Kenny Garcia
@kgarcia3.bsky.social
Academic librarian, board gamer, poet, community minded, abolitionist, union member, NY Knicks/Giants/Mets fan, Lorcana player, dad of Olivia Rodrigo stan
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For Native American Heritage Month, we’ve put together a list of works highlighting queer & trans indigenous voices. Check it out here! tinyurl.com/QLL-NAHM
Libby
All over the world, local libraries offer millions of ebooks and audiobooks. You can borrow them — for free, instantly — with a library card and Libby: the award-winning, much-loved app for libraries.
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November 18, 2024 at 9:17 PM
For Native American Heritage Month, we’ve put together a list of works highlighting queer & trans indigenous voices. Check it out here! tinyurl.com/QLL-NAHM
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To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced *local* immigration advocacy/support organizations.
Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.
Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.
November 19, 2024 at 12:01 AM
To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced *local* immigration advocacy/support organizations.
Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.
Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.
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📣 New zine!! "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave" is a 40-page zine about why we should think twice about using & supporting generative AI. violetbfox.info/against-ai/ #noAI #zines
November 18, 2024 at 4:04 PM
📣 New zine!! "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave" is a 40-page zine about why we should think twice about using & supporting generative AI. violetbfox.info/against-ai/ #noAI #zines
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If you believe that:
1) Reading is critical to democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.
Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
1) Reading is critical to democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.
Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
November 18, 2024 at 2:05 AM
If you believe that:
1) Reading is critical to democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.
Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
1) Reading is critical to democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.
Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
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@djolder.bsky.social is hosting a workshop for us on narrative fundamentals on December 19th! All proceeds go to Motasim’s family in GZ. Sign up here: www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/cri...
Crisis Creates Us: Fire at the Crossroads of Art and Activism — Workshops 4 Gaza
Register for “Crisis Creates Us” here . Donate to Motasim here (suggested donation $60USD). The poet Martín Espada wrote that every rebellion begins with the idea that conquerors on hors...
www.workshops4gaza.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:06 AM
@djolder.bsky.social is hosting a workshop for us on narrative fundamentals on December 19th! All proceeds go to Motasim’s family in GZ. Sign up here: www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/cri...
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I’m so glad to be a part of this group, and I’ll be moderating our next meeting — on Zoom, on Jan 12 at 2pm ET. Please reach out to me (or Mariame, whose contact info is down-thread) if you’d like to join us!
November 18, 2024 at 2:31 AM
I’m so glad to be a part of this group, and I’ll be moderating our next meeting — on Zoom, on Jan 12 at 2pm ET. Please reach out to me (or Mariame, whose contact info is down-thread) if you’d like to join us!
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5 days left to get 10 free ebooks from Haymarket
For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free
Another world is possible if we fight for it
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...
Another world is possible if we fight for it
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...
November 17, 2024 at 11:26 PM
5 days left to get 10 free ebooks from Haymarket
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This is essential stuff.For those of us who are not gonna be organizers in the traditional sense.There are many strategies listed here that are ways to build communities that are robust, connected, & capable of protection/action that are also sources of pleasure & joy(undersung political resources).
November 17, 2024 at 2:53 PM
This is essential stuff.For those of us who are not gonna be organizers in the traditional sense.There are many strategies listed here that are ways to build communities that are robust, connected, & capable of protection/action that are also sources of pleasure & joy(undersung political resources).
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As the war on higher education looks to heat up, academic libraries will likely be the first on the chopping block.
Facing Cuts Likely to Worsen Under Trump, Academic Librarians Urgently Organize
As the war on higher education looks to heat up, academic libraries will likely be the first on the chopping block.
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November 17, 2024 at 5:59 PM
As the war on higher education looks to heat up, academic libraries will likely be the first on the chopping block.
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Watch: " #Book Launch: Serving #Hispanic, #Latine, and #Latinx #Students in #Academic #Libraries "
Editors Sommer Browning and Isabel Soto-Luna discuss the inspiration for this #publication, authors discuss and highlight their work, moderated by @anniepho.bsky.social
youtu.be/HE3SFuaF4V0?...
Editors Sommer Browning and Isabel Soto-Luna discuss the inspiration for this #publication, authors discuss and highlight their work, moderated by @anniepho.bsky.social
youtu.be/HE3SFuaF4V0?...
Book Launch: Serving Hispanic, Latine, and Latinx Students in Academic Libraries
YouTube video by Litwin Books
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September 16, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Watch: " #Book Launch: Serving #Hispanic, #Latine, and #Latinx #Students in #Academic #Libraries "
Editors Sommer Browning and Isabel Soto-Luna discuss the inspiration for this #publication, authors discuss and highlight their work, moderated by @anniepho.bsky.social
youtu.be/HE3SFuaF4V0?...
Editors Sommer Browning and Isabel Soto-Luna discuss the inspiration for this #publication, authors discuss and highlight their work, moderated by @anniepho.bsky.social
youtu.be/HE3SFuaF4V0?...
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There’s been a lot of skeeting about public libraries this week! Here are some ways you can support public libraries in these Trying Times™️. www.librariesforthepeople.org #librarysky
November 13, 2024 at 6:50 PM
There’s been a lot of skeeting about public libraries this week! Here are some ways you can support public libraries in these Trying Times™️. www.librariesforthepeople.org #librarysky