Renewers, I'll be offering two talks next month! Register soon, and I hope to see you at either of these free community events. Be sure to repost or share this with a library worker who is exploring a rest or self-preservation reset! tinyurl.com/yst5ekyc

Hey Renewers - it's our anniversary. Check out the yearly update here: renewalslis.com/eight-years-...

Renewers, check out the latest Black In The Stacks podcast episode. I join host Marquita Gooch for a candid conversation about navigating and recovering from workplace harm. Learn more about the episode and listen here: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-m8vh9-...

Hey Renewers, as the light grows, remember to turn your clocks back this weekend - and don't forget to join me for my March talks if you can! Learn more: tinyurl.com/afyyd74n

I'm overflowing(!) with joy to share that my course, Critical Hope & Self-Preservation in Contemporary Librarianship, will be offered at the University of South Carolina School iSchool this summer! Registration is now open to graduate students & LIS practitioners. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2je46kdw

Renewers, keep in mind that the organization's desire is to keep itself going. Move accordingly when seeking your new role! Which things are (will you be) doing? See more at tinyurl.com/ywtnykv2

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!

The Reset Experience is happening soon, and I'm excited to introduce our speakers! Register for this complimentary community-building event at tinyurl.com/3jzvnswc. Only a few spaces are left! Workers from all libraries and library-supporting/adjacent workplaces are welcome.

"With love, bell hooks reminds us that healing is done in community – not alone. Therefore, in addition to sharing information about rest ...we must also offer spaces for people to imagine, craft, engage, and be held accountable for protecting space(s) to and practices of rest." tinyurl.com/5epjpvaa

We need to talk about the grief that happens when former co-workers seem to be doing well in the organization that treated you so awfully.

"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

#RenewalsReach shares #research, #scholarship, & other commentary or conversations that connect to #library morale. Review Glover's dissertation, which gathers employee narratives of experience with toxic #leadership and insight on interrupting this negative leadership style. tinyurl.com/bdz246b8

Passive-Aggressive Communication is one of the main causes and manifestions of dysfunctional workplaces, and figuring out responses to ambivalent but harmful comments are one of the primary areas of rumination for harmed workers. Try these responses to help support or model clearer communication.

Are We Implementing Neuroinclusive Hiring Practices?: An Investigation for Academic Library Positions by Liz Bellamy, Alex Flores Glosson, James Glosson, Mary Oberlies, Michael Runyon and Paul Showalter

Call for speakers! 📚 On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone! More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...

Good news today for anyone who got a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services: all grants are reinstated! www.imls.gov/news/statem...

It's December 1 - today, start practicing leaving your job on time so you have the habit established by January 1, 2026. If that's not possible, start taking your lunch on time (and as soon as you can - start leaving on time). Stop giving these workplaces your free time.

Colleagues, I'm excited to share that applications are being accepted for the 2026 Minnesota Institute for Early Career Libarians! I'll be co-leading the Institute with Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros, and with support and participation of Ione Damasco! Learn more & apply here: tinyurl.com/yc6yhbha

Renewers, enjoy this brief moment of Zen...and joy as I announce my excitement about hosting a second Reset Experience! Details are coming soon... Are you ready to reset? tinyurl.com/cwsphzkc #TheResetExperience

Last week I offered a keynote at the Library Marketing & Communications Conference. I asked attendees to share their hopes for libraries & library workers. Which of these resonate with you? See more here (and add your hopes below): tinyurl.com/3cydfvkz

If you're navigating an active low-morale experience, which of these worries resonate for you?

I'm excited to share that in January, I'm slated to teach my special topics course, "Critical Hope and Self-Preservation in Contemporary Librarianship" at Dominican University's School of Information Studies! Learn more at tinyurl.com/mrxbchz

Here are a few mindsets that haunt #LowMorale workplaces. These entrenched mindsets are even scarier since we see may not immediately see damaging results - only to one day find ourselves among buried plans and goals and petrified and paralyzed employees. Which ones haunt your workplace?

