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We’re talking with Kevin again about workers inquiry as an organizing tool and the example of the pamphlet The American Worker from 1947.

Twitter: https://x.com/AmericanWork47 

readingstruggles.info

notesfrombelow.org 

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The American Worker on COVER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikphd5bNza4&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ff9eaa73e-0b64-4316-a994-c97369b4e555.usrfiles.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY

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This week we have Kay back on to talk about AI and what the refusal of AI means in terms of library practice and theory. 

Bsky: @kslater.bsky.social

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Kay’s article in Library Trends: Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library

The AI Con (book) https://thecon.ai/ 

“Synthetic literacy” forthcoming from Dr. Kishonna Gray https://www.kishonnagray.com/ 

librarians doing infolit session part of that is telling the stude...

This week we’re talking with Young Adult author and children’s librarian Hal to talk about hir new book, vampires, monstrosity, the Old Internet, and the publishing landscape. 

Pre-order Fawn’s Blood here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4753-fawn-s-blood 

halschrieve.com 

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https://www.tumblr.com/librarycards

https://www.tumblr.com/gatheringbones 

Books/Literature

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This week we’re talking about workers’ inquiry with the Blue Bottle Independent Union for cafe workers! Learn about workers’ inquiry, organization, and how you can do it too!

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Part 1 (on what cafe workers think and do while at work): https://notesfrombelow.org/article/class-composition-in-the-cafe-sector-part-1   

Part 2 (exploring how cafe workers are organizing at work): https://notesfrombelow.org/article/class-com...

Recording of our first ever live show! Guests Alison and Jennie talk with us about organizing, contracts, AI nonsense, updates, and more! You don’t want to miss the audience participation either! 

info@libraryfreedom.org Email for LFP mailing list. 

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SPARC contracts library: https://sparcopen.org/our-work/big-deal-knowledge-base/contracts-library/ 

Data Cartels, Sarah Lamdan - https://www.sup.org/books/law/data-carte...

We have David Demchuk on to talk about his new book The Butcher's Daughter. We also talk about more Canada updates, including how the backlash against queer and Black literature is evolving in the Canadian landscape with US backing. 

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https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/19/youtube-apparently-unsure-if-shakespeare-is-in-the-public-domain/

Get the book here:

https://sohopress.com/books/the-butchers-daughter-the-hitherto-...

We’re talking with Kelly about the IMLS executive order and fallout. 

Kelly on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heykellyjensen.bsky.social 

Literary Activism Newsletter: https://bookriot.com/newsletter/literary-activism/ 

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https://mn.gov/mmb/budget/federal-investments/data-and-reporting/

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-beach-moca-museum-of-contemporary-art-federal-grant-terminated/29...

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This week we’re talking with the editors of the new book Censorship is a Drag. We talk about putting yourself on the line, personal and professional risks, and reacting to the latest administration’s onslaught against queer people. 

Order Censorship is a Drag here: https://litwinbooks.com/books/censorship-is-a-drag/

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The Joy of Gay Sex: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-joy-of-gay-sex-charles-silversteinfeli...

We’re talking with Josh from TWOAPW about Patmos Public Library, his personal connections to it, and the issues around public library funding and censorship of LGTBQ materials. 

https://www.worstpossible.world/ 

https://www.twitch.tv/traditional_scrench 

TWOAPW Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kp7xkxfutoinhqeg3sfswghd

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Segment: https://www.kcrg.com/2025/02/25/bill-ban-obscene-material-iowa-libraries-advances...

We’re talking with Nicole of Brave Co-op about their overdose sensors, and Samantha of Guelph Public Library. Trigger warning: death by overdose is mentioned several times

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https://www.brave.coop/about

Welcoming Streets Guelph: https://guelphchc.ca/welcoming-streets/

Hope House Guelph: https://www.hopehouseguelph.ca/

Facts on Narcan and fent test strips in Texas: https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/healthcare-news-202301...

We're talking with QLL about who they are and what they do!

Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/queerliblib 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/queerliblib/?hl=en 

Bsky https://bsky.app/profile/queerliblib.bsky.social 

Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@queerliblib 

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https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/queer-liberation-library-offers-free-lgbtq-books-response-wave-school-rcna156463

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It’s in the title. 

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BIBFRAME Must Die,Jeff Edmunds https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/fc19faee-70b9-44b3-9346-18e40a2cd990

BIBFRAME Must Die, Part II: the Official RDA Toolkit, JEFF EDMUNDS https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/40be29ce-4342-475f-b380-d8ed065b3643

BIBFRAME Must Die, Part III: A Brief History of the Future of Cataloging https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/6100de9a-5f6f-400f-90ea-fe517d1615...

We’re talking with Rachel about peer mentoring, networking, friend groups, and how we’re navigating the online social space. What experiences do we have with peers, how is engagement changing after COVID? 

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“They didn’t teach this in Library School” Against The Grain 30, no. 6 (2019) https://issuu.com/against-the-grain/docs/atg_v30-6 

https://pemento.org/

Descriptive presentation at Charleston 2022 https://youtu.be/_...

This week we have Mike Nason on to talk about open scholarship, publishing, Crossref, NISO, and decentralized publishing futures. Also Jay airs his grievances against Dublin Core.

https://bsky.app/profile/ahemnason.bsky.social

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Better Practices in Journal Metadata https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/metadata-practices/en/

(NISO) JAV Revision + Draft https://www.niso.org/standards-committees/jav-revision

PIDs and Open Infrastru...

We’re talking about Library Futures! All of them! All at once! CDL, ebook contracts, opera, genAI, and some surprisingly deep Jennie-lore. 

https://www.libraryfutures.net/who-we-are

https://bsky.app/profile/littlewow.bsky.social 

https://bsky.app/profile/libraryfutures.bsky.social 

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The End of Ownership https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262535243/the-end-of-ownership/ 

UC AI-generated course: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/s...

This week we’re interviewing Brandon and Katherine on metadata related to indigenous issues, but we of course stray into many other topics. 

Katherine: https://linktr.ee/katwitzig 

Brandon: bcastle [at] umass [dot] edu

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https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZtaU2XZlPEhmIW1OV7k8O

PCC Task Group Charge: https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/taskgroup/Metadata-Related-to-Indigenous-Peoples-Americas-TG-charge.pdf 

Preliminary Report (PCC...

What can library workers actually do within their institutional limitations? 

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https://www.404media.co/leaked-documents-show-what-phones-secretive-tech-graykey-can-unlock-2/

https://www.blackrosefed.org/anarchists-in-the-labor-movement-4/ 

https://github.com/rechelon/zine_library 

https://www.digitalrightsbytes.org/

https://ssd.eff.org/

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