Reposted by David VinjamuriRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 26/07/2026So true 🤣 #BookSky 1125143587
Reposted by David VinjamuriDC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 18/07/2026A gentle reminder: libraries are still here, still free, still open to everyone. No appointment required. No subscription fee. Just walk in. 252956912
Reposted by David VinjamuriRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Heart warming ❤️ #BookSky 148106501310
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Please join me if you are at ALA. we have brought User Experience research from the private sector to public libraries and will be sharing the results of over 100 filmed journeys. #ala2026 #libraries 010
Reposted by David VinjamuriJack Phoenix (a comics librarian) @comicslibrarian.com · 01/05/2026Back in 2011 I started, I started a book club in Columbus, OH. I called it the Read-a-Fucking-Book Club 📚 15 years later, that book club is still going. You have no idea how proud that makes me. #books man. They’re the best. 2211
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 18/04/2026I’ll be writing about this soon … how to treat unhoused patrons with dignity in public library spaces … #libraries #unhoused 151
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Join me at the Massachusetts Library Association annual conference on Monday, May 18th! 000
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Testing a new look in Jersey City before the renovation… 000
Reposted by David VinjamuriEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Tabling library funding doesn’t make sense for a state trying to tackle lagging literacy scores. It’s also the latest obstacle thrown in the way of libraries when they would be the most needed in this mission.buff.lyUncertainty surrounding Arkansas library funding undermines state’s literacy efforts - Arkansas TimesTabling funding for libraries doesn’t make sense for a state trying to tackle lagging literacy scores. 1122
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Excited to journey-map the New Rochelle Public Library! UX research at the patron level. #libraries 000
Reposted by David VinjamuriMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Thank you Lambertville NJ and Acme Screening Room board member Jamison Standridge for today’s packed screenings and lively Q&A for thelibrariansfilm.com. Audiences left educated, aggravated, and activated to stop censorship. 2164
Reposted by David Vinjamuriderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2025😭 IG newberlinlibrary 210160003486
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Thanks to @senatorharckham.bsky.social for your support of public libraries including the Briarcliff Manor Public Library which is small but mighty! 010
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 30/06/2025One of the best views I’ve seen working with 100+ libraries. Menomonie, WI #Libraries #menomonie 020
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Thrilled to evaluate my 100th library in 24 states this week in Fort Dodge, Iowa! Here’s to another decade! #libraries #fortdodgepubliclibrary 020
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Love that even when I’m teaching I can see one of the world’s great libraries! #nypl #libraries 020
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 26/04/2025I’m working on the other big library in town, but I absolutely love this sign for the Boise Public Library! #boisepubliclibrary #libraries 040
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 12/03/2025A lovely display of vintage cameras at the Center Moriches Free Public Library #libsky 010
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I love a library with a view! #WarnerLibrary #Tarrytown #libraries 040
Reposted by David VinjamuriSam Helmick @samhelmick.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Delights to discuss access, intellectual freedom, and the role of libraries to equip & enable their communities to exercise self choice. #LibLearnX25 #Freadom #FreePeopleReadFreely open.spotify.com/episode/5oMh... open.spotify.com/episode/5oMh...open.spotify.comBonus: ALA President Elect Sam HelmickRogue Librarians · Episode 042
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 11/01/2025These mezzanine structures from the 50’s to 70’s are challenging because the lower bookshelves are integrated with the support structure for the platform and cannot easily be removed. The shelves on top can come off, but sound transmits easily, so an active zone won’t work. #libraries 100
Reposted by David VinjamuriFeathers McGraw @feathersmcgraw.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Stairway to Physical Media 042
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 30/12/2024The amazing thing about the NYU student l’s email that went to the entire faculty tonight is that virtually every adjunct I know was checking their NYU email on a holiday weekend. #NYU 010
Reposted by David VinjamuriChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Yup, it works. Want a book the library doesn’t have? Ask ‘em for it. 1542174
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 21/12/2024I wrote about this problem for Forbes twelve years ago, and it has only gotten worse… #libraries www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.ca'Astronomical' hold queues on year's top e-books frustrate readers, libraries | CBC NewsMore than 1,000 people are waiting to borrow the Ottawa Public Library's most popular e-book of 2024, and librarians say inflated prices and restrictive e-book publishing practices are responsible. 000
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 10/12/2024www.nj.com/politics/202...nj.comN.J. just struck a blow against banning booksIt's called the "Freedom to Read Act." 000
