I've just emailed my MP in support of British Library workers on strike over pay #BritishLibraryOnStrike
As my own union ballots its members in response to a paltry pay offer of 1.4% (whilst inflation is at 4.5%), now is the time to stand together as #libraryworkers for #fairpay for the work we do.
As my own union ballots its members in response to a paltry pay offer of 1.4% (whilst inflation is at 4.5%), now is the time to stand together as #libraryworkers for #fairpay for the work we do.
This post has been in draft a while but it feels particularly timely given the strike over pay that starts tomorrow (27th Oct) at the British Library. If you've ever despaired at the low salaries at the BL now is the time to act in solidarity www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/... #BritishLibraryOnStrike
Support the British Library strikers
More than 300 PCS members at the British Library in London are striking over their poverty wages for two weeks from Monday (27) to Sunday, 9 November and need your support in person and online.
www.pcs.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I've just emailed my MP in support of British Library workers on strike over pay #BritishLibraryOnStrike
As my own union ballots its members in response to a paltry pay offer of 1.4% (whilst inflation is at 4.5%), now is the time to stand together as #libraryworkers for #fairpay for the work we do.
As my own union ballots its members in response to a paltry pay offer of 1.4% (whilst inflation is at 4.5%), now is the time to stand together as #libraryworkers for #fairpay for the work we do.
Hey academic #LibraryWorkers: Join us next week (11/5 at 4pmPT) for another Library Workers Organizing Meeting & Strategy Session hosted byt @higheredlabor.bsky.social us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Let's collectively fight for better libraries!
Let's collectively fight for better libraries!
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Library Workers Organizing Meeting & Strategy Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
HELU is bringing together library workers across the country to strategize against threats to higher ed library workers’ livelihoods. We will come together to meet and set our agenda, then we will br...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Hey academic #LibraryWorkers: Join us next week (11/5 at 4pmPT) for another Library Workers Organizing Meeting & Strategy Session hosted byt @higheredlabor.bsky.social us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Let's collectively fight for better libraries!
Let's collectively fight for better libraries!
If you know, you know. If you don't, we would love to share! Can you guess some unexpected responsibilities working in a library? #libraryworkers #jobduties #selenagomez #Fridayfun
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If you know, you know. If you don't, we would love to share! Can you guess some unexpected responsibilities working in a library? #libraryworkers #jobduties #selenagomez #Fridayfun
The government shutdown is here hitting libraries across the nation. From paused federal programs to potential agency closures, the ripple effects are real.
Read more: americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
#Libraries #LibraryWorkers #GovernmentShutdown #PublishingNews #BookCommunity
Read more: americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
#Libraries #LibraryWorkers #GovernmentShutdown #PublishingNews #BookCommunity
How the 2025 Government Shutdown Will Impact Libraries | American Libraries Magazine
The federal government shutdown, which begins today, will have cascading effects across the nation and our economy.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The government shutdown is here hitting libraries across the nation. From paused federal programs to potential agency closures, the ripple effects are real.
Read more: americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
#Libraries #LibraryWorkers #GovernmentShutdown #PublishingNews #BookCommunity
Read more: americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
#Libraries #LibraryWorkers #GovernmentShutdown #PublishingNews #BookCommunity
A shout out to #libraries and #libraryworkers (it's not just librarians on public service).
My #library card gives me free tutorials on LinkedIn Learning where I learned the basics of #Blender, #3DModeling, and animation.
Libraries matter.
#freeeducation #keeplearning #authorlife
My #library card gives me free tutorials on LinkedIn Learning where I learned the basics of #Blender, #3DModeling, and animation.
Libraries matter.
#freeeducation #keeplearning #authorlife
September 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A shout out to #libraries and #libraryworkers (it's not just librarians on public service).
My #library card gives me free tutorials on LinkedIn Learning where I learned the basics of #Blender, #3DModeling, and animation.
Libraries matter.
#freeeducation #keeplearning #authorlife
My #library card gives me free tutorials on LinkedIn Learning where I learned the basics of #Blender, #3DModeling, and animation.
Libraries matter.
#freeeducation #keeplearning #authorlife
#LibraryWorkers and #SkyBrarians! Cool webinar coming up on Oct 2 from @nextcity.org:
nextcity.org/events/detai...
