20% conference discount on Library Juice Press and Litwin Books

by RoryLitwin

If you’re at the ALA conference in Anaheim this weekend, stop by the Library Juice Press/Litwin Books booth in the exhibits hall to pick up a discount order form, which gives you 20% off on all of our titles. The booth is at the end of the hall, #2769. We have examples of all 34 … Read more 20% conference discount on Library Juice Press and Litwin Books

Make Your Own History: Documenting Feminist and Queer Activism in the 21st Century

by RoryLitwin

Make Your Own History: Documenting Feminist and Queer Activism in the 21st Century Editors: Lyz Bly and Kelly Wooten Price: $30.00 Published: June 2012 ISBN: 978-1-936117-13-0 Printed on acid-free paper Number 2 in the Litwin Books Series on Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies, Emily Drabinski, series editor. Make Your Own History: Documenting Feminist and … Read more Make Your Own History: Documenting Feminist and Queer Activism in the 21st Century

Library Juice Press and Litwin Books 2012 Catalog

by RoryLitwin

The 2012 Catalog for Library Juice Press and Litwin Books, with additional information about Auslander & Fox, is now available. We will be doing a print mailing later this summer, and bringing copies to ALA in Anaheim, which will be available at our booth (2769). In the meantime, you can also download the catalog in … Read more Library Juice Press and Litwin Books 2012 Catalog

Censorship at Canadian Library Association Conference – Librarians Expelled by Security Guards for Leafletting

by RoryLitwin

Take note of this outrageous situation at the Canadian Library Association conference yesterday. Librarians opposing cuts to the Canadian National Library and Archives were ejected from the conference by force for passing out leaflets. The Executive Director of CLA claimed that the library conference was “not the right venue” for such activism. Read all about … Read more Censorship at Canadian Library Association Conference – Librarians Expelled by Security Guards for Leafletting

Libraries and the Alternative Press – an online course

by RoryLitwin

Simmons College’s continuing education program is offering a course in Libraries and the Alternative Press in August, taught by yours truly. This course is a good professional development activity for those wanting to do something to enhance their professionalism without the expense of attending another conference. Simmons’ other courses also look very interesting (especially Maria … Read more Libraries and the Alternative Press – an online course

Call for Papers: Informed Agitation: Library and Information Skills in Social Justice Movements and Beyond

by RoryLitwin

Call for Papers TITLE: Informed Agitation: Library and Information Skills in Social Justice Movements and Beyond (An Edited Collection) EDITOR: Melissa Morrone is a librarian at Brooklyn Public Library and has been involved in Radical Reference as well as other social justice groups. BOOK ABSTRACT: In librarianship today, we encourage voices from our field to … Read more Call for Papers: Informed Agitation: Library and Information Skills in Social Justice Movements and Beyond

Allie and the Monster Who Said Blah Blah Blah

by RoryLitwin

Allie and the Monster Who Said Blah Blah Blah Author: Rory Litwin Illustrator: Ginny Maki Price: $18.00 ISBN: 978-1-936117-58-1 8.5″ by 8.5″ Published: May 2012 Printed on acid-free paper. For children aged 3 through 6. Allie has a monster problem. A monster is preventing her from sleeping, terrorizing her with his scary “Blah Blah Blahs” … Read more Allie and the Monster Who Said Blah Blah Blah

Former NYPL employees silenced by non-disparagement agreement

by RoryLitwin

Robin Pogrebin has an article in the New York Times from Wednesday, titled, Former Employees Feel Silenced on Library Project. They don’t just “feel” silenced though. First two paragraphs: The New York Public Library’s plan to turn part of its flagship Fifth Avenue research center into a lending library has unleashed a torrent of commentary, … Read more Former NYPL employees silenced by non-disparagement agreement

Librarianship and “Tactical Urbanism”

by RoryLitwin

Shannon Mattern, a faculty member of the New School’s School of Media Studies, has a new and wonderfully wide-ranging article about “little libraries” that gets into a number of issues about public space, community involvement, and the essence of librarianship. (Disclosure: I’m quoted in the piece, but that’s not why I like it.) “Little Libraries … Read more Librarianship and “Tactical Urbanism”

Bivens-Tatum Book Signing – Discounts in Advance

by RoryLitwin

At ALA in Anaheim, Wayne Bivens-Tatum will be signing copies of Libraries and the Enlightenment, from 10am to 11am on Saturday the 23rd at the Litwin Books/Library Juice Press booth (booth 2769). We are offering a discount on this book if you purchase it between now and the conference and bring it to the book … Read more Bivens-Tatum Book Signing – Discounts in Advance

Coming soon – online workshops through Library Juice Academy

by RoryLitwin

We are planning to start offering online workshops for professional development soon, as “Library Juice Academy.” The workshops will be about four weeks in length, with some shorter ones available, too. Pricing will be competitive with comparable programs, but some of the topics will be a little different, as you might expect from us. We … Read more Coming soon – online workshops through Library Juice Academy

Preface to Libraries and the Enlightenment

by RoryLitwin

We have posted the Preface to Wayne Bivens-Tatum’s Libraries and the Enlightenment, to give readers a better idea of what the book is about. It gives a chapter-by-chapter summary of the book, and is a quick read. Comments are welcome. Wayne will be doing an author appearance/book signing at our booth at ALA in Anaheim … Read more Preface to Libraries and the Enlightenment

Censorship through travel restriction (two links)

by RoryLitwin

Two links to share about what may be a growing trend – travel restrictions as a way to stifle political speech. A column in Salon by Glen Greenwald a few days ago talks about the Department of Homeland Security’s detention of filmmaker and journalist Laura Poitras at the U.S. border. They detained her and took … Read more Censorship through travel restriction (two links)

The Interference Archive Documents Radical History

by RoryLitwin

(I’m usually pretty lackluster when it comes to generating blog post titles, but at least for this one I ignored my brain when it repeatedly suggested “A Radical Archive Grows in Brooklyn.”) A few weeks ago, a group of librarians was invited to an evening at the new Interference Archive in Brooklyn, NY, not far … Read more The Interference Archive Documents Radical History

New online resource: Alternatives in Print

by RoryLitwin

Alternatives in Print is a directory of book publishers and critical periodicals, consisting of the former print resources, Annotations and Alternative Publishers of Books in North America (APBNA). Library Juice Press published the 6th edition of APBNA, and the Alternative Press Center has been the publisher of Annotations, the periodicals directory. We have been working … Read more New online resource: Alternatives in Print

Litwin Books Series in Archives, Archivists and Society

by RoryLitwin

Litwin Books Series on Archives, Archivists and Society Richard J. Cox, series editor The notion of archives and the archive and the work of archivists and related professionals are undergoing great changes today. While archives have been around for thousands of years, it is only in the past century or so that the notion of … Read more Litwin Books Series in Archives, Archivists and Society

Expertise and Psychology (And a Mention of the Blogosphere)

by RoryLitwin

I also had a strong reaction to Rory’s recent post on “Deprofessionalization and the Library Blogosphere.” Others have made good points about his criticism of library blog-discourse, and I won’t repeat those. The main issue I have his emphasis on “expertise.” I think this is problematic because what is just as important is breaking down … Read more Expertise and Psychology (And a Mention of the Blogosphere)