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Heather Hill @rollin-academic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

interesting new read out

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jks (she/they) @jkshields.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Important critical lacuna in the dialogue about SWs in libraries NAMELY (1) we don't have evidence it decreases social exclusion or increases inclusion (2) its not a solution which arises from patron demand/interest (3) it introduces new privacy concerns and risks reinforcing marginalizing policies

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jks (she/they) @jkshields.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This article makes valuable points, but I will never forget the relief I saw on a circulation worker's face when she realized that a social worker in the space would mean she wasn't the primary person on call the next time someone ODed in the library bathroom.

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"There is no significant data that patrons want or desire social workers in our space, especially those who are socially excluded. For patrons already entangled with social services [involuntarily] ... social workers in our spaces can instead pose a significant barrier to access."

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"logics of control and punishment runs deep in our profession. This looks like overt policing by installing metal detectors, hiring uniformed security guards, ... library fines; code of conduct policies that explicitly target houseless community members [and ID policies that exclude] immigrants"

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Emily Guerrero @gossippractice.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thrilled to have this article out in the world with @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social , a journal I’ve read closely for over a decade. It’s a career highlight to be published in it.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Looking forward to reading more of this. Here's a direct link to the article. www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/no-soft...

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Alea Perez (she|her) @shhhyeah.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The social workers who are routinely at my library are employed by the police department next door and host office hours with us. I try not to utilize them because they are, in this case, literally part of the carceral system.

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Sara Ryan @ryansara.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I'm no longer working as a public librarian full-time, but reflecting on my nearly three decades of doing so, I really agree with the author's points & hope this piece finds a wide audience with library decisionmakers.

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

No Soft Cops, No Saviours: Abolitionist Notes Against Social Work in Libraries by @gossippractice.bsky.social

In this article, I look at the idea of hiring social workers into public libraries through the lens of abolitionist librarianship. Often presented as an obvious answer to make libraries more inclusive, there is little evidence within the published literature that this model is more effective than others. I argue that rather than expanding care and support for patrons, this model replicates dynamics of soft carcerality and saviourism within our organizations. Using principles of police abolition as my theoretical grounding, I offer alternative models and fields that we can instead draw on as we work toward more inclusive and liberatory public libraries.

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Last day to submit proposals during the August window! Our next open submission period will be January. Submission information here - please remember to check the nested guidelines, with our AI policy, information about our publication process, and our style guide!

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We are still down and our web host is redirecting traffic to their site while they work to fix things. If you or someone you know is trying to access the submission form, here is a direct link to it

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We are still down and our web host is redirecting traffic to their site while they work to fix things. If you or someone you know is trying to access the submission form, here is a direct link to it

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Our website is down again and we are waiting for our service provider to restore it. For anyone working to put together a proposal for the August submission window, here is the most recently archived version of our submission guidelines, which includes a link to the submission form

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Ryan Randall @www.ryanpatrickrandall.com · 25/08/2026

Our journal site is currently redirecting everyone to our host's main blog. The submission form is still available, and the post I'm quoting links to our submission guidelines.

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Gavin B @ghostflaneur.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Meanwhile for me: - page falling out? Toss. - looks funny? toss - what's that smell? toss. - is that yet another confession by an American celebrity? toss. - i don't want to know what that stain is. Toss. - book 4 of an 8 part series and book 1 fell apart last week? toss.

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Reminding everyone that we are currently open to new submissions by reposting this 2013 classic Killing Sir Walter Scott: A Philosophical Exploration of Weeding by Laura Raphael www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2013/killing...

Weeding a library collection, while an absolutely essential part of collection management, is a much more complex issue than library literature—and library practitioners—would like to admit. It is not just an intellectual and physical process but an emotional one, wedded to deep psychological, cultural, and even metaphysical issues. This article explores some of the reasons why weeding can be so heartbreaking, difficult, and miserable.

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Our website is still down and we are waiting for our service provider to restore it. For anyone working to put together a proposal for the August submission window, here is the most recently archived version of our submission guidelines web.archive.org/web/20260724...

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Our website is currently down. We are working to restore it. We will update this message when it's working again. In the meantime, if you need anything, you can access our articles through the Wayback Machine (be prepared for slow loading times). web.archive.org/web/20260000...

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Reposting another article from this year, while we wait for the August submission window to open - Operationalizing Minimal Computing Values Through Shared Computing-Platform Development: A Case Study of DigitalArc and Opaque Publisher by Kalani Craig, Michelle Dalmau and Sean Purcell

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

A look back at what we've published this year, as we count down to our August open submission window: Seeking Approval, Confronting Objectivity: Neutrality in the Library of Congress Subject Headings Approval Process by Allison Bailund, Deborah Tomaras, Michelle Cronquist and @aboutness.bsky.social

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

As we get ready to open submissions in August, let's look back at what has come out earlier this year, starting with our January publication - Lived Patron Experiences of Dysconscious Ableism in Public Library Spaces by William N. Myhill

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We are honored to share two articles originally published by In the Library with the Lead Pipe which have recently been reshaped for new settings:

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

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

Academic librarians and others often engage with media literacy instruction by promoting fact-checking strategies, such as lateral reading or Mike Caulfield’s SIFT. Evidence shows that these strategies are valuable and can be effective, but they all ultimately rely on individual students to use willpower to overcome cognitive habits, biases, strong parasocial relationships with content creators, the power of algorithms, and other challenges to fact-checking content in the moment. This paper offers an alternative approach that instead encourages librarians to support students in intentionally redesigning their information environments to improve the quality of information that they encounter in the first place.