📚💙
nextcity.org/events/detai...
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Meet Me at the Library: Reclaiming Public Libraries as Civic Infrastructure
Join Shamichael Hallman, author of “Meet Me at the Library,” for a webinar on how public libraries can help bridge divides and foster stronger, more connected communities.
nextcity.org
September 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
#LibraryWorkers and #SkyBrarians! Cool webinar coming up on Oct 2 from @nextcity.org:
nextcity.org/events/detai...
📚💙
nextcity.org/events/detai...
📚💙
September 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Happy Labor Day to all my fellow library workers and everyone who supports our work. Your dedication and commitment to libraries are truly appreciated. Wishing you a day filled with gratitude and recognition for the essential role you play in our communities. 💙📚💻 #LaborDay #LibraryWorkers
September 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Happy Labor Day to all my fellow library workers and everyone who supports our work. Your dedication and commitment to libraries are truly appreciated. Wishing you a day filled with gratitude and recognition for the essential role you play in our communities. 💙📚💻 #LaborDay #LibraryWorkers
We want to hear from you!
If you were NOT able to attend ThriveLib25, we’d love to know why.
Take a few minutes to share your thoughts and help us shape the future of ThriveLib.
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#ThriveLib25 #LibraryWellbeing #LibraryWorkers
If you were NOT able to attend ThriveLib25, we’d love to know why.
Take a few minutes to share your thoughts and help us shape the future of ThriveLib.
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August 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We want to hear from you!
If you were NOT able to attend ThriveLib25, we’d love to know why.
Take a few minutes to share your thoughts and help us shape the future of ThriveLib.
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#ThriveLib25 #LibraryWellbeing #LibraryWorkers
If you were NOT able to attend ThriveLib25, we’d love to know why.
Take a few minutes to share your thoughts and help us shape the future of ThriveLib.
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#ThriveLib25 #LibraryWellbeing #LibraryWorkers
Librarians, are you having discussions with your vendors about e-resource accessibility? Then check out our Core eForum coming up, where we're going to be chatting with everyone about just that!
www.ala.org/events/engag...
📜 📚 #EResources #Accessibility #Librarians #LibraryWorkers
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📜 📚 #EResources #Accessibility #Librarians #LibraryWorkers
Engaging with Vendors on E-Resource Accessibility
www.ala.org
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Librarians, are you having discussions with your vendors about e-resource accessibility? Then check out our Core eForum coming up, where we're going to be chatting with everyone about just that!
www.ala.org/events/engag...
📜 📚 #EResources #Accessibility #Librarians #LibraryWorkers
www.ala.org/events/engag...
📜 📚 #EResources #Accessibility #Librarians #LibraryWorkers
Happening tomorrow! @higheredlabor.bsky.social is hosting an academic library worker organizing session to talk about issues we're collectively facing. 8/20, 7pm EST. higheredlaborunited.org/2025/07/24/a... #LibraryWorkers #HigherEd #OrganizeIt
August 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Happening tomorrow! @higheredlabor.bsky.social is hosting an academic library worker organizing session to talk about issues we're collectively facing. 8/20, 7pm EST. higheredlaborunited.org/2025/07/24/a... #LibraryWorkers #HigherEd #OrganizeIt
📚✊ Victory in Baltimore! AFSCME Council 3 members at Enoch Pratt Free Library ratified their first-ever union contract—with a $1K bonus, safety protections, and anti-discrimination gains. bit.ly/45N9UwV
#UnionStrong #LibraryWorkers
#UnionStrong #LibraryWorkers
Enoch Pratt Free Library Staff Members Ratify First Contract - Labor Heritage Foundation
AFSCME Council 3-represented workers at the Enoch Pratt Free Library (EPFL) system in Baltimore have successfully ratified their first union contract after almost two years of negotiations. The agreement between Pratt Workers United—formed under Council 3—and the histo
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August 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📚✊ Victory in Baltimore! AFSCME Council 3 members at Enoch Pratt Free Library ratified their first-ever union contract—with a $1K bonus, safety protections, and anti-discrimination gains. bit.ly/45N9UwV
#UnionStrong #LibraryWorkers
#UnionStrong #LibraryWorkers
Happy #NationalLibrariansDay and Happy 133rd Birthday to the Godfather of #LibraryScience #SRRanganathan ! #LibrariesAreMadeofPeople #LibraryWorkers #TheLibraryIsAGrowingOrganism
www.isibang.ac.in/~library/por...
www.isibang.ac.in/~library/por...
