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City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries! In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...

Have you sent your letter to your council member yet about the need to fully fund our public libraries? actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

So so great! I am often a person who resists written reflections when a book recommends them but I did them all for this book and they were so useful for me. 💚

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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...

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!

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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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/...

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).
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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.

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...)

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 ...

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... 📚

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

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.

Reconsidering Rest: Interruptions and Invitations (Part 2) - 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...

Part 2 now published on ACRLog too, thanks so much @kaetrena.bsky.social for these posts: acrlog.org/2026/01/15/r...

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

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That last one! 😻

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And one more staff job at City College: Admin Coordinator at City College: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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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

Library faculty are unionized and represented by the PSC. These are not my campuses but I’m happy to answer any questions. CUNY librarians are fantastic!

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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/...

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...

"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

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:...

Donate to Secure BROWN RECLUSE's Future, organized by BROWN RECLUSE Secure Brown Recluse Zine Distro's Future! We are seeking funds for the project to conti… BROWN RECLUSE needs your support for Secure BROWN RECLUSE's Future

If you're interested in helping an important volunteer run zine distro survive, please consider a donation to Brown Recluse: www.gofundme.com/f/secure-bro... - right now they urgently need to reach at least $5000 to get through this month and Feb. They need more to keep going throughout the year.

Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, no. 27 | Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy | Manifold @CUNY <h3>Edited by Patricia Belen, Stefano Morello, Gregory J. Palermo, Danica Savonick, and Brandon Walsh</h3> <p>“More students in a single classroom; fewer instructors to engage them. Extravagant AI co...

Very excited to share this! The new special issue of @jitp.bsky.social is on Minimalist DH Pedagogy. Co-edited by @danicasavonick.bsky.social @palermog.bsky.social @veritas44.bsky.social Patricia Belen and me. LOTS of great stuff in here.

cuny.manifoldapp.org/projects/jit...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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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

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

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!

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Jobs | City University of New York

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/...

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.'"