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@wehere.bsky.social
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community for BIPOC library workers first. 🌿 community school + community study + we here press + we reads + we together.

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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
now available — the house archives built & other thoughts on black archival possibilities by @dorothyjberry.bsky.social (3rd printing) www.weherepress.org
Now available graphic. Background image is stack of books - The House Archives built by Dorothy Berry. Text is centered. We Here Press logo, weherepress.org, title of book and "Now Available" in yellow text.
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
BACK BY DEMAND 🌹 after 2 sell out print runs The House Archives Built & Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities by @dorothyjberry.bsky.social is back Feb 4, 12p ET! don't miss your chance to grab this important piece of writing on libraries+archives+memory+black history www.weherepress.org
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
PRE-ORDER WEDNESDAY!! ❤️‍🔥 Pre-order the 2nd printing of The House Archives Built & Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities by @dorothyjberry.bsky.social starting Wednesday, 10/29, 3p Eastern USA. www.weherepress.org
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
WE SOLD OUT IN 4 DAYS. a second printing is coming and sales for it will open soon. to hear when, sign up for our newsletter www.wehere.space/newsletter
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
OUT NOW ❤️‍🔥The House Archives Built & Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities by Dorothy Berry is now available: www.weherespace.org. The first 50 copies sold will be signed.
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
GET YOUR CALENDAR OUT 🗓️ and write these two dates down… 10/16, 2p ET USA: Dorothy Berry’s (@dorothyjberry.bsky.social) The House Archives Built & Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities available for purchase. The first 50 copies sold will be signed 🫢 www.weherepress.org
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
THE WAIT IS OVER – The first episode of We Reads: The Podcast is now available! 🎧 Tune in as hosts dive into their reading journeys, genre preferences, and what to expect from this coming season 🤭 www.wehere.space/we-reads-pod... #WeReadsthePodcast
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
THE HOUSE ARCHIVES BUILT AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BLACK ARCHIVAL POSSIBILITIES BY @dorothyjberry.bsky.social COMING OCTOBER 14 LETS GO ❤️‍🔥 www.weherepress.org
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 28/05/2024
Coming up on June 17: Documenting Dissent: Capturing Student Protests, Navigating Disinformation, and Ethical Considerations from ASERL www.aserl.org/event/docume...
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 03/05/2024
We Here team member Nicollette Davis was named one of Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers this week! We’re thrilled for @literaryjones.bsky.social and so appreciative of all she does to support our communities as a Community Admin & We Together program manager. www.libraryjournal.com/story/nicoll...
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 28/03/2024
What are the threads of contemporary critical scholarship in LIS? What are the possibilities, implications, and limitations of the critical in our praxis, work, and knowledge production? We Here Members, join us for this course! Registration closes April 2: www.wehere.space/shop/p/conte...
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 13/03/2024
There’s a new We Here Community School course enrolling now! This one is open 💫 only to We Here community members💫: Contemporary Critical Thought in LIS Theory & Practice - A Six Week Suite of Encounters & Movements  - find details below.
A cream graphic with details about the new Community School Course includes the title, “Contemporary Critical Thought in LIS Theory & Practice - A Six Week Suite of Encounters & Movements” and start date, April 9.
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
🔉Hip-Hop Beyond 50: Protecting and Promoting Culture, February 21st at 1:00 p.m ET hosted by the U.S. Copyright Office www.copyright.gov/events/black...
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
We Here® project and program leaders are excited to announce that through our fiscal sponsor, the Greater Washington Community Foundation, we’ve received a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation for the three-year initiative “Dream-Shaping Our Community.”
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 27/01/2024
💡Two days left to register for Writing Your Personal Annual Review - A Four Week Manifesting Series! Some words from past participants about their experience:
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 25/01/2024
In this first month of 2024, we’re reflecting on the work the squad accomplished last year even as we dream about what’s ahead. We’re excited to announce our 2023 Wrap Up has dropped. 📦 www.wehere.space/the-2023-wra...
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 13/01/2024
another good one! 😍 Archives for the People: Building Ethical Community Archives. A panel discussion with Nancy Liliana Godoy, Elvia Arroyo-Ramírez, and Chaitra Powell. Jan 24 2024 at 12 pm PST. miami.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
An event flyer for Archives for the People: Building Ethical Community Archives. Shows the three panelists' photos and "sponsored by RBS" in the lower corner.
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 13/01/2024
event boost! from fellows in Rare Book School's Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage: a virtual workshop series on salary negotiation and managing funds & budgets. open to all, but will be aimed at BIPOC workers and students. links to register below.
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 13/01/2024
There’s no better way to start a new year than by learning some new journaling practices. 💫 Registration is now open for this asynchronous four-week series from We Here's Community School! www.wehere.space/shop/p/perso...
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 08/01/2024
event boost: join @nicolethelibrarian.bsky.social in conversation with Dr. Toby Jenkins about the importance of cultural leadership and her new book, The Hip-Hop Mindset. Wednesday, January 31st at 6PM, in person and online! sites.google.com/view/bakerle...
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 16/12/2023
Continuing a practice we adopted at the end of 2022, We Here is implementing a Winter Slow Down today through January 15, 2024. Catch ya then. 👋🏽
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
Team We Reads is proud to share their Winter 2023 Collection of published novels, short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, hand-picked by BIPOC library & archives workers across our private membership spaces. ✨❄️ wehere.space/current-coll...
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 09/12/2023
boosting this cfp shared to our spaces: Our Bodies: Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies at Princeton University June 14, 2024. libguides.princeton.edu/GSISC2024
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
Earlier this week, members of We Here's Community Study and We Reads released a list of resources to help folks understand why a free Palestine is necessary: tr.ee/7mHN4TabRe
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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
an upcoming webinar featuring members of the We Here community: "Why Do I Stay in Librarianship? — The DEI Perspective," Nov 1, 2023. 💜 www.aserl.org/event/why-do...
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“Hopefulness and cautious optimism. You are not alone..BIPOC librarians struggle to stay in the profession..it’s normal. ”
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