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 09/12/20243/3 … in a lower budget, power stations commonly used for camping can be employed for library use and charged overnight although they may need to be secured for both theft and safety reasons. END #libraries 000
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 09/12/20242/3 … fortunately, advances in battery technology and mobile electronics offer an option. This Steelcase Flex Mobile Power System can recharge phones and laptops, then wirelessly recharge overnight on a cart. The proprietary recharging system discourages theft. #libraries 000
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 09/12/2024A 🧵 on power. Many libraries are built directly on concrete slabs with no space between the flooring and the concrete. While this has construction and durability advantages, it can be difficult and expensive to add electrical lines. This make it difficult to reorganize space. 1/3 #libraries 000
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 08/12/20243/3 … instead of continuing to promote legacy media, libraries should embrace teaching seniors, low income patrons and others to download and use online resources. This is part of a critical cultural skillset that will allow them access to much more than movies and music. End. #libraries 020
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 08/12/20242/3 DVDs fall into the same category, though the runway to obsolescence is slightly longer. The digital divide in America has become a data divide. 95% of Americans own smartphones but many lack access to mobile data. Library resources like Libby allow patrons to download music and movies … 000
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 08/12/2024🧵It is time to sunset legacy media like CDs and CD Audiobooks. In the near future, patrons may find it difficult to repair or replace players. While access to legacy media is sometimes represented as an socioeconomic issue, it is more of an educational barrier that libraries can help surmount… 1/3 020
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 07/12/20245/5 Second, despite moving the collection, there has been no decline in YA circulation. Display drives circulation, not spine-out shelves. End. #libraries 000
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 07/12/20244/5 This quick refresh of the space took away the stacks without adding display or more seating (both coming). But two changes are apparent: first, seating is less jammed, so more teens use the space. #libraries 000
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 07/12/20243/5 here is the same space approaching peak use. The teens are almost on top of each other. There is no room for discrete neighborhoods, so some groups of teens opt out and end up in less ideal areas of the library. #libraries 000
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 07/12/20242/5 … the first problem is intrusions. In the post-Twilight era, adults regularly read YA titles. So putting them in a teen room invites adults into that space. #libraries 020
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 07/12/2024🧵Shelving the YA collection in the teen room can create a couple of different issues. This is the teen room from the Warren Newport Public Library in Gurnee, IL #libraries 1/5 031
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 06/12/20242/2 … so even though the Rule of Three suggests that three items in a horizontal space will be the most effective for merchandising, this will not be true if the space is too small. Instead of squeezing the items or displaying two, use one. This gives your vision a central focal point. #libraries 010
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 06/12/2024🧵 on merchandising in tight spaces. Sometimes a display is not really wide enough to accommodate three items. This display looks cramped and is hard to browse. 1/2. #libraries #merchandising 020
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 05/12/2024It is easy to overdo displays on the top of low shelves, particularly in children’s rooms. Treat shelf-toppers like any other display: follow the rule of 3 and don’t get too happy with plush toys 🥳 #libraries 010
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 04/12/2024The door in the basement of the Priscilla Gardner Main Library in Jersey City that we only ever found the one time #theupsidedown #jcpl #libraries 130
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 01/12/20243/3 it’s important to make a careful fabric selection when specifying work pods, as many were originally designed for offers environments where they might see lower use than in a library. This is the Agati privacy pod. #libraries 120
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 01/12/20242/3 Workpods also respect patrons’ desire for territoriality, while being space efficient. This is the Steelcase Brody system. 010
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Workpods are the modern equivalent of study carrels, but much more comfortable and ergonomic. Instead of facing into three wooden walls, the patron sits inside and faces out. 🧵1/3 010
Reposted by David VinjamuriAli Velshi @velshi.com · 30/11/2024When rumors of banning LGBTQ+ books hit the library board in a small Louisiana town, @librarianjones.com took action, facing death threats. For her, silence was never an option. “Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned,” she writes. Join us at 11aET for the latest #VelshiBannedBookClub. #Velshi 351249433168
David Vinjamuri @dwv123.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Flip-bin shelving is an effective way to make it easier for children to engage with picture books without losing storage effectiveness. It is also helpful to display titles by subject rather than author. #libraries 010
