David Vinjamuri
@dwv123.bsky.social
NYU Professor, Advocate for Libraries
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Thank you Lambertville NJ and Acme Screening Room board member Jamison Standridge for today’s packed screenings and lively Q&A for thelibrariansfilm.com. Audiences left educated, aggravated, and activated to stop censorship.
October 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Thank you Lambertville NJ and Acme Screening Room board member Jamison Standridge for today’s packed screenings and lively Q&A for thelibrariansfilm.com. Audiences left educated, aggravated, and activated to stop censorship.
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IG newberlinlibrary
IG newberlinlibrary
October 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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IG newberlinlibrary
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Thanks to @senatorharckham.bsky.social for your support of public libraries including the Briarcliff Manor Public Library which is small but mighty!
July 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Thanks to @senatorharckham.bsky.social for your support of public libraries including the Briarcliff Manor Public Library which is small but mighty!
One of the best views I’ve seen working with 100+ libraries. Menomonie, WI #Libraries #menomonie
June 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
One of the best views I’ve seen working with 100+ libraries. Menomonie, WI #Libraries #menomonie
Thrilled to evaluate my 100th library in 24 states this week in Fort Dodge, Iowa! Here’s to another decade! #libraries #fortdodgepubliclibrary
May 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Thrilled to evaluate my 100th library in 24 states this week in Fort Dodge, Iowa! Here’s to another decade! #libraries #fortdodgepubliclibrary
Love that even when I’m teaching I can see one of the world’s great libraries! #nypl #libraries
May 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Love that even when I’m teaching I can see one of the world’s great libraries! #nypl #libraries
I’m working on the other big library in town, but I absolutely love this sign for the Boise Public Library! #boisepubliclibrary #libraries
April 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I’m working on the other big library in town, but I absolutely love this sign for the Boise Public Library! #boisepubliclibrary #libraries
February 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Words to live by …
February 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Words to live by …
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Delights to discuss access, intellectual freedom, and the role of libraries to equip & enable their communities to exercise self choice.
#LibLearnX25
#Freadom
#FreePeopleReadFreely
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#LibLearnX25
#Freadom
#FreePeopleReadFreely
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Bonus: ALA President Elect Sam Helmick
Rogue Librarians · Episode
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January 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Delights to discuss access, intellectual freedom, and the role of libraries to equip & enable their communities to exercise self choice.
#LibLearnX25
#Freadom
#FreePeopleReadFreely
open.spotify.com/episode/5oMh...
open.spotify.com/episode/5oMh...
#LibLearnX25
#Freadom
#FreePeopleReadFreely
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These mezzanine structures from the 50’s to 70’s are challenging because the lower bookshelves are integrated with the support structure for the platform and cannot easily be removed. The shelves on top can come off, but sound transmits easily, so an active zone won’t work. #libraries
January 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
These mezzanine structures from the 50’s to 70’s are challenging because the lower bookshelves are integrated with the support structure for the platform and cannot easily be removed. The shelves on top can come off, but sound transmits easily, so an active zone won’t work. #libraries
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Stairway to Physical Media
January 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Stairway to Physical Media
The amazing thing about the NYU student l’s email that went to the entire faculty tonight is that virtually every adjunct I know was checking their NYU email on a holiday weekend. #NYU
December 30, 2024 at 5:01 AM
The amazing thing about the NYU student l’s email that went to the entire faculty tonight is that virtually every adjunct I know was checking their NYU email on a holiday weekend. #NYU
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Yup, it works. Want a book the library doesn’t have? Ask ‘em for it.
I don't have a good understanding of the behind-the-scenes workings of libraries, but mine keeps buying the books that I request, and my librarian friends have told me that I should keep doing that.
December 22, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Yup, it works. Want a book the library doesn’t have? Ask ‘em for it.
I wrote about this problem for Forbes twelve years ago, and it has only gotten worse… #libraries
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'Astronomical' hold queues on year's top e-books frustrate readers, libraries | CBC News
More than 1,000 people are waiting to borrow the Ottawa Public Library's most popular e-book of 2024, and librarians say inflated prices and restrictive e-book publishing practices are responsible.
