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Honey & Wax Booksellers @honeyandwaxbks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Two weeks to apply for the tenth and final Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize! $1000 for an outstanding book collection built by a woman, aged 30 or younger. The Knicks did it – now it’s your year! #honeyandwaxprize #honeyandwaxbookcollectingprize

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

People should know that NYPL alone has 100 vacancies and that this doesn't include the 160 vacancies at BPL & QPL. Library workers also need higher pay. Meanwhile the libraries ARE NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH FUNDING. We need @mayor.nyc.gov and the @council.nyc.gov to fund libraries at 0.5% of budget now.

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Matt Gold @mkgold.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I’m excited to shared draft AI Guidelines for the CUNY Graduate Center community @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Importantly, they embed a right of refusal for faculty, staff, and students where reasonable alternatives exist.

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Temporary soccer voting tattoo! 😍

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Roxanne Shirazi @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

It's graduation day, so I get to celebrate all of our new dissertations and theses in this massive year-in-review post! The work is never easy, but to cross that finish line during our omnicrisis is even more impressive. Congratulations to all of our grads, from the @minareeslibrary.bsky.social! 🥳

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Dissertations and Theses Year-in-Review, 2025–26 - Graduate Center Library Blog

Today is Commencement Day at the Graduate Center, and we are again marking the occasion by celebrating the culminating works of our graduates, most of which are deposited in the Mina Rees Library to b...

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Honey & Wax Booksellers @honeyandwaxbks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Six weeks to go to apply for the 2026 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, $1000 for an outstanding book collection built by a woman, aged 30 or younger. See details & past winners on our website! This is the tenth and final year of the prize, so if you’ve been holding off on applying, seize the day.

A young woman reads a book under a tree, with the heading: Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize 2026.”

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

New keychain thanks to the fundraiser for the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Child Care Center! 💚

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy AAPI Heritage Month! Learn about some of the Graduate Center scholars of AAPI heritage who are influencing culture and conversation www.gc.cuny.edu/news/aapi-sc... @silviacho.bsky.social @eesgccuny.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social

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Kaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

It's National Library Week! As we celebrate libraries, don't forget to make some time for employee care and care practice. Next week, join Nicole A. Cooke, Jaena Alabi, & me for iREAL's "Considering Collective Care and Radical Empathy in Library Workplaces." Register at: tinyurl.com/yrr293kc

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Considering Collective Care and Radical Empathy in Library Workplaces. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

iREAL faculty members Jaena Alabi, Nicole Cooke, and Kaetrena Davis Kendrick will explore frameworks that identify barriers and pathways to care and empathy in library work and collegial networks. Att...

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Another great CUNY libraries job! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Academic librarians, join us at CUNY! Several tenure track library faculty jobs just posted at Queensborough CC, Hostos CC, John Jay College: cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in... cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in... cuny.jobs/bronx-ny/lib... cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

New on ACRLog... A bit about ADA Title II preparations "The ADA has been in place since 1990—it isn’t new—but there have been some recent changes, especially with regard to electronic resources, that we’ve been paying attention to." - Zoë McLaughlin bit.ly/4busHjs

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

New on ACRLog... Tribute Post for Fobazi Ettarh "With immense sadness, the writers of ACRLog acknowledge the passing of Fobazi Ettarh, library worker and influential LIS scholar." bit.ly/3MFuZmA

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Come be my colleague in the CUNYverse! Join the fantastic library faculty & staff at Brooklyn College as their next Chief Librarian. CUNY libraries are amazing & collaborate across our 26 campuses. If folks have questions, hmu! Review begins 4/6. cuny.jobs/brooklyn-ny/...

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Another academic librarian job posted at CUNY, Cataloging/Reference with my stellar colleagues at Bronx Community College! Unionized and represented by PSC-CUNY.org. Join us in the CUNYverse! cuny.jobs/bronx-ny/ins...

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RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

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!

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Libraries for the People @librariesftp.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

A form of #resistance is supporting & strengthening something positive, like #libraries, a rare & true commons in this privatized society. Come to our Friends & Foundations Network Open House Feb 19 to learn how to protect this important shared space! www.librariesforthepeople.org/events/ftp-f...

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Join us in the CUNYverse! Work with my amazing colleagues at CUNY’s Office of Library Services as OER Manager! This unionized staff position is represented by the PSC-CUNY. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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GCTLC @gctlc.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Join us Feb 20! Campus Crisis Toolkit launch @CUNY Grad Center. 12 pm: Lunch & Learn with authors. 5:30 pm: Panel "University & Polycrisis" w/ Kevin Gannon, Lisa Di Bartolomeo & more (livestreamed). cuny.is/cctk-lunch lnkd.in/eyviU7vp

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The Librarians premiers on Independent Lens on Feb 9! @heykellyjensen.bsky.social has advice about how to support your local libraries: bookriot.com/how-to-suppo... + bookriot.com/gifting-with...)

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The Librarians | Book Policies Documentary | Independent Lens

The Librarians follows librarians and citizens responding to restrictions on library content across the United States.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I wrote about some of the unreasonable requests I've gotten as a candidate for library jobs, and how employers might make the interview process less dehumanizing. acrlog.org/2026/02/05/m... 📚

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Making the Academic Librarian Interview Less Painful - ACRLog

To be unexpectedly unemployed in the U.S. is to be in a state of desperation. If you haven’t been out of work lately, it’s a particularly challenging time. The labor market is cooling, and people are ...

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Just gutted by this news, rest in power Fobazi. Please donate/share.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

If you RTd the news of Fobazi's passing, work in LIS, or have ever uttered the phrase "vocational awe", it's time to put your money where your mouth is. We owe her that much at least. Please donate.

