkd.in/eyviU7vp

The Librarians premiers on Independent Lens on Feb 9! @heykellyjensen.bsky.social has advice about how to support your local libraries: bookriot.com/how-to-suppo... + bookriot.com/gifting-with...)

I wrote about some of the unreasonable requests I've gotten as a candidate for library jobs, and how employers might make the interview process less dehumanizing. acrlog.org/2026/02/05/m... 📚

Just gutted by this news, rest in power Fobazi. Please donate/share.

If you RTd the news of Fobazi's passing, work in LIS, or have ever uttered the phrase "vocational awe", it's time to put your money where your mouth is. We owe her that much at least. Please donate.

Part 2 now published on ACRLog too, thanks so much @kaetrena.bsky.social for these posts: acrlog.org/2026/01/15/r...

New on ACRLog... Reconsidering Rest: Interruptions and Invitations (Part 1) "Workers are often excluded or retaliated against when they engage in health-centered practices – even when they do so within the parameters of their workplace’s stated policies" - Kaetrena Davis Kendrick bit.ly/3YvMV5o

Also unionized staff jobs in CUNY libraries, all CUNY employees are eligible for tuition remission, library-interested folks could get an MLS while in these jobs: Public Services Specialist cuny.jobs/queens-ny/pu... and Extended Day/ILL Coordinator cuny.jobs/queens-ny/ex... at LaGuardia CC

Academic library folks: 2 faculty jobs in the CUNYverse, come join us! Revised Head of Tech Services at Hunter College cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/.... Collections/Acquisitions Libn at City College cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

"As library worker exposure to library values rejection, systemic harm, and compromised safety continue ... we need to revisit and to acknowledge the very real interruptions to rest practices – especially for truamatized workers and those with historically ignored identities." - tinyurl.com/2jw76hjv

Amidst all that is destructive and demoralizing, we're meeting to celebrate civic culture + public knowledge and build solidarities. Open to NYC info workers (librarians, archivists), grad students, artists, designers. Apps are due Wednesday, Jan 7, end-of-day! Confirmed sessions include:...

If you're interested in helping an important volunteer run zine distro survive, please consider a donation to Brown Recluse: www.gofundme.com/f/secure-bro... - right now they urgently need to reach at least $5000 to get through this month and Feb. They need more to keep going throughout the year.

Very excited to share this! The new special issue of @jitp.bsky.social is on Minimalist DH Pedagogy. Co-edited by @danicasavonick.bsky.social @palermog.bsky.social @veritas44.bsky.social Patricia Belen and me. LOTS of great stuff in here. cuny.manifoldapp.org/projects/jit...

Stuff those stockings with ideas. 🎁✨ Our latest roundup features new books by Graduate Center authors — perfect for the thinkers, readers, and revolutionaries on your list www.gc.cuny.edu/news/brighte...

Still plenty of time to put together an application. Three scholars held this role previously. Each of them made a significant impact working with graduate student instructors at CUNY, and then moved on to a tenure-track position at other universities.

Director of Barnard Archives and Special Collections barnard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Staff/... Salary range: $120,000–$125,000 annually, commensurate with experience. Please submit your application by January 5, 2026 to be considered. PASS IT ON 📚 📜

The CFP is now open for the second cohort of faculty fellows in the Critical AI Literacy Institute @gctlc.bsky.social. We’re recruiting in 3 tracks. 1. Critical Foundations of AI 2. Ecological Implications of AI 3. T(h)inkering with AI Read the full call here: cuny.is/cali2-cfp

Have you thought about submitting something to JITP but your idea didn’t quite fit with our themed issues? Submit to our **GENERAL ISSUE** by December 15th and show us how you think about the intersection of teaching, learning, and research with technology. See you in our inbox!

