RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Recently, ASERL's Elaina Norlin invited me to join her on the Workplace Chronicles #podcast. Our conversation spanned low-morale recovery, my ideas on leaders facing library #culture challenges, & how all of us can navigate values abandonment in library workplaces. Start here: tinyurl.com/3hwcd7uc 031
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On average, over 80% of students in my Summer 2026 "Critical Hope & Self-Preservation in Contemporary Librarianship" course shared that they have had a #LowMorale experience in a library workplace. My final Course Brief is now available! See more (& many thanks to my students): tinyurl.com/vf53ynsm 011
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Renewers! It's almost fall, and I'll be speaking at a few places in the coming weeks. If you are attending any of these events, let me know, and be sure to say hi while we're there! See details: tinyurl.com/82kyamwz 022
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Earlier this summer I expanded my course, "Critical Hope & Self-Preservation in Contemporary Librarianship" to another iSchool! Check out the first in a series of Course Briefs that share learner activities & insights. First up: What are folks reading? Check out the booklist: tinyurl.com/5cusubpt 011
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Been asked to do more with less? Blamed when you surface gaps? Shamed when you remind folks of your capacity? #TheresANameForThat #ResilienceNarratives. Read more about this concept, (explored by Berg, Galvan, and Tewell), which often surfaces during Low-Morale Experiences: tinyurl.com/r22hcdzw 032
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I'm excited to be working with LIS emerging leaders this summer! 000
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 22/06/2026A quick reminder: dysfunctional organizations are really concerned about you arriving on time and never concerned about you leaving on time. 051
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Renewers, last year with @ionedammit.bsky.social, I shared a Call For Proposals for an edited book of #CriticalHope ethnographies in academic librarianship. With joy & gratitude, I'm happy to share that the manuscript has been submitted! Stay tuned as we prepare for the book's release! 110
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Looking for some ways to signal conversations that are open to new approaches and voices? Try these! 011
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 23/04/2026It'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/yrr293kctinyurl.comWelcome! 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... 087
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Join me tomorrow morning to explore interruptions and invitiations to rest for library workers. I'm so honored to be collaborating with the Radical Empathy and Leadership (REAL) LAB, who is hosting this necessary conversation! Register today: tinyurl.com/3c83d5pb 044
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Renewers, I'll be offering two talks next month! Register soon, and I hope to see you at either of these free community events. Be sure to repost or share this with a library worker who is exploring a rest or self-preservation reset! tinyurl.com/yst5ekyc 011
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Hey Renewers - it's our anniversary. Check out the yearly update here: renewalslis.com/eight-years-...renewalslis.comEight Years Up – Kendrick Consulting & Communications 011
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Renewers, check out the latest Black In The Stacks podcast episode. I join host Marquita Gooch for a candid conversation about navigating and recovering from workplace harm. Learn more about the episode and listen here: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-m8vh9-... 022
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Hey Renewers, as the light grows, remember to turn your clocks back this weekend - and don't forget to join me for my March talks if you can! Learn more: tinyurl.com/afyyd74n 002
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 20/02/2026I'm overflowing(!) with joy to share that my course, Critical Hope & Self-Preservation in Contemporary Librarianship, will be offered at the University of South Carolina School iSchool this summer! Registration is now open to graduate students & LIS practitioners. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2je46kdw 031
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Renewers, keep in mind that the organization's desire is to keep itself going. Move accordingly when seeking your new role! Which things are (will you be) doing? See more at tinyurl.com/ywtnykv2 121
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Renewers, 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! 013
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The Reset Experience is happening soon, and I'm excited to introduce our speakers! Register for this complimentary community-building event at tinyurl.com/3jzvnswc. Only a few spaces are left! Workers from all libraries and library-supporting/adjacent workplaces are welcome. 011
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 15/01/2026"With love, bell hooks reminds us that healing is done in community – not alone. Therefore, in addition to sharing information about rest ...we must also offer spaces for people to imagine, craft, engage, and be held accountable for protecting space(s) to and practices of rest." tinyurl.com/5epjpvaatinyurl.comReconsidering Rest: Interruptions and Invitations (Part 2) - ACRLogEditor’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... 0104
