Kaetrena
@kaetrena.bsky.social
Researcher | Leader | Consultant | Coach
I help people recognize, reconcile, and recover from low-morale experiences.
https://renewalslis.com
I help people recognize, reconcile, and recover from low-morale experiences.
https://renewalslis.com
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Passive-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.
January 4, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Passive-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.
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A new issue of our open-access journal, The Political Librarian, includes ‘We Already Know (Better): Private Thoughts, C/overt Harm, And A Call to Center Beneficence in Librarianship’ by Kaetrena Davis Kendrick.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A new issue of our open-access journal, The Political Librarian, includes ‘We Already Know (Better): Private Thoughts, C/overt Harm, And A Call to Center Beneficence in Librarianship’ by Kaetrena Davis Kendrick.
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If you bypass emotional pain, the joy you're running too fast to meet will always feel forboden.
December 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
If you bypass emotional pain, the joy you're running too fast to meet will always feel forboden.
1/ Colleagues, my newest article, "We Already Know (Better): Private Thoughts, C/overt Harm, And A Call to Center Beneficence in Librarianship" has been published in The Political Librarian. tinyurl.com/3s7s282v
We Already Know (Better): Private Thoughts, C/overt Harm, And A Call to Center Beneficence in Librarianship
As direct actions and corresponding documentation of the brisk desertion of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) values and activities continue within the United States academic landscape, troubling...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
1/ Colleagues, my newest article, "We Already Know (Better): Private Thoughts, C/overt Harm, And A Call to Center Beneficence in Librarianship" has been published in The Political Librarian. tinyurl.com/3s7s282v
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
It'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.
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It'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.
Colleagues, 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/yc6yhbha
Minnesota Institute | University of Minnesota Libraries
The Minnesota Institute for early career librarians from traditionally underrepresented groups focuses on the development of library leaders from diverse backgrounds.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Colleagues, 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/yc6yhbha
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Renewers, 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
Are you ready to reset? tinyurl.com/cwsphzkc
#TheResetExperience
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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"Despair is a tool of your enemies." - Audre Lorde
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
"Despair is a tool of your enemies." - Audre Lorde
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Last 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
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Last 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
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If you're navigating an active low-morale experience, which of these worries resonate for you?
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you're navigating an active low-morale experience, which of these worries resonate for you?
Colleagues, if you've taught or facilitated about Assertive Communication in libraries, I'd love to chat with you (or, if you know of someone who has done this work, please send recommendations) - thank you!
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Colleagues, if you've taught or facilitated about Assertive Communication in libraries, I'd love to chat with you (or, if you know of someone who has done this work, please send recommendations) - thank you!
Toxic co-workers/organizations won't onboard you when you arrive at the job - and will plan/throw you a party when they've forced you to leave it.
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Toxic co-workers/organizations won't onboard you when you arrive at the job - and will plan/throw you a party when they've forced you to leave it.
Toxic bosses/organizations won't reward you when you stay late often - and will punish you if you arrive late once.
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Toxic bosses/organizations won't reward you when you stay late often - and will punish you if you arrive late once.
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
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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
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Here 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?
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Here 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?
This Tuesday afternoon I'll be presenting at the South Carolina Library Association conference, so don't forget to add my session if you're attending. See you there!
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This Tuesday afternoon I'll be presenting at the South Carolina Library Association conference, so don't forget to add my session if you're attending. See you there!
I'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
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'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
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Renewers, if you're attending the Library Marketing & Communications Conference this year, I'm looking forward to seeing you! Learn more: tinyurl.com/9t8zvxkt
October 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Renewers, if you're attending the Library Marketing & Communications Conference this year, I'm looking forward to seeing you! Learn more: tinyurl.com/9t8zvxkt
This 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/443yd4wx
The Renewals Workshop - Event - OhioNet
Please 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...
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October 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This 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/443yd4wx
Stop thinking in binary when it comes to your response(s) to early signals of workplace harm. You can give the offender grace AND document their behavior. The grace may leave -- and your record will remain.
October 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Stop thinking in binary when it comes to your response(s) to early signals of workplace harm. You can give the offender grace AND document their behavior. The grace may leave -- and your record will remain.
Please read this chapter to see applied practices of slow librarianship (H/T: @librarianmer.bsky.social), & to see real responses when resilience narratives are presented to library employees. Reveal the gaps & show the impacts for more humane results! Thank you @amandaelaan.bsky.social
My book chapter, Don't Do More With Less: Sustainable Work as a Management Value, has arrived! This chapter explores my first years as a manager and how I did my best to embrace slow librarianship, push back on overcommitment and vocational awe, and make my department and its work sustainable. 📚📜
Don’t Do More With Less: Sustainable Work as a Management Value
Discusses a series of decisions a middle manager made to keep the work of her department sustainable and how she incorporated her values into her process.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Please read this chapter to see applied practices of slow librarianship (H/T: @librarianmer.bsky.social), & to see real responses when resilience narratives are presented to library employees. Reveal the gaps & show the impacts for more humane results! Thank you @amandaelaan.bsky.social
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Hi CDC and friends,
CDC current and former staff have created a mutual aid network called CDC mutual aid 💚
If you are looking for resources or want to help support cdc workers check out this website: www.cdcresourceportal.org
@cdcmutualaid.bsky.social
CDC current and former staff have created a mutual aid network called CDC mutual aid 💚
If you are looking for resources or want to help support cdc workers check out this website: www.cdcresourceportal.org
@cdcmutualaid.bsky.social
Mutual Aid Network Portal
Our online Store is Now Open!
www.cdcresourceportal.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hi CDC and friends,
CDC current and former staff have created a mutual aid network called CDC mutual aid 💚
If you are looking for resources or want to help support cdc workers check out this website: www.cdcresourceportal.org
@cdcmutualaid.bsky.social
CDC current and former staff have created a mutual aid network called CDC mutual aid 💚
If you are looking for resources or want to help support cdc workers check out this website: www.cdcresourceportal.org
@cdcmutualaid.bsky.social
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Get 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
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#Gatekeeping
#Overwork
#Triangulation
Peek in to these BOOs: tinyurl.com/y4ny4d8a
September 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them. -
Assata Shakur
Pic of the day
#photography
Assata Shakur
Pic of the day
#photography
September 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them. -
Assata Shakur
Pic of the day
#photography
Assata Shakur
Pic of the day
#photography