The labor librarian
@laborlibrarian.bsky.social
Grew up in a UFW/IWW household. Now I’m a librarian, union thug, and general roustabout.
Anonymous because I’m not tenured yet.
Pro-Palestinian, pro-trans, anti-racist, and not fit for human consumption.
Anonymous because I’m not tenured yet.
Pro-Palestinian, pro-trans, anti-racist, and not fit for human consumption.
Pinned
It’s Labor Day weekend and that means it’s a great time to teach kids about the context of the holiday. I’ve compiled a list of books for a variety of age ranges that talk about labor and unions. Feel free to add more!
#booksky #skybrariona #libraryunions #labor #unions
#booksky #skybrariona #libraryunions #labor #unions
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@nycplan.org will respond to @mayor.nyc.gov's broken promise re: NYC Public Libraries in the morning.
Speaking for myself only (not NYC PLAN), I am profoundly disappointed in the preliminary budget. It will not stand.
Speaking for myself only (not NYC PLAN), I am profoundly disappointed in the preliminary budget. It will not stand.
February 18, 2026 at 2:41 AM
@nycplan.org will respond to @mayor.nyc.gov's broken promise re: NYC Public Libraries in the morning.
Speaking for myself only (not NYC PLAN), I am profoundly disappointed in the preliminary budget. It will not stand.
Speaking for myself only (not NYC PLAN), I am profoundly disappointed in the preliminary budget. It will not stand.
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Like, yes. I get it. We’re oppressed by capitalism, we’re victims of the transfer of surplus value to the bosses. But if you can’t see how race makes these economic exchanges fundamentally unequal, then your critique ignores historical marginalization as the material conditions of workers.
February 18, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Like, yes. I get it. We’re oppressed by capitalism, we’re victims of the transfer of surplus value to the bosses. But if you can’t see how race makes these economic exchanges fundamentally unequal, then your critique ignores historical marginalization as the material conditions of workers.
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Part of the right wing project around this is making it seem like trans people just randomly appeared in 2015 and we were unreasonable. (I wonder what happened that year that made trans people a focus for them?). There were decades of quiet advocacy to get basic anti discrimination protections.
February 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Part of the right wing project around this is making it seem like trans people just randomly appeared in 2015 and we were unreasonable. (I wonder what happened that year that made trans people a focus for them?). There were decades of quiet advocacy to get basic anti discrimination protections.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: look at how much NYPL gets compared to NYPD. Imagine what libraries could do with cop budgets.
February 17, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: look at how much NYPL gets compared to NYPD. Imagine what libraries could do with cop budgets.
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The truth is, poverty is an unforgivable crime. My child is dying before my eyes because of poverty
If I had enough money,I could have saved his life
I see the world saving the lives of animals while my child, who is supposed to be human, will die without anyone saving his life
spot.fund/jmdf5nkst
If I had enough money,I could have saved his life
I see the world saving the lives of animals while my child, who is supposed to be human, will die without anyone saving his life
spot.fund/jmdf5nkst
February 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The truth is, poverty is an unforgivable crime. My child is dying before my eyes because of poverty
If I had enough money,I could have saved his life
I see the world saving the lives of animals while my child, who is supposed to be human, will die without anyone saving his life
spot.fund/jmdf5nkst
If I had enough money,I could have saved his life
I see the world saving the lives of animals while my child, who is supposed to be human, will die without anyone saving his life
spot.fund/jmdf5nkst
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Nope. Actually devoted less as a percentage than Adams's FY26 preliminary budget. A complete reneging on his campaign and after inauguration promise.
February 17, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Nope. Actually devoted less as a percentage than Adams's FY26 preliminary budget. A complete reneging on his campaign and after inauguration promise.
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its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
March 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
There is absolutely no way to sum up a life like Jesse Jackson’s, but one of my favorite ways to remember him is his “I am somebody” speech on Sesame Street.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuZV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuZV...
Jesse Jackson 'I Am Somebody' on Sesame Street
YouTube video by Headline USA
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February 17, 2026 at 10:34 PM
There is absolutely no way to sum up a life like Jesse Jackson’s, but one of my favorite ways to remember him is his “I am somebody” speech on Sesame Street.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuZV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuZV...
This sounds super interesting and as a bonus, I support anyone who gives @kimkelly.bsky.social a shoutout.
If you appreciated my @nybooks.com article, you'll love my new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves, out from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social in April. Order with discount code BLUE20 at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stuar...
