Happy National #LibraryWorkers Day!
Happy National #LibraryWorkers Day! If you've ever gotten access to free resources from a library, thank a library worker today! Personally Iโ€™d like to thank @jessamyn for showing me how big the profession is and inspiring me to join it.

"If we lose this as a public good and as a free public service, we will have lost everything."

https://truthout.org/audio/why-libraries-matter-in-a-fascist-moment/

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Why Libraries Matter in a Fascist Moment

โ€œIf we lose this as a public good and as a free public service, we will have lost everything,โ€ says Mariame Kaba.

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I am looking for a space to have discussions to work through big questions and theories for higher education and libraries. Is there a club I can join? Or who wants to start one?

#LibraryWorkers #HigherEducation

Important tips for supporting library workers who lose their jobs from Violet Fox.

https://acrlog.org/2026/03/21/supporting-library-workers-who-have-lost-their-jobs/

#DPIP #GLAM #LibraryWorkers #JobSecurity

Supporting Library Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs - ACRLog

If you haven't had the experience of losing your job suddenly, of being laid off or fired, it might be difficult to imagine what it's like. The person who has lost their job is probably going through some form of grief. They're losing financial security, their professional identity, their expectations of a stable future. Much

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The American Library Association turns 150 โ€“ YouTube

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2026 marks the 150th anniversary of the American Library Association. Itโ€™s a milestone that invites us to imagine the libraries of tomorrow, to advocate fiercely for open access to knowledge, and to invest in the infrastructure, both digital and human, that makes libraries a foundation of thriving communities. Celebrate, connect, and reflect with us all year at ALA150.org. #ForOurLibraries

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Happy 2026 #libraryworkers! If you made a resolution to write more in 2026, our next Monthly Writing Time is on the 16th! And if you have a draft you'd like some supportive feedback on, we've got friendly reviewers to help. Learn more: https://sites.google.com/uri.edu/library-writing-cooperative/home
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Get a discount code for 50% off "The Big Sourcebook of Free and Low-Cost Library Programming" at the ALA Store! It's waiting for you in the December issue of Libraries Rock Worlds, the ALA Editions monthly newsletter that gets you up to speed on the latest publications and happenings from around ALA. https://tinyurl.com/3yxhr2kh

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In just over an hour I'll discuss AI Editorial Policies with Brittany Paloma Fiedler & Imogen Clarke as part of a panel organized by the Library Publishing Coalition.

(We're representing
@libraryleadpipe & Ubiquity Press, respectively.)

It's at 9am Pacific / 10am Mountain / 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK today, 2025-11-20.

Hope you'll join us!

https://librarypublishing.org/upcoming-webinar-on-ai-editorial-policies/

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Upcoming webinar on AI Editorial Policies | Library Publishing Coalition