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

New on ACRLog... Reconsidering Rest: Interruptions and Invitations (Part 1) "Workers are often excluded or retaliated against when they engage in health-centered practices – even when they do so within the parameters of their workplace’s stated policies" - Kaetrena Davis Kendrick bit.ly/3YvMV5o

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Also unionized staff jobs in CUNY libraries, all CUNY employees are eligible for tuition remission, library-interested folks could get an MLS while in these jobs: Public Services Specialist cuny.jobs/queens-ny/pu... and Extended Day/ILL Coordinator cuny.jobs/queens-ny/ex... at LaGuardia CC

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Academic library folks: 2 faculty jobs in the CUNYverse, come join us! Revised Head of Tech Services at Hunter College cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/.... Collections/Acquisitions Libn at City College cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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Kaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

"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

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Reconsidering Rest: Interruptions and Invitations (Part 1) - ACRLog

Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, MSLS, Founder, Renewals. (Activation notice: This post shares information about harmful workplace experiences and impacts on t...

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Amidst all that is destructive and demoralizing, we're meeting to celebrate civic culture + public knowledge and build solidarities. Open to NYC info workers (librarians, archivists), grad students, artists, designers. Apps are due Wednesday, Jan 7, end-of-day! Confirmed sessions include:...

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Stuff those stockings with ideas. 🎁✨ Our latest roundup features new books by Graduate Center authors — perfect for the thinkers, readers, and revolutionaries on your list www.gc.cuny.edu/news/brighte...

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Brighten the Season With New Books by Graduate Center Authors

From new takes on World War II and the revolutionary roles of Black-owned bookstores to bilingual poetry collections, books by our faculty and alumni make great gifts for readers of all tastes.

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Luke Waltzer @lukewaltzer.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Still plenty of time to put together an application. Three scholars held this role previously. Each of them made a significant impact working with graduate student instructors at CUNY, and then moved on to a tenure-track position at other universities.

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Lady Froldmagen (she/her) @zinelib.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Director of Barnard Archives and Special Collections barnard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Staff/... Salary range: $120,000–$125,000 annually, commensurate with experience. Please submit your application by January 5, 2026 to be considered. PASS IT ON 📚 📜

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Director of Barnard Archives and Special Collections

If you are a current Barnard College employee, please use the internal career site to apply for this position. Job: Director of Barnard Archives and Special Collections Position Summary The Director o...

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Luke Waltzer @lukewaltzer.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

The CFP is now open for the second cohort of faculty fellows in the Critical AI Literacy Institute @gctlc.bsky.social. We’re recruiting in 3 tracks. 1. Critical Foundations of AI 2. Ecological Implications of AI 3. T(h)inkering with AI Read the full call here: cuny.is/cali2-cfp

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Call for Participation 2026 – Critical AI Literacy Institute

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Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy @jitp.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Have you thought about submitting something to JITP but your idea didn’t quite fit with our themed issues? Submit to our **GENERAL ISSUE** by December 15th and show us how you think about the intersection of teaching, learning, and research with technology. See you in our inbox!

Call for Submissions
Issue 28: General Issue
The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) seeks scholarly work at the intersection of teaching, learning, and research with technology
• Textual and multimedia submissions - interdisciplinary approaches in humanities, sciences, and social sciences welcome
• Audio/visual presentations, interviews, dialogues, or conversations; creative/artistic works; manifestos; or other scholarly materials and/or methodologies - work addressing labor and care considerations of teaching and creating projects with digital technology

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Roxanne Shirazi @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Academic librarians, come join us in the CUNYverse! This collections/acquisitions job is with great folks at City College of New York, like all CUNY library faculty positions is unionized and represented by the PSC-CUNY. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Apps are open for our spring session of the Cross-Reference Coalition! We're exploring Search & Discovery! "Our journey will encompass the history of exploration + cartography, legacies of inquiry, tools of discovery, theories of curiosity, and counter-algorithmic means of 'finding things out.'"

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Call for Applicants — CRC Spring 2026

Cross-Reference Coalition — Spring ‘26 Call for Applicants SEARCH & DISCOVERY James Glaisher, Camille Flammarion, W. de Fonvielle, and Gaston Tissandier, Travels in the Air, ed. James Glaisher (Phil...

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Academic library leaders, come join us at CUNY! Application review begins 12/10. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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Mina Rees Library @minareeslibrary.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

There's a research guide for Anthropology! This guide provides you with access to anthropology and related resources. For example, the Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/anthropology #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

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Mina Rees Library @minareeslibrary.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

There's a research guide for Africana Studies! For example, umbrasearch.org brings together items from more than 1,000 U.S. archives, libraries, and museums of African American history and culture. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/africana #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

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Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The Ctr for Urban Research at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social (led by @jomoko.bsky.social) has prepared an online map for tonight's NYC mayoral results. Link below in #thread. For now the map is blank, but it'll fill in w/unofficial returns tonight. The map will do more than show the 2025 #s. 1/n

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Charlotte Kiger Price @ckigerprice.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Research opportunity! I’m studying how traditional media literacy instruction adapts to digital challenges like memes & algorithms. Seeking librarians & educators with media literacy experience for a short confidential interview. Interested? forms.gle/bZs7JfVxCfeN... #MediaLiteracy TC IRB 25-496

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Screening Questionnaire: Beyond Information Literacy

Study: Beyond Traditional Information Literacy: Educator Perspectives on Digital Memetic Content IRB Protocol Number: Teachers College IRB 25-496 Thank you for your interest in participating in this...

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