Radical Reference
@RadReference
Answers for those who question authority. ℹ️ Tweets by Jenna F., if you want someone to blame. http://radicalreference.info (cut & paste link, don't click)
In many ways Radical Reference got its start at the @Allied_Media Conference organized by @JenAngel and her then-partner Jason Kucsma. We wouldn’t have had independent journalism on our radar if not for the folks at the AMC in 2004.
Recommended--not just for librarians, but all leftists!
PSA GenX librarians who dress like 50-year-old anarchists are adorable
Millennial librarians who dress like 5 year old children thinking it’s “cute”. It is not cute. Stop.
We're hiring! Adjunct Reference & Digital Outreach Librarian. MLIS required. Inquire within for details - gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2022/12/12/now…
So don't just read about the ebook conundrum and shake your head. Look for the solutions. 5/7 americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2022/05/17/wha…
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
What Does My Library Need to Know about Ebook Laws? | American Libraries Magazine
Lawyer-librarian Mary Minow and guest author Kyle K. Courtney discuss the library ebooks landscape and state-level efforts to institutionalize fair licensing terms.
Note to selves: next time ask for a buncha money
@MellonFdn Grants $1.25 Million to Create the Radical Librarianship Institute and Community Press at UCLA | @robdmontoya will serve as PI to establish and implement inclusive and socially-just librarian training and an accompanying community press. More: seis.ucla.edu/news/mellon-fo…
seis.ucla.edu
Mellon Foundation Grants $1.25 Million to Create the Radical Librarianship Institute and Community...
Robert D. Montoya will serve as PI to establish and implement inclusive and socially-just librarian training and an accompanying community press.
HALF of the BaltCo Public Library's 500+ employees are PART-TIME. The most paid leave they get is from the STATE (sick & safe leave). Without it, 250+ employees would have only 4-8 hours of paid leave a YEAR. Started your job between Jan-June? 4 hrs. B/w July & Dec? 8 hrs.
Remembering the time I went to a "labor happy hour" in my neighb and everyone was in labor studies, and I introduced myself as a public librarian and one academic said, "And what's your connection to the labor movement?" and I said, "I'm a worker" and we shared an awkward moment.
Elaine Harger Honored with Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality unionlibraryworkers.blogspot.com/2022/02/elaine… Well-deserved! #CritLib
Libraries have been in these positions for a long time. This isn’t a one-off. Whenever city/state governments can’t or won’t take care of the stuff they’re supposed to, libraries get called on to fill in the gaps (sometimes without even being informed before the general public).
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