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Happy #NationalLibrariansDay and Happy 133rd Birthday to the Godfather of #LibraryScience #SRRanganathan ! #LibrariesAreMadeofPeople #LibraryWorkers #TheLibraryIsAGrowingOrganism
www.isibang.ac.in/~library/por...
www.isibang.ac.in/~library/por...
Because you shouldn’t have to burn out to prove you care.
#ThriveLib25 is a virtual event for library folks who want more balance, more boundaries, and more joy.
Aug 12–14. 12 speakers. 3 days of healing and real talk.
thrivelib.heysummit.com
#LibraryWorkers #publibs #medlibs #skybrarians
#ThriveLib25 is a virtual event for library folks who want more balance, more boundaries, and more joy.
Aug 12–14. 12 speakers. 3 days of healing and real talk.
thrivelib.heysummit.com
#LibraryWorkers #publibs #medlibs #skybrarians
August 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Because you shouldn’t have to burn out to prove you care.
#ThriveLib25 is a virtual event for library folks who want more balance, more boundaries, and more joy.
Aug 12–14. 12 speakers. 3 days of healing and real talk.
thrivelib.heysummit.com
#LibraryWorkers #publibs #medlibs #skybrarians
#ThriveLib25 is a virtual event for library folks who want more balance, more boundaries, and more joy.
Aug 12–14. 12 speakers. 3 days of healing and real talk.
thrivelib.heysummit.com
#LibraryWorkers #publibs #medlibs #skybrarians
The NASIG Autumn Virtual Conference is happening Oct 14–16, 2025, and the Call for Proposals is OPEN!
🔹 Short (7 min), Medium (15 min), or Long (30 min) sessions
🔹 Global reach, free registration for speakers
Submit by Aug 22: forms.gle/dDz6uvNjyupX...
Details: nasig.org/NASIG-Autumn-Conference
🔹 Short (7 min), Medium (15 min), or Long (30 min) sessions
🔹 Global reach, free registration for speakers
Submit by Aug 22: forms.gle/dDz6uvNjyupX...
Details: nasig.org/NASIG-Autumn-Conference
NASIG - NASIG Autumn Conference
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July 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#LibraryWorkers #Labor #BookSky should know:
Audio book performers DO NOT GET ROYALTIES OR RESIDUALS for their performances! Unlike authors or actors, publishing pays them once-and-done -- often VERY little.
Fascinated to hear how Julia Whelan's audiobrary.com is changing this. More in this pod:
Audio book performers DO NOT GET ROYALTIES OR RESIDUALS for their performances! Unlike authors or actors, publishing pays them once-and-done -- often VERY little.
Fascinated to hear how Julia Whelan's audiobrary.com is changing this. More in this pod:
July 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
#LibraryWorkers #Labor #BookSky should know:
Audio book performers DO NOT GET ROYALTIES OR RESIDUALS for their performances! Unlike authors or actors, publishing pays them once-and-done -- often VERY little.
Fascinated to hear how Julia Whelan's audiobrary.com is changing this. More in this pod:
Audio book performers DO NOT GET ROYALTIES OR RESIDUALS for their performances! Unlike authors or actors, publishing pays them once-and-done -- often VERY little.