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

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).

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

"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."

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

"...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."

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"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."

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

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...

How do you write about immigrants, surveillance, and data literacy at a time when the political landscape around you is constantly shifting, immigrants are being targeted, and higher education is under threat? This question surfaced for us as we were writing an article for Library Trends in 2025 as a non-faculty doctoral student and a non-faculty academic librarian. This article explores the intersection of our personal experience in exercising our academic freedoms and the wider history and context of intellectual freedom in academia. As we worked on our Library Trends article, we confronted questions about our privileges and responsibilities, our concerns about safety, and fighting against self-censorship that grows out of the chilling effect of political pressures on justice-centered scholarship. We suggest risk management considerations and make an argument that collaborative writing can serve as one tool for resistance and empowerment when confronted with these challenges as librarians and library and information science scholars.

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

'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

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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

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Lady Froldmagen (she/her) @zinelib.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

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

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"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

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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

In Brief: How do information workers resist the creation of archival “deathworlds”? With rising eugenicist rhetoric in the United States, sites of cultural memory face devastating impacts. These consequences are particularly felt by Disabled and multiply-marginalized communities. This article draws on Disability Justice principles and necropolitical framings to investigate how processes of erasure can be interrupted through active collaboration and critical reevaluation of power-sharing. By supporting alternative forms of knowledge sharing and honoring the lived experience of historically marginalized communities, especially those who have faced forced institutionalization, we hope to craft alternative methodologies that center community involvement and self-determination.

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J. Arendt @uwwoman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

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

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"... being committed to ongoing engagement with Māori knowledge can be personally rewarding as well as contributing to creating a more welcoming profession for Māori librarians. Creating opportunities for non-Māori librarians to share those positive experiences ... could be a really powerful tool"

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bri watson 🐝 @brimwats.com · 09/04/2026

@libraryleadpipe.bsky.social has been straight up cooking lately

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Brittany Paloma Fiedler @bpfiedler.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Super proud to be the publishing editor of this article!

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

"concern about being qualified... was not the main barrier to [non-Māori librarians' willingness to engage with Māori issues]... much of the time, the knowledge required was at the level of attempting a basic reference desk request or consulting an online dictionary."

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Fear and Burnout At the Interface of Librarianship and Māori Knowledge in Aotearoa New Zealand by Kathryn Oxborrow Vambe www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/librari...

In Brief: This article presents some findings from a study of non-Māori librarian engagement with Māori knowledge. I asked non-Māori librarians (who predominantly identified as New Zealand European, a local synonym for White) about their journeys of learning and engagement, and Māori librarians about their experiences with their non-Māori colleagues’ engagement (or lack thereof). A key theme was fear on the part of non-Māori librarians. This acted as a barrier to engagement for non-Māori participants and created extra work for Māori librarians who were expected to pick up tasks related to Māori people and culture that their non-Māori colleagues declined to undertake. I suggest that when it comes to Māori knowledge, non-Māori librarians need to feel the fear and persevere, as well as being proactive to act as good allies to their Māori colleagues.

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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

"While it is important for learners to understand AI, I feel that it is also key for learners to be able to reflect upon and identify how AI is making them feel and how they are responding to AI, increasingly important given how persuasive AI hype and personalization can be."

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

"What does it mean to critically engage with something in the midst of being inundated with outlandish propaganda? ... Within a hype cycle, embracing a critical approach involves not just information and understanding but the confidence and knowledge to make and share critical views and arguments."

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Making Sense of GenAI Amidst AI Hype and AI Personalization by Sarah Morris www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/ai-hype...

In Brief: Artificial intelligence (AI) literacy frameworks emphasize the importance of understanding Generative AI (GenAI) technologies. But our collective and individual understanding of GenAI is heavily shaped and mediated by the hype narratives that surround it, where GenAI is depicted as powerful, magical, and inevitable. Amidst such compelling narratives, we can face challenges in navigating narrative extremes and exaggerations and in making informed decisions about using GenAI tools. Alongside AI hype, we are also experiencing AI personalization features which encourage trust and positive feelings towards GenAI tools. Taken together, AI hype and AI personalization can challenge and even hinder our ability to engage critically and thoughtfully with GenAI. In this article, I will explore how our understanding of GenAI is influenced by AI hype and AI personalization and consider how hype narratives and personalization features fuel one another and encourage trust in and awe towards GenAI. By centering AI hype and AI personalization as key components to understanding and exploring GenAI, and by incorporating critical media and information literacy skills into AI literacy, I feel that we can develop an AI literacy that better contextualizes GenAI and encourages reflective and critical approaches that can help learners make sense of their emotionally complex experiences with and reactions to GenAI.

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Anna M @helgagrace.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

From Sarah Lamdan and @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social: "Librarianship at the Crossroads of Ice Surveillance" (2019): www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2019/ice-sur... #indielib26

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