Librarianship

Moving on from years of toxicity

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I recently had an experience that sparked another realization about just how much dealing with years of toxicity in the workplace has skewed my perceptions. Almost 2 years ago, I realized I wasn’t happy where I was in my career, and needed to make a change. Since then, I spent a lot of time reflecting … Read more

Representation is not enough

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This weekend, there are protests, demonstrations, and vigils being held across the country in response to the release of the video recording of another horrific incident of police brutality, in which police officers beat Tyre Nichols to death. The twist this time is that the 5 police officers are Black. This changes nothing for those … Read more

Thinking about toxicity in libraries, and what to do about it

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Back in January, I wrote about a major project I’m currently working on: a comprehensive review of library programs. Through a really extensive schedule of meetings, I’m mapping out the major work done across the library to achieve programmatic goals, the goals we’d like to achieve, the resources we would need to achieve those ideal … Read more