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Academic librarians, come join us in the CUNYverse! This collections/acquisitions job is with great folks at City College of New York, like all CUNY library faculty positions is unionized and represented by the PSC-CUNY. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

Apps are open for our spring session of the Cross-Reference Coalition! We're exploring Search & Discovery! "Our journey will encompass the history of exploration + cartography, legacies of inquiry, tools of discovery, theories of curiosity, and counter-algorithmic means of 'finding things out.'"

Academic library leaders, come join us at CUNY! Application review begins 12/10. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

There's a research guide for Anthropology! This guide provides you with access to anthropology and related resources. For example, the Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/anthropology #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

There's a research guide for Africana Studies! For example, umbrasearch.org brings together items from more than 1,000 U.S. archives, libraries, and museums of African American history and culture. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/africana #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

The Ctr for Urban Research at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social (led by @jomoko.bsky.social) has prepared an online map for tonight's NYC mayoral results. Link below in #thread. For now the map is blank, but it'll fill in w/unofficial returns tonight. The map will do more than show the 2025 #s. 1/n

Research opportunity! I’m studying how traditional media literacy instruction adapts to digital challenges like memes & algorithms. Seeking librarians & educators with media literacy experience for a short confidential interview. Interested? forms.gle/bZs7JfVxCfeN... #MediaLiteracy TC IRB 25-496

early voting for zohran tomorrow!

I got a wonderfully kind note yesterday from someone who read my essay about collecting Leslie Feinberg and Minnie Bruce Pratt's papers, so I'm going to stop being shy about sharing it: “Things People Gave Me.” Journal of Lesbian Studies. doi.org/10.1080/1089... (DM me for a free link if needed.)

Upcoming Online Workshop: Introduction to Zotero 🗒️ Tuesday, October 28, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm Zotero is open source citation software enabling users to easily collect, organize, cite and share. Join @ tinyurl.com/464aje4u #academiclibraries #zotero #cunylibraries #citationmanagement

Tips! From Mina Rees Library Did you know? You can check out books from most CUNY campuses? You can also request books from across the globe through Interlibrary Loan. Visit: tinyurl.com/4v7mu7kk #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

Hey NYC pals, early voting starts on 10/25! Find yr poll site here: www.nycvotes.org/how-to-vote/... Also you can vote by mail! Info: requestballot.vote.nyc 🗳️👍🏻

Welcome (Back) to the Mina Rees Library! Check out a round-up blog post about how to get started with all the library has to offer tinyurl.com/46bkdj8a #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

Academic librarians, come join us in the CUNYverse! We have a few jobs open in CUNY libraries: cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in... cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/... cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/... I’m not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!

Alexandra E. LaGrand Wins 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...

Learn about the Library! Ask-a-Librarian. If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help. Our live chat service is available 24/7. Chat with us: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

The August edition of BTA was also concerned with shoring up our resistance to gen AI. Please, help yourself. bendingthearcnewsletter.blog/2025/08/07/b...

Happy Climate Week Eve from my favorite house in midtown on this 83 (!) degree mid-September day.

You know what else is being affected by the tariffs on parcels worth less than $800? International interlibrary loan. I'm hearing reports of libraries overseas that won't lend to the US anymore. (That's in addition to the libraries here that have shut down their ILL b/c of lost IMLS funding.)

Learn about the Library! Ask-a-Librarian. If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help. You can submit a question & receive an email response To submit a question: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has opened a new window to the universe — and Graduate Center scientists @saavikford.bsky.social and @emilylrice.me are among the first to peer through it www.gc.cuny.edu/news/2000-as... @cunygcastro.bsky.social @joshuatan.bsky.social

@authorlogankarlie.bsky.social explores the literary afterlives of Labyrinth and the liminal space between dreams and reality.

Call for submissions - We are now open to academic articles, notes from the field (briefer and less formal than full articles), and creative works! cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

Women’s Studies Quarterly invites proposals for new editors. A forum for emerging perspectives on women, gender, and sexuality. The journal showcases scholarship, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, and visual arts. For more information: centerforthehumanities.org/call-for-new...