READ MORE FILIPINO LIT WITH US from wherever you are! Join the Filipino American Center of @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social on 8/22/26, 10 AM PT for VIRTUAL SILENT READING! Register here: bit.ly/FilAmBookClub

We have 13 folks signed up! Join us VIRTUALLY and watch this space for a short book list of suggested titles!

We have 13 folks signed up! Join us VIRTUALLY and watch this space for a short book list of suggested titles!

READ MORE FILIPINO LIT WITH US from wherever you are! Join the Filipino American Center of @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social on 8/22/26, 10 AM PT for VIRTUAL SILENT READING! Register here: bit.ly/FilAmBookClub

SEARCHING FOR KAPWA screening! 🗓 Saturday, 6/20/2026 at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social ! 📍100 Larkin St. ⏰️2:00 - 5:00 PM Join us for a screening and conversation with the directors! sfpl.org/events/2026/...

Join our virtual FANHS SF chapter meeting: 🗓 Wed., 6.17.26 ⏰️ 6:30PM - 7:30PM 💻 zoom link: bit.ly/SFFANHS-Jun17 Come meet our members, catch up on what we've been working on, and learn about upcoming projects and events.

Hi y'all. Jaena here. I am the program manager of SF Public Library's Filipino American Center. All things Filipino, all the time. Say hi! sfpl.org/locations/ma...

Join our virtual FANHS SF chapter meeting: 🗓 Wed., 6.17.26 ⏰️ 6:30PM - 7:30PM 💻 zoom link: bit.ly/SFFANHS-Jun17 Come meet our members, catch up on what we've been working on, and learn about upcoming projects and events.

Saturday, 6/20/2026 at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social! 100 Larkin St. 2:00 - 5:00 PM Join us for a screening and conversation with the directors! sfpl.org/events/2026/...

Come celebrate the 2026 APALA Literature Award winners at ALA Annual! Open to members, library folks, and all supporters of AANHPI stories. Interested? Sign up here: zeffy.com/en-US/ticket... (zeffy.com in Bing) We hope to see you there! #ALAAC26 #APALA

If you’re in the mood to browse, remember that APALA’s Winter 2026 newsletter is online. News, chapter updates, articles, book reviews, and member highlights — all in one place. Read it (and past newsletters) here: apalaweb.org/apala-newsle...

Join the Filipino American Center of @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social on Aug 22, 2026, 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) for SILENT READING! Register here: sfpl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join the Filipino American Center of @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social on Aug 22, 2026, 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) for SILENT READING! Register here: sfpl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Please join us in Chicago to celebrate Fobazi's life and legacy. RSVP at tinyurl.com/celebratefob...

✨ Enjoy an inspiring evening of recognition, community, and culture. Don’t miss your chance to attend this year’s APALA Literature Awards Banquet! Join us in Chicago as we celebrate outstanding AANHPI voices, stories, and contributions.

🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Talk Story Grant recipients! 🎉 AILA & APALA award $800 to each organization to support programs uplifting AANHPI & AIAN communities. Learn more at: apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/grant-winners

#ALAAC26 will be here before you know it! 🎉 Tickets are still available—don’t miss your chance to celebrate this year’s incredible honorees and enjoy a fun, memorable night. Join us!

LinkedIn informed me that I've been with @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social in some capacity for 10 years now. I've loved every second of it.

Anyone else on @thestorygraph.com? Join me! app.thestorygraph.com/profile/jaen...

Moving Beyond Willpower: A New Direction for Media Literacy Instruction by Mandi Goodsett www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/moving-...

How do we write about this?: Reflections on scholarship about immigrants, data literacy, surveillance, and academic freedom in 2025 by Hayley Park and Negeen Aghassibake www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/reflect...

"Throughout our research, the conclusion we came to is that the state of academic freedom for academic librarians is inconsistent across the field and institution-specific. … The status of academic freedom for PhD students is similarly inconsistent and unclear."

"...we recognize that while powerful, writing is not a substitute for other actions. However, our writing partnership has helped us push against feelings of fear and fatalism, and it has been a way to connect with others who also care about these issues."

