Librarians: anyone else out there who’s made the transition from public to academic libraries? What advice would you give to hiring managers about considering public library candidates (besides “consider them”)? What about to bosses of folks with public library backgrounds?

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MY FIRST MEMORY (OF LIBRARIANS) This is my first memory: A big room with heavy wooden tables that sat on a creaky wood floor A line of green shades-bankers' lights down the center Heavy oak chairs that were too low or maybe I was simply too short For me to sit in and read So my first book was always big In the foyer up four steps a semicircular desk presided To the left side the card catalog On the right newspapers draped over what looked like a quilt rack Magazines face out from the wall The welcoming smile of my librarian The anticipation in my heart All those books-another world-just waiting At my fingertips Nikki Giovanni

My First Memory (Of Librarians)
By Nikki Giovanni

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Any library unions out there talking about or working on negotiating contract language to protect workers from the potential for AI-related job obsolescence or reductions in force? Please share! I’d love to hear about it.

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A red book on black background. The cover of the book reads “read books, love your people, and fight fascism.”

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