Fascinated to hear how Julia Whelan's audiobrary.com is changing this. More in this pod:
I advocated like hell for other people: my bargaining unit (when I had one), my staff when I was a director, my students whenever I worked in a college. But going it without any real support (ahem ALA) takes a huge toll. #librarianship #LibraryWorkers
July 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I advocated like hell for other people: my bargaining unit (when I had one), my staff when I was a director, my students whenever I worked in a college. But going it without any real support (ahem ALA) takes a huge toll. #librarianship #LibraryWorkers
During my public service career I worked in an R1 (grad school), two different small liberal arts colleges, and a public library. I routinely covered multiple jobs (replaced 5 or 6 full time positions in my last gig). #Libraries #LibraryWorkers
July 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
During my public service career I worked in an R1 (grad school), two different small liberal arts colleges, and a public library. I routinely covered multiple jobs (replaced 5 or 6 full time positions in my last gig). #Libraries #LibraryWorkers
Fobazi Etterah's Vocational Awe remains essential reading for anyone in or around libraries. Ideally everyone would read it, but here we are, we gotta start somewhere. share.google/23N8urZhzv3b... #librarianship #LibraryWorkers
Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
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July 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Fobazi Etterah's Vocational Awe remains essential reading for anyone in or around libraries. Ideally everyone would read it, but here we are, we gotta start somewhere. share.google/23N8urZhzv3b... #librarianship #LibraryWorkers
If you have the capacity pleas consider applying! #LibraryWorkers #Librarians #LibraryWorkerSupport #LibraryTrauma #PublicLibraries #SchoolLibraries #AcademicLibraries
The Library Worker Support Network is recruiting its second cohort of peer leaders! We're also (always) recruiting new members. Learn more here and apply to be a leader before 7/12! libraryworkersupport.org
July 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If you have the capacity pleas consider applying! #LibraryWorkers #Librarians #LibraryWorkerSupport #LibraryTrauma #PublicLibraries #SchoolLibraries #AcademicLibraries
ThriveLib is the only conference focused on the well-being of library workers, not patrons.
Built by library workers.
Paid speakers.
Sliding scale tickets. Virtual and recorded.
August 12–14, 2025
www.thrivelib.com
#ThriveLib25 #LibraryWellbeing #LibraryWorkers
Built by library workers.
Paid speakers.
Sliding scale tickets. Virtual and recorded.
August 12–14, 2025
www.thrivelib.com
#ThriveLib25 #LibraryWellbeing #LibraryWorkers
June 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
ThriveLib is the only conference focused on the well-being of library workers, not patrons.
Built by library workers.
Paid speakers.
Sliding scale tickets. Virtual and recorded.
August 12–14, 2025
www.thrivelib.com
#ThriveLib25 #LibraryWellbeing #LibraryWorkers
Built by library workers.
Paid speakers.
Sliding scale tickets. Virtual and recorded.
August 12–14, 2025
www.thrivelib.com
#ThriveLib25 #LibraryWellbeing #LibraryWorkers
Made a poster for a book display at work, and that's it, I've peaked. No more making book display posters for me. It is not getting better than that. I retire. #libraries #libraryworkers @yorkshiretea.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Made a poster for a book display at work, and that's it, I've peaked. No more making book display posters for me. It is not getting better than that. I retire. #libraries #libraryworkers @yorkshiretea.bsky.social
Ive noticed a trend and Ive got friends who work outside the scope of my local area libraries that can maybe clue me in on it.
#Libraryworkers I am all for local businesses and people investing time and energy to help donate towards or libraries. We need it greatly but...
#Libraryworkers I am all for local businesses and people investing time and energy to help donate towards or libraries. We need it greatly but...
June 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Ive noticed a trend and Ive got friends who work outside the scope of my local area libraries that can maybe clue me in on it.
#Libraryworkers I am all for local businesses and people investing time and energy to help donate towards or libraries. We need it greatly but...
#Libraryworkers I am all for local businesses and people investing time and energy to help donate towards or libraries. We need it greatly but...
Today is my first day of work after a 2 week vacation. I slathered on the diclofenac gel, took a meloxicam, had my wife slap a Salonpas lidocaine patch on my shoulder blade. Let's do this.
#fibromyalgia #libraryworkers #summerreading
#pride
#fibromyalgia #libraryworkers #summerreading
#pride
June 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today is my first day of work after a 2 week vacation. I slathered on the diclofenac gel, took a meloxicam, had my wife slap a Salonpas lidocaine patch on my shoulder blade. Let's do this.
#fibromyalgia #libraryworkers #summerreading
#pride
#fibromyalgia #libraryworkers #summerreading
#pride
Library Management 101: Why Catalog how things work when you can instead waste money to figure out how things work
#library #librarylife #libraryworkers
#library #librarylife #libraryworkers
May 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Library Management 101: Why Catalog how things work when you can instead waste money to figure out how things work
#library #librarylife #libraryworkers
#library #librarylife #libraryworkers