"Our aim is to help other library scholars facing similar challenges think through the implications of exercising their freedoms and make informed decisions… adds to the growing accounts of the lived experiences of library workers in navigating challenging political environments."

Two publication updates: 1) We have codified our open-to-submission periods as January and August of each year. Our next open window will be August 2026. 2) We have increased our word cap to 7,000 words and encourage authors to aim for the range of 4,000-7,000 words (excluding references).

NOLA has come and gone. I walked a ton and ate my fill. And I'm sporting a new, juicy tattoo.

We've published some exciting archives-related articles this year and would like to accept more submissions like these, but we need your help! Please share this call for volunteers to serve on the editorial board with your #archives colleagues

Mahjong at the library went really well! We played HK and Filipino-styles. Join our newsletter to find out about the next mahjong day! @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social libraryaware.com/4321/Subscri...

Proof of life: In which the author reflects on a year filled with joy, travel experiences in Japan and Germany, personal milestones, and significant growth in mental health, emphasizing gratitude and commitment to embrace life further. jaenarae.com/2026/05/08/p...

It's not too late to register! Workshop: Musings and Mahjong Play 🗓️ Saturday, May 9 🕑 2 - 5 p.m. 📍Latino/Hispanic Room, Lower Level, @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social sfpl.org/events/2026/...

Workshop: Musings and Mahjong Play 🗓️ Saturday, May 9 🕑 2 - 5 p.m. 📍 @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social, Latino/Hispanic Room, Lower Level

Discuss Filipino immigration with Emil Amok this Saturday at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social! sfpl.org/events/2026/...

Looking for volunteer opportunities? Consider volunteering for the Filipino American International Book Festival in October! Details here: filbookfestival.org/volunteer

📣 Calling all Filipino American voices and storytellers! FilBookFest 2026 is officially accepting author/panel proposals! Visit our website filbookfestival.org SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 31, 2026

Re-reading this piece helped me think through some things today. I'm sharing in case it can help someone else.

Another Way of Knowing: Resisting Eugenic Propaganda Through Community Archiving by Jess Petrazzuoli-Gallagher and Ashten Vassar-Cain www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/resisti...

"Even when disabled people appear in the archive, they appear as objects of intervention rather than witnesses to their own lives. When disability materials are [viewed] according to the medical model, the archive reproduces the very framework that justified confinement and cure" #CripLib

Hot. Library. Scholarship. 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Equity > "neutrality" (scare quotes mine, but "neutrality" really must always be in quotation marks, amirite?) 📚

on archival death

'In a way, the archive may act akin to the institution itself, dressing harm and isolation in the language of “care,” and participating in epistemic injustice against people with disabilities and their many “ways of knowing.”' #CripLib

#DailySkeletor #affirmation

Learn all about mahjong: the history, the variations, and the rules! Saturday May 9, 2-5pm. @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social sfpl.org/events/2026/...

Try your hand at kalat poetry for National Poetry Month! In Tagalog, kalat means clutter. It's a word often used to describe the messy spaces we're told to hide. 🗓️ Saturday, April 25 🕑 11 a.m. - 12:30 pm 📍@sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social, Hormel Center, 3rd floor

Curious about the language app, Mango Languages? We'll show you how to use it to access Filipino lessons + more as part of Tech Week! @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social sfpl.org/events/2026/...

Hey literary crowd! Please consider helping to fund this Kickstarter that blends Filipino and German folklore. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lau...

Happy National Librarian Day!! Thank a librarian who has had a positive impact in your life. It helps.

📣 Calling all Filipino American voices and storytellers! FilBookFest 2026 is officially accepting author/panel proposals! Visit our website filbookfestival.org SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 31, 2026

OK, that might be enough library and literary promotion for today. EXCEPT! It's the highly celebrated NIGHT OF IDEAS at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social tonight! nightofideas.org/san-francisco/

Hey literary crowd! Please consider helping to fund this Kickstarter that blends Filipino and German folklore. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lau...

Try your hand at kalat poetry for National Poetry Month! In Tagalog, kalat means clutter. It's a word often used to describe the messy spaces we're told to hide. 🗓️ Saturday, April 25 🕑 11 a.m. - 12:30 pm 📍@sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social, Hormel Center, 3rd floor