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Tag: librarians

June 30, 2025 by Edith Campbell

ALA Annual is All But Done

For many of us, ALA Annual is a place, both physical and social, where we come for a particular experience. To move foreward, we have to consider how did this place get to be what it is? And, what dominant forces are maintained here?

May 21, 2025 by Edith Campbell

Wednesday Waking

As a reader, stories remind me that the things that matter most are not found in the politically cycled forms of imperialism that surround us but, in how I choose to maneuver the world; how I care for myself and how I build and maintain family and community.

April 10, 2025 by Edith Campbell

interview: Emely Rumble, LCSW

"And to all the librarians reading this: you are doing sacred work. Please keep showing up, even when it feels invisible. Our kids are watching. Our communities are grateful. And your efforts matter — more than you know."

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The library didn’t give my mother, my sister, and me our strength. But the library was a place where we could learn to unlock our power ourselves.  

Lucia Gonzalez: Latine Heritage Month in the Library

October 10, 2024 by Edith Campbell

Taking those books home allowed me to escape the entrapment of those silent days when I could not communicate in English. I will never forget the feeling of joy upon receiving that first library card!

What They Can’t Ban

September 11, 2024 by Edith Campbell

Books are being banned from libraries to eliminate the stories and the lives that they tell, but to win the long fight, librarians have to work to be anti-oppressive.

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