February 17, 2026 at 9:57 PM
This sounds super interesting and as a bonus, I support anyone who gives @kimkelly.bsky.social a shoutout.
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Librarians will bend over backwards to reduce barriers to access for their patrons and fully ignore barriers to access for their colleagues.
February 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Librarians will bend over backwards to reduce barriers to access for their patrons and fully ignore barriers to access for their colleagues.
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Libraryland, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
PROVIDING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME IS AN EQUITY PRACTICE
Trying to play “gotcha” with interview questions will NOT get you the most qualified candidate. But it WILL ensure that your library staff are less diverse.
PROVIDING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME IS AN EQUITY PRACTICE
Trying to play “gotcha” with interview questions will NOT get you the most qualified candidate. But it WILL ensure that your library staff are less diverse.
February 16, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Libraryland, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
PROVIDING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME IS AN EQUITY PRACTICE
Trying to play “gotcha” with interview questions will NOT get you the most qualified candidate. But it WILL ensure that your library staff are less diverse.
PROVIDING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME IS AN EQUITY PRACTICE
Trying to play “gotcha” with interview questions will NOT get you the most qualified candidate. But it WILL ensure that your library staff are less diverse.
Libraryland, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
PROVIDING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME IS AN EQUITY PRACTICE
Trying to play “gotcha” with interview questions will NOT get you the most qualified candidate. But it WILL ensure that your library staff are less diverse.
PROVIDING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME IS AN EQUITY PRACTICE
Trying to play “gotcha” with interview questions will NOT get you the most qualified candidate. But it WILL ensure that your library staff are less diverse.
February 16, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Libraryland, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
PROVIDING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME IS AN EQUITY PRACTICE
Trying to play “gotcha” with interview questions will NOT get you the most qualified candidate. But it WILL ensure that your library staff are less diverse.
PROVIDING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME IS AN EQUITY PRACTICE
Trying to play “gotcha” with interview questions will NOT get you the most qualified candidate. But it WILL ensure that your library staff are less diverse.
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All I have is dreams. And now other people run them.
February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
All I have is dreams. And now other people run them.
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Look I have thick skin, and I know we are hated, and yet this statement still makes my breath catch. What kind of society allows for this sort of thing to be said
February 16, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Look I have thick skin, and I know we are hated, and yet this statement still makes my breath catch. What kind of society allows for this sort of thing to be said
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Happy birthday, @mychal3ts.bsky.social!
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Happy birthday, @mychal3ts.bsky.social!
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12-year-old Ender wrote that when she felt sick at Dilley, the doctor would only say to drink more water.
“The worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here,” she wrote in her letter.
By @micarosenberg.bsky.social
“The worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here,” she wrote in her letter.
By @micarosenberg.bsky.social
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
12-year-old Ender wrote that when she felt sick at Dilley, the doctor would only say to drink more water.
“The worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here,” she wrote in her letter.
By @micarosenberg.bsky.social
“The worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here,” she wrote in her letter.
By @micarosenberg.bsky.social
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Julian Bailey, 43, is the man who was killed by U.S. Marshals in DC earlier this week.
This is a message from his family.
#JusticeForJulian
This is a message from his family.
#JusticeForJulian
February 14, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Julian Bailey, 43, is the man who was killed by U.S. Marshals in DC earlier this week.
This is a message from his family.
#JusticeForJulian
This is a message from his family.
#JusticeForJulian
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Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
February 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all
“Love”
by Assata Shakur
Love is contraband in Hell,
cause love is an acid
that eats away bars.
But you, me, and tomorrow
hold hands and make vows
that struggle will multiply.
The hacksaw has two blades.
The shotgun has two barrels.
We are pregnant with freedom.
We are a conspiracy.
by Assata Shakur
Love is contraband in Hell,
cause love is an acid
that eats away bars.
But you, me, and tomorrow
hold hands and make vows
that struggle will multiply.
The hacksaw has two blades.
The shotgun has two barrels.
We are pregnant with freedom.
We are a conspiracy.
February 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all
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I wonder if people are paying attention to how much their doom scrolling is cutting into time they used to use to read books
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I wonder if people are paying attention to how much their doom scrolling is cutting into time they used to use to read books
They opened the first weed store in my town and I feel like the faculty and students are both at a stalemate because neither group wants to risk running into the other group there.
February 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
They opened the first weed store in my town and I feel like the faculty and students are both at a stalemate because neither group wants to risk running into the other group there.