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Maura Smale 😷💉
@maurasmale.bsky.social
Chief Librarian at Mina Rees Library, CUNY Graduate Center, proud resident of the CUNYverse, striving for #critlib/antiracist practice, posts = my own. she/her maurasmale.com
also maurasmale@mastodon.social
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The Ctr for Urban Research at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social (led by @jomoko.bsky.social) has prepared an online map for tonight's NYC mayoral results. Link below in #thread. For now the map is blank, but it'll fill in w/unofficial returns tonight.

The map will do more than show the 2025 #s.
1/n
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Research opportunity! I’m studying how traditional media literacy instruction adapts to digital challenges like memes & algorithms. Seeking librarians & educators with media literacy experience for a short confidential interview. Interested? forms.gle/bZs7JfVxCfeN... #MediaLiteracy TC IRB 25-496
Screening Questionnaire: Beyond Information Literacy
Study: Beyond Traditional Information Literacy: Educator Perspectives on Digital Memetic Content IRB Protocol Number: Teachers College IRB 25-496 Thank you for your interest in participating in this...
forms.gle
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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early voting for zohran tomorrow!
October 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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I got a wonderfully kind note yesterday from someone who read my essay about collecting Leslie Feinberg and Minnie Bruce Pratt's papers, so I'm going to stop being shy about sharing it: “Things People Gave Me.” Journal of Lesbian Studies. doi.org/10.1080/1089... (DM me for a free link if needed.)
“Things People Gave Me”: the Leslie Feinberg Archives
The Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture at Duke University recently acquired the papers of writer, theorist, activist, and revolutionary communist Leslie Feinberg; these papers ar...
doi.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Upcoming Online Workshop: Introduction to Zotero 🗒️
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
2:30pm - 3:30pm

Zotero is open source citation software enabling users to easily collect, organize, cite and share.

Join @ tinyurl.com/464aje4u

#academiclibraries #zotero #cunylibraries #citationmanagement
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Tips! From Mina Rees Library

Did you know? You can check out books from most CUNY campuses? You can also request books from across the globe through Interlibrary Loan.

Visit:
tinyurl.com/4v7mu7kk

#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
October 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.

findmeatherapist.org
Find Me A Therapist
findmeatherapist.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Hey NYC pals, early voting starts on 10/25! Find yr poll site here: www.nycvotes.org/how-to-vote/... Also you can vote by mail! Info: requestballot.vote.nyc 🗳️👍🏻
October 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Welcome (Back) to the Mina Rees Library!

Check out a round-up blog post about how to get started with all the library has to offer

tinyurl.com/46bkdj8a

#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Academic librarians, come join us in the CUNYverse! We have a few jobs open in CUNY libraries:

cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in...

cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

I’m not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!
October 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Learn about the Library!
Ask-a-Librarian.

If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help.

Our live chat service is available 24/7.

Chat with us:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian

#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
September 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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The August edition of BTA was also concerned with shoring up our resistance to gen AI. Please, help yourself.

bendingthearcnewsletter.blog/2025/08/07/b...
Bending The Arc August 2025
Back in the saddle! Well, the carousel has turned a few more times and many of us find ourselves back in our starting positions, prepared to embark on the next ride of a school year. How do you fee…
bendingthearcnewsletter.blog
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Happy Climate Week Eve from my favorite house in midtown on this 83 (!) degree mid-September day.
September 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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You know what else is being affected by the tariffs on parcels worth less than $800? International interlibrary loan. I'm hearing reports of libraries overseas that won't lend to the US anymore. (That's in addition to the libraries here that have shut down their ILL b/c of lost IMLS funding.)
September 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Any Staten Island residents #onhere who want to set up meetings with your City Council members about our local public libraries? How about people in the Bronx and Queens?
September 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Learn about the Library!
Ask-a-Librarian. If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help. You can submit a question & receive an email response
To submit a question:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
September 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has opened a new window to the universe — and Graduate Center scientists @saavikford.bsky.social and @emilylrice.me are among the first to peer through it www.gc.cuny.edu/news/2000-as... @cunygcastro.bsky.social @joshuatan.bsky.social
2,000 Asteroids and Counting: CUNY Joins a Cosmic Treasure Hunt
Scientists at the Graduate Center and CUNY are among the first to explore massive snapshots of space from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
www.gc.cuny.edu
September 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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@authorlogankarlie.bsky.social explores the literary afterlives of Labyrinth and the liminal space between dreams and reality.
The Literary Afterlives of Labyrinth
“You have no power over me!” When Jim Henson’s musical fantasy film Labyrinth released in 1986, no one could have predicted its lasting cultural impact that keeps people watching nearly forty years…
buff.ly
September 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Call for submissions - We are now open to academic articles, notes from the field (briefer and less formal than full articles), and creative works!

cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...
Letter from the Editor v2
2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu
September 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Women’s Studies Quarterly invites proposals for new editors.
A forum for emerging perspectives on women, gender, and sexuality. The journal showcases scholarship, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, and visual arts.

For more information:
centerforthehumanities.org/call-for-new...
September 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Learn about the library!

Mina Rees Library offers a number of resources including: subject librarians, ask-a-librarian chat, email, and in-person or virtual introductory sessions.

Visit:
library.gc.cuny.edu

#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
August 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend? It's a great time to head out to a #NationalPark and #SaveOurSigns!

www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...
Save Our Signs: Let’s Get It Done
Help us finish strong with #SaveOurSigns this Labor Day. Plus, if you’re in NYC, come see us in person!
www.datarescueproject.org
August 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#digitalproject#digitalhumanities#datavisualization
Carousels of NYC🎠

What’s your first memory of carousels?
Carousels evoke joy and nostalgia, drawing people across diverse backgrounds, yet their placement is often restricted to wealthier neighborhoods, limiting accessibility for many communities.
August 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
And a there is a line for NYPL library card signups! Be still my librarian heart! Tysm to our #nypl colleagues for tabling at @minareeslibrary.bsky.social today!
August 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM