Category: May 2016

IFLA-FAIFE statement on the continuing detention of the Director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature

by RoryLitwin

Message from Martyn Wade, IFLA-FAIFE chair. (IFLA is the International Federation of Library Organizations, and FAIFE is its Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression.) Dear Colleagues, In November IFLA issued a statement expressing strong concern over the targeting of the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow by the police, and … Read more IFLA-FAIFE statement on the continuing detention of the Director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature

Progressive Community Action: Critical Theory and Social Justice in Library and Information Science

by RoryLitwin

Progressive Community Action: Critical Theory and Social Justice in Library and Information Science Editors: Bharat Mehra and Kevin Rioux Price: $35.00 Published: May 2016 ISBN: 978-1-936117-65-9 Printed on acid-free paper Title page, Table of Contents, Preface, and Introduction (PDF) Social justice in library and information science (LIS) seeks to achieve action-oriented, socially relevant impacts through … Read more Progressive Community Action: Critical Theory and Social Justice in Library and Information Science

EveryLibrary/Library Juice Academy Donor Challenge

by RoryLitwin

We are renewing our EveryLibrary “Personal Donor Challenge” for 2016. It’s a challenge grant of $1,000, designed to attract 75 new $10 monthly donors to EveryLibrary. EveryLibrary is a great organization that supports public library ballot measures around the country. They depend on donations from you in order to do their work. We are very … Read more EveryLibrary/Library Juice Academy Donor Challenge