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026We need to talk about the grief that happens when former co-workers seem to be doing well in the organization that treated you so awfully. 031
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @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/2jw76hjvtinyurl.comReconsidering Rest: Interruptions and Invitations (Part 1) - ACRLogEditor’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... 076
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 07/01/2026#RenewalsReach shares #research, #scholarship, & other commentary or conversations that connect to #library morale. Review Glover's dissertation, which gathers employee narratives of experience with toxic #leadership and insight on interrupting this negative leadership style. tinyurl.com/bdz246b8 020
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Passive-Aggressive Communication is one of the main causes and manifestions of dysfunctional workplaces, and figuring out responses to ambivalent but harmful comments are one of the primary areas of rumination for harmed workers. Try these responses to help support or model clearer communication. 034
Reposted by RenewersLISIn the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Are We Implementing Neuroinclusive Hiring Practices?: An Investigation for Academic Library Positions by Liz Bellamy, Alex Flores Glosson, James Glosson, Mary Oberlies, Michael Runyon and Paul Showalterinthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.orgAre we implementing neuroinclusive hiring practices?: An investigation for academic library positions – In the Library with the Lead Pipe 0157
Reposted by RenewersLISCaroline Ball @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social · 10/12/2025Call for speakers! 📚 On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone! More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...forms.gleNeurodivergency and Entry into the Profession - Call for SpeakersThe Neurodivergent Library and Information Staff Network (NLISN) invites proposals for presentations at our full-day online event exploring the experiences, challenges, and possibilities around entry ... 0914
Reposted by RenewersLISBrandon Butler @bb.usefairuse.com · 03/12/2025Good news today for anyone who got a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services: all grants are reinstated! www.imls.gov/news/statem...imls.govStatement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS GrantsStatement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersedes any prior notices which may have been received related to grant termination. 111249
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 01/12/2025It's December 1 - today, start practicing leaving your job on time so you have the habit established by January 1, 2026. If that's not possible, start taking your lunch on time (and as soon as you can - start leaving on time). Stop giving these workplaces your free time. 0175
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Colleagues, I'm excited to share that applications are being accepted for the 2026 Minnesota Institute for Early Career Libarians! I'll be co-leading the Institute with Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros, and with support and participation of Ione Damasco! Learn more & apply here: tinyurl.com/yc6yhbhatinyurl.comMinnesota Institute | University of Minnesota LibrariesThe Minnesota Institute for early career librarians from traditionally underrepresented groups focuses on the development of library leaders from diverse backgrounds. 087
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Renewers, enjoy this brief moment of Zen...and joy as I announce my excitement about hosting a second Reset Experience! Details are coming soon... Are you ready to reset? tinyurl.com/cwsphzkc #TheResetExperience 000
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Last week I offered a keynote at the Library Marketing & Communications Conference. I asked attendees to share their hopes for libraries & library workers. Which of these resonate with you? See more here (and add your hopes below): tinyurl.com/3cydfvkz 022
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 12/11/2025If you're navigating an active low-morale experience, which of these worries resonate for you? 011
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 03/11/2025 I'm excited to share that in January, I'm slated to teach my special topics course, "Critical Hope and Self-Preservation in Contemporary Librarianship" at Dominican University's School of Information Studies! Learn more at tinyurl.com/mrxbchz 081
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Here are a few mindsets that haunt #LowMorale workplaces. These entrenched mindsets are even scarier since we see may not immediately see damaging results - only to one day find ourselves among buried plans and goals and petrified and paralyzed employees. Which ones haunt your workplace? 012
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025I'm brimming with joy to share that I'll be facilitating the 2026 Virginia Library Leadership Academy (my second cohort)! If you're a Virginia library employee interested in cultivating humane leadership and library workplaces, applications are now open! Learn more: tinyurl.com/3w62629x 021