I'm brimming with joy to share that I'll be facilitating the 2026 Virginia Library Leadership Academy (my second cohort)! If you're a Virginia library employee interested in cultivating humane leadership and library workplaces, applications are now open! Learn more: tinyurl.com/3w62629x

Renewers, if you're attending the Library Marketing & Communications Conference this year, I'm looking forward to seeing you! Learn more: tinyurl.com/9t8zvxkt

Register today for "Misinformation and Public Libraries" on Wed. Oct. 29th with Deb Hutchison Koep, Devon Greyson, and Leigh Anne Palmer. The spread of false information is a formidable threat - this session will explore how public libraries can approach this growing challenge. tinyurl.com/bclaevent

Renewers, I'm sharing more signals of #GOTCHA Culture, which interrupts employee success and places workers in lose/lose situations. In this part, we're exploring: #Confusion (#Chaos) #Haste #Apathy Have you faced any of these in a current or former workplace? tinyurl.com/f8jtkmmy

This Wednesday, I'll be in community and connection with colleagues coming to The Renewals Workshop, hosted by OhioNet! It will be an intentional day of reflection, clarification, exploration, and practice. See you there! tinyurl.com/443yd4wx

Get a jump on spooky season & learn how #LowMorale Experiences are deepened by what I call GOTCHA Culture. I've identified six behavioral & cultural signals that interrupt employee success. In Part 1, let's look at: #Gatekeeping #Overwork #Triangulation Peek in to these BOOs: tinyurl.com/y4ny4d8a

Renewers, have you experienced any of these lose-lose situations during your #LowMorale experience? I'll be defining and exploring what I call #GOTCHA Culture soon. Like if any of these resonate, share with others, and don't forget to save this and follow so you'll know when I've dropped part 1!

Renewers, I'm rounding out the year with a few more facilitation and teaching events. I hope to see you so we can learn and practice in community! Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/jhcmayku

Renewers, I'll be facilitating an on-site Renewals Workshop with OhioNet in October! Learn more and register soon for this community-building and practice event. www.ohionet.org/event/the-re...

Caelin Ross’ reflection on navigating White fragility and confronting/navigating accountability while facilitating in decolonized contexts reveals vulnerability and resonance – and is soundly situated within the realm of Critical Hope practice. Read on: tinyurl.com/z7wbhuc8

If you have flexibility to leave your toxic job & find yourself struggling to solidify your exit plan, check out some common mindsets & affirmations to help you reset. Which one of these is familiar? (my study on leaving toxic libraries includes participant advice on leaving: tinyurl.com/234fd7hj).

Registration is open for the Canadian neurodivergent gallery, library, archive & museum workers conference 🍁🧠📚📜 It's Free & Online! Sessions include: Navigating Environmental Mismatch as a #Neurodiverse Academic #Librarian Navigating Work Post-Disclosure ⬇️ westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Music is a proven pathway to help heal & realign us with our sense of meaning and purpose. Here's what I've been listening to this week - & yes, RenewersLIS is now on YouTube! Check out the ReVerb playlist featuring these great artists, & subscribe! tinyurl.com/y6rwwz45

Missing the great people you used to work with at your toxic job is not a signal that you're broken. It's a signal that you're human(e).

Colleagues, our colleague Fobazi Ettarh needs support during and after recovery - head here to learn more: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

Hey Renewers, here are some events where I'll be speaking or teaching soon! I hope we'll see each other at any or all of them. Learn more (and get the link to enroll in the new LJ/SLJ course, "Managing Stress & Burnout") at tinyurl.com/meb34kyd

Renewers, Here's the last part of my Inaugural Report exploring #MoralInjury during #LowMorale experiences. This part includes deeper narrative insight from participants, with a focus on resulting actions & behaviors, spiritual / sacred practices, & #career outlook: tinyurl.com/mp3tvx92

Renewers, if you're grappling with recentering your Whole Life while facing or recovering from workplace harm, try these pathways. They can be applied whether you're place bound in your toxic workplace or if you're clarifying your exit. Save & share for empowerment & #SelfPreservation.

Renewers, I've started a new project! "Reconstitution & Recovery: Sharing Encouragement During & After Low- Morale Experiences" gives folks a chance to share insight & supportive messages for others facing workplace harm, or who are continuing their recovery. Participate at tinyurl.com/36ehy2ya

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Thanks to everyone who attended Renewals' inaugural Reset Experience last month! Here are some attendee takeaways. If you'd like to join the next Reset, head to tinyurl.com/5n6xrwmm and sign up for early notification. #CollectiveCare #Libraries #Librarians

**Libraries & Mental Health Survey** I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Happening in about 45 minutes - see you there :-)

#RecoveryInTheBooks: We #read for joy. We read for learning. And when we read, we can recognize ourselves in others, and find pathways to recovery. Have you read "Pachinko" by @lee_minjin? Find a copy near you: search.worldcat.org/title/986965...

Earlier this spring, I joined hosts of the #Overdue #podcast (produced by @oregonlibraryassoc.bsky.social). Listen in to hear the resonant conversations and reflections we had about workplace harm, #CollectiveCare, and practices that may aid in #LowMorale experience recovery. tinyurl.com/bde4ktw6

And that's that! #AudreLorde #CriticalHope