Thank you to everyone who submitted! Evaluation has begun.

Live updates: Artemis II astronauts return to Earth, concluding NASA moon mission Follow live coverage of NASA's Artemis II mission splashdown. Get the latest news and see what time to watch as astronauts return from the record-breaking moon mission.

Some joy this week www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...

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Reminder: the call for proposals closes on Friday April 10th at 12:00 pm (Noon) Central time
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Reminder: the call for proposals closes on Friday April 10th at 12:00 pm (Noon) Central time
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www.thrivelib.com/2026-cfp

Autism Acceptance, Belonging, and Inclusion at Work Is Just Good Workplace Design April is Autism Acceptance Month. Creating workspaces that are inclusive and welcoming for everyone, including neurodiverse staff, is an important part of workplace well-being.   We tend to treat autism acceptance, and neurodiversity more broadly, as something separate from the rest of our work. It becomes a program, a training, or a hiring initiative. Something we add on rather than something we build into how work functions.

Autism Acceptance, Belonging, and Inclusion at Work Is Just Good Workplace Design

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Creating workspaces that are inclusive and welcoming for everyone, including neurodiverse staff, is an important part of workplace well-being.   We tend to treat autism acceptance,…

Check out this interview with Board Member Twanna Hodge ->
Reflecting on Our Careers and Transitions: A Year of Exploring Why We Choose Librarianship
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Real change often starts with small, thoughtful shifts in how we work and support one another. If you’ve found ways to reduce burnout, strengthen your team, or create a more sustainable and humane workplace, your experience can help others do the same.
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"Pizza Parties Don't Fix Burnout": The State of Librarian Mental Health Library workers are feeling increased pressures to be everything to everyone, and the impact on their mental health matters.

This is exactly why we need ThriveLib !
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check out this article featuring Board Member @angelapashia.com
Becoming a Coach to Continue Our Library Goals - A Year of Exploring Why We Choose Librarianship
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Session Ideas We’d Love to See Scripts, templates, and policies that make boundaries easier to hold Saying no, slowing down, or stopping work that causes harm Reducing invisible labor and emotional overextension Clarifying roles, expectations, and limits

Reimagining Boundaries in Libraries. What would it look like if boundaries were supported by culture and systems, not just individuals?
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The thing about building something new from scratch is that it is a leap of faith. Are there people out there doing well-being work who will submit proposals? Are people interested in attending? Will the pricing structure work? How do you get the word out when Library Twitter is no more? #thrivelib

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The call for proposals for ThriveLib: Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries 2026 is live!

Theme: Reimagining Library Culture Together
Deadline: 10 April at noon Central US time

Conference: online 11-13 August

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www.thrivelib.com/2026-cfp

Oh I love this conference.

Interview with Dr. Sami Schalk on Black Disability Politics JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Sami Schalk about her book Black Disability Politics, her creative process, her teaching, and her current research on pleasure activism.

JJ Pionke interviews @drsamischalk.bsky.social about her book Black Disability Politics, her creative process, her teaching, and her current research on pleasure activism.

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We’re excited to invite proposals for ThriveLib 2026!
Reimagining Library Culture Together August 11–13, 2026
Our 2026 theme is grounded in the belief that joy and sustainability require safety, dignity, community, and care.
Deadline April 10
www.thrivelib.com/2026-cfp

Promotional graphic for ThriveLib’s 2026 theme. The design uses soft green and cream colors with a thin border. Large text reads “ThriveLib 2026 Theme” and “Reimagining Library Culture Together.” Below, smaller text states: “Our 2026 theme is grounded in the belief that joy and sustainability cannot exist without safety, dignity, community, and care. This year, we’re inviting you to reimagine what’s possible when we center collective care instead of individual endurance.” At the bottom is the ThriveLib logo with a stylized tree and the tagline “Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries,” along with the website URL.

The ThriveLib 2026 Theme is Reimagining Library Culture Together. Our 2026 theme is grounded in the belief that joy and sustainability cannot exist without safety, dignity, community, and care.
CFP opens February 27th.

Promotional graphic for ThriveLib’s 2026 theme. The design uses soft green and cream colors with a thin border. Large text reads “ThriveLib 2026 Theme” and “Reimagining Library Culture Together.” Below, smaller text states: “Our 2026 theme is grounded in the belief that joy and sustainability cannot exist without safety, dignity, community, and care. This year, we’re inviting you to reimagine what’s possible when we center collective care instead of individual endurance.” At the bottom is the ThriveLib logo with a stylized tree and the tagline “Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries,” along with the website URL.

The ThriveLib 2026 Theme is Reimagining Library Culture Together. Our 2026 theme is grounded in the belief that joy and sustainability cannot exist without safety, dignity, community, and care.
CFP opens February 27th.

Thank you! We think so. 😊

Introducing the 2026 ThriveLib Advisory Board — ThriveLib ThriveLib was created because library workers deserve more than surface-level self-care. We deserve workplaces where psychological health, clear boundaries, fair compensation, and sustainable practice...

We are thrilled to introduce the 2026 Advisory Board. An amazing group providing strategic guidance, honest feedback, evaluation, & offering real-world insight to ensure we remain grounded, inclusive, & actionable.
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Library work is meaningful, and it can also be exhausting. Burnout, moral injury, and blurred boundaries are real, and library workers deserve more than “just coping.” ThriveLib exists to center care, humanity, and sustainable ways of working, and to create space for honest conversations about what library work really asks of us. CFP opens Feb 27

Library work is meaningful, & it can be exhausting. Burnout, moral injury, & blurred boundaries are real, & library workers deserve more than “just coping.” CFP coming Feb 27
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Honoring Fobazi Ettarh — ThriveLib Many of you already know that our colleague and founding board member, Fobazi Ettarh , has passed away. We want to take a moment to acknowledge her loss and honor what she meant to libraries, our co...

Many of you already know that our colleague and founding board member, Fobazi Ettarh, has passed away. We want to take a moment to acknowledge her loss and honor what she meant to libraries, our community, and her friends and loved ones.
www.thrivelib.com/news/honoring-fobazi-ettarh

Had an amazing first meeting for the 2026 ThriveLib advisory board! CFP for this year's conference coming soon!

Planning ThriveLib 2026 is Underway! — ThriveLib We’re thrilled to share that planning is officially underway for ThriveLib 2026! ThriveLib was created to bring people together around one central goal: Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in L...

We’re thrilled to share that planning is officially underway for ThriveLib 2026!

ThriveLib was created to bring people together around one central goal: Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries. The 2026 conference will continue that mission.

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We're Planning #ThriveLib 2026! (Stay tuned for dates).

If you have a suggestion for a theme, speakers, or something else, feel free to send us an email thrivelib AT gmail.com
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If you were NOT able to attend ThriveLib25, we’d love to know why.

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