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Renewers, if you're attending the Library Marketing & Communications Conference this year, I'm looking forward to seeing you! Learn more: tinyurl.com/9t8zvxkt 012
Reposted by RenewersLISBC Library Association @bcla.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Register today for "Misinformation and Public Libraries" on Wed. Oct. 29th with Deb Hutchison Koep, Devon Greyson, and Leigh Anne Palmer. The spread of false information is a formidable threat - this session will explore how public libraries can approach this growing challenge. tinyurl.com/bclaevent 033
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 13/10/2025 Renewers, I'm sharing more signals of #GOTCHA Culture, which interrupts employee success and places workers in lose/lose situations. In this part, we're exploring: #Confusion (#Chaos) #Haste #Apathy Have you faced any of these in a current or former workplace? tinyurl.com/f8jtkmmy 000
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 13/10/2025This Wednesday, I'll be in community and connection with colleagues coming to The Renewals Workshop, hosted by OhioNet! It will be an intentional day of reflection, clarification, exploration, and practice. See you there! tinyurl.com/443yd4wxtinyurl.comThe Renewals Workshop - Event - OhioNetPlease join our award-winning facilitator, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, MSLS, as she leads a 6-hour workshop designed to help people and groups recognize, reconcile, and recover from dysfunctional organiz... 011
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Get a jump on spooky season & learn how #LowMorale Experiences are deepened by what I call GOTCHA Culture. I've identified six behavioral & cultural signals that interrupt employee success. In Part 1, let's look at: #Gatekeeping #Overwork #Triangulation Peek in to these BOOs: tinyurl.com/y4ny4d8a 010
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Renewers, have you experienced any of these lose-lose situations during your #LowMorale experience? I'll be defining and exploring what I call #GOTCHA Culture soon. Like if any of these resonate, share with others, and don't forget to save this and follow so you'll know when I've dropped part 1! 061
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Renewers, I'm rounding out the year with a few more facilitation and teaching events. I hope to see you so we can learn and practice in community! Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/jhcmayku 011
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Renewers, I'll be facilitating an on-site Renewals Workshop with OhioNet in October! Learn more and register soon for this community-building and practice event. www.ohionet.org/event/the-re...ohionet.orgThe Renewals Workshop - Event - OhioNetPlease join our award-winning facilitator, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, MSLS, as she leads a 6-hour workshop designed to help people and groups recognize, reconcile, and recover from dysfunctional organiz... 001
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Caelin Ross’ reflection on navigating White fragility and confronting/navigating accountability while facilitating in decolonized contexts reveals vulnerability and resonance – and is soundly situated within the realm of Critical Hope practice. Read on: tinyurl.com/z7wbhuc8 001
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 23/08/2025If you have flexibility to leave your toxic job & find yourself struggling to solidify your exit plan, check out some common mindsets & affirmations to help you reset. Which one of these is familiar? (my study on leaving toxic libraries includes participant advice on leaving: tinyurl.com/234fd7hj). 021
Reposted by RenewersLISNLISN @nlisn.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Registration is open for the Canadian neurodivergent gallery, library, archive & museum workers conference 🍁🧠📚📜 It's Free & Online! Sessions include: Navigating Environmental Mismatch as a #Neurodiverse Academic #Librarian Navigating Work Post-Disclosure ⬇️ westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...westernuniversity.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: NeuroGLAM 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.The members of Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada invite you to participate in their third annual free online conference. The theme of this year’s conference is neurodiversity, GLAM, fascism, and its discontent... 085
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Music is a proven pathway to help heal & realign us with our sense of meaning and purpose. Here's what I've been listening to this week - & yes, RenewersLIS is now on YouTube! Check out the ReVerb playlist featuring these great artists, & subscribe! tinyurl.com/y6rwwz45 010
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Missing the great people you used to work with at your toxic job is not a signal that you're broken. It's a signal that you're human(e). 163
Reposted by RenewersLISKaetrena @kaetrena.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Colleagues, our colleague Fobazi Ettarh needs support during and after recovery - head here to learn more: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo... 077
RenewersLIS @renewerslis.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Hey Renewers, here are some events where I'll be speaking or teaching soon! I hope we'll see each other at any or all of them. Learn more (and get the link to enroll in the new LJ/SLJ course, "Managing Stress & Burnout") at tinyurl.com/meb34kyd 001