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December 21, 2024 at 11:21 PM
I wrote about this problem for Forbes twelve years ago, and it has only gotten worse… #libraries
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3/3 … in a lower budget, power stations commonly used for camping can be employed for library use and charged overnight although they may need to be secured for both theft and safety reasons. END #libraries
December 9, 2024 at 11:50 PM
3/3 … in a lower budget, power stations commonly used for camping can be employed for library use and charged overnight although they may need to be secured for both theft and safety reasons. END #libraries
2/3 … fortunately, advances in battery technology and mobile electronics offer an option. This Steelcase Flex Mobile Power System can recharge phones and laptops, then wirelessly recharge overnight on a cart. The proprietary recharging system discourages theft. #libraries
December 9, 2024 at 11:44 PM
2/3 … fortunately, advances in battery technology and mobile electronics offer an option. This Steelcase Flex Mobile Power System can recharge phones and laptops, then wirelessly recharge overnight on a cart. The proprietary recharging system discourages theft. #libraries
A 🧵 on power. Many libraries are built directly on concrete slabs with no space between the flooring and the concrete. While this has construction and durability advantages, it can be difficult and expensive to add electrical lines. This make it difficult to reorganize space. 1/3 #libraries
December 9, 2024 at 11:37 PM
A 🧵 on power. Many libraries are built directly on concrete slabs with no space between the flooring and the concrete. While this has construction and durability advantages, it can be difficult and expensive to add electrical lines. This make it difficult to reorganize space. 1/3 #libraries
3/3 … instead of continuing to promote legacy media, libraries should embrace teaching seniors, low income patrons and others to download and use online resources. This is part of a critical cultural skillset that will allow them access to much more than movies and music. End. #libraries
December 8, 2024 at 2:51 PM
3/3 … instead of continuing to promote legacy media, libraries should embrace teaching seniors, low income patrons and others to download and use online resources. This is part of a critical cultural skillset that will allow them access to much more than movies and music. End. #libraries
2/3 DVDs fall into the same category, though the runway to obsolescence is slightly longer.
The digital divide in America has become a data divide. 95% of Americans own smartphones but many lack access to mobile data. Library resources like Libby allow patrons to download music and movies …
The digital divide in America has become a data divide. 95% of Americans own smartphones but many lack access to mobile data. Library resources like Libby allow patrons to download music and movies …
December 8, 2024 at 2:44 PM
2/3 DVDs fall into the same category, though the runway to obsolescence is slightly longer.
The digital divide in America has become a data divide. 95% of Americans own smartphones but many lack access to mobile data. Library resources like Libby allow patrons to download music and movies …
The digital divide in America has become a data divide. 95% of Americans own smartphones but many lack access to mobile data. Library resources like Libby allow patrons to download music and movies …
🧵It is time to sunset legacy media like CDs and CD Audiobooks. In the near future, patrons may find it difficult to repair or replace players.
While access to legacy media is sometimes represented as an socioeconomic issue, it is more of an educational barrier that libraries can help surmount… 1/3
While access to legacy media is sometimes represented as an socioeconomic issue, it is more of an educational barrier that libraries can help surmount… 1/3
December 8, 2024 at 2:38 PM
🧵It is time to sunset legacy media like CDs and CD Audiobooks. In the near future, patrons may find it difficult to repair or replace players.
While access to legacy media is sometimes represented as an socioeconomic issue, it is more of an educational barrier that libraries can help surmount… 1/3
While access to legacy media is sometimes represented as an socioeconomic issue, it is more of an educational barrier that libraries can help surmount… 1/3
5/5 Second, despite moving the collection, there has been no decline in YA circulation. Display drives circulation, not spine-out shelves. End. #libraries
December 7, 2024 at 4:01 PM
5/5 Second, despite moving the collection, there has been no decline in YA circulation. Display drives circulation, not spine-out shelves. End. #libraries
4/5 This quick refresh of the space took away the stacks without adding display or more seating (both coming). But two changes are apparent: first, seating is less jammed, so more teens use the space. #libraries
December 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM
4/5 This quick refresh of the space took away the stacks without adding display or more seating (both coming). But two changes are apparent: first, seating is less jammed, so more teens use the space. #libraries