This week we’re talking about workers’ inquiry with the Blue Bottle Independent Union for cafe workers! Learn about workers’ inquiry, organization, and how you can do it too!

Media mentioned

Part 1 (on what cafe workers think and do while at work): https://notesfrombelow.org/article/class-composition-in-the-cafe-sector-part-1   

Part 2 (exploring how cafe workers are organizing at work): https://notesfrombelow.org/article/class-composition-in-the-cafe-sector-part-2 

Marx 101 questions Enquête Ouvrière (“Workers’ Inquiry”) for Benoît Malon’s French newspaper La Revue Socialiste https://notesfrombelow.org/article/introduction-karl-marxs-workers-inquiry

Blood in the Machine: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/blood-in-the-machine/9780316487740/?lens=little-brown

https://theworkandus.squarespace.com/ 

https://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/

https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/ 

http://workersinquiry.work/

Support Blue Bottle Union

https://www.bluebottleunion.org/ 

https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-blue-bottle-workers-taking-on-nestle

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Recording of our first ever live show! Guests Alison and Jennie talk with us about organizing, contracts, AI nonsense, updates, and more! You don’t want to miss the audience participation either! 

[email protected] Email for LFP mailing list. 

Media mentioned

SPARC contracts library: https://sparcopen.org/our-work/big-deal-knowledge-base/contracts-library/ 

Data Cartels, Sarah Lamdan - https://www.sup.org/books/law/data-cartels 

https://commonslibrary.org/organizing-people-power-and-change-the-one-on-one-meeting/

Capitalist Realism, Mark Fisher - https://files.libcom.org/files/%5BMark_Fisher%5D_Capitalist_Realism_Is_There_no_Alte(BookZZ.org).pdf 

The fourth Librarian Futures report reveals critical gaps—and opportunities—in how librarians can lead on AI integration in higher education  https://www.sagepub.com/explore-our-content/press-office/press-releases/2025/05/20/new-technology-from-sage-report-explores-librarian-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai 

Siembra ICE training: https://www.siembranc.org/

Kay Slater, Library Trends upcoming article on AI. 

https://labornotes.org/events

One on One training https://commonslibrary.org/organizing-people-power-and-change-the-one-on-one-meeting/ 

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We have David Demchuk on to talk about his new book The Butcher's Daughter. We also talk about more Canada updates, including how the backlash against queer and Black literature is evolving in the Canadian landscape with US backing. 

Media mentioned

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/19/youtube-apparently-unsure-if-shakespeare-is-in-the-public-domain/

Get the book here:

https://sohopress.com/books/the-butchers-daughter-the-hitherto-untold-story-of-mrs-lovett/ 

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We’re talking with Kelly about the IMLS executive order and fallout. 

Kelly on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heykellyjensen.bsky.social 

Literary Activism Newsletter: https://bookriot.com/newsletter/literary-activism/ 

Media mentioned

https://mn.gov/mmb/budget/federal-investments/data-and-reporting/

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-beach-moca-museum-of-contemporary-art-federal-grant-terminated/291-bbbaeb6f-6954-4f3a-ab6d-96d63b962619 May 11

IMLS stories

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.rid.59257/gov.uscourts.rid.59257.64.0.pdf (May 21)

https://bookriot.com/trump-seeks-stay-in-imls-injunction-sonderling-bashes-imls-employees-in-declaration/ (May 20)

https://www.wordsandmoney.com/ala-urges-court-to-deny-dojs-motion-for-reconsideration-in-imls-case/ (May 14)

https://bookriot.com/massive-victory-in-lawsuit-filed-against-trump-administrations-dismantling-of-imls/ (May 13)

https://bookriot.com/the-latest-from-the-institute-of-museum-and-library-services/ (May 6, 2025)

https://bookriot.com/recent-attacks-on-libraries/ (Apr 15, 2025)

https://bookriot.com/imls-gutted/  (Mar 31, 2025)

Labor Lessons from the US South event: bit.ly/laborlessons 

Live show tickets: https://bit.ly/librarypunklive25 

Conference sticker fundraiser: https://ko-fi.com/s/8b9407ef58 

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This week we’re talking with the editors of the new book Censorship is a Drag. We talk about putting yourself on the line, personal and professional risks, and reacting to the latest administration’s onslaught against queer people. 

Order Censorship is a Drag here: https://litwinbooks.com/books/censorship-is-a-drag/

Media mentioned

The Joy of Gay Sex: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-joy-of-gay-sex-charles-silversteinfelice-picano 

Sara Ahmed’s works

The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sara-ahmed/the-feminist-killjoy-handbook/9781541603752/?lens=seal-press 

Bri Watson join Homosaurus call: https://bsky.app/profile/brimwats.com/post/3lkvvyv4szk2w

Form for Homosaurus: https://forms.gle/tADEnq9qPYk3e5eE6 

Fairhope Public Library story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/alabama-fairhope-public-library-book-bans 

Indigenous metadata projects to look into:

Maori: https://natlib.govt.nz/librarians/nga-upoko-tukutuku

Others: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/Indiglibrarianship/knowledgeorganizations 

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We’re talking with Josh from TWOAPW about Patmos Public Library, his personal connections to it, and the issues around public library funding and censorship of LGTBQ materials. 

https://www.worstpossible.world/ 

https://www.twitch.tv/traditional_scrench 

TWOAPW Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kp7xkxfutoinhqeg3sfswghd

Media Mentioned

Segment: https://www.kcrg.com/2025/02/25/bill-ban-obscene-material-iowa-libraries-advances/ 

Why it’s called the Patmos library: https://hudsedfound.org/what-we-do/engage-alumni/marvinandjunepatmos.html 

Whose Children Are They: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18559276/ 

Reporting from the time of the initial removal vote: 

Reporting on the failure of the second vote:

Funding approved: 

MLive documentary on banning books in Michigan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x043zuGWgMA

Another Michigan library: https://bookriot.com/alpena-public-library/ 

Porn hunters in Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6656855 

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We’re talking with Nicole of Brave Co-op about their overdose sensors, and Samantha of Guelph Public Library. Trigger warning: death by overdose is mentioned several times

Media mentioned

https://www.brave.coop/about

Welcoming Streets Guelph: https://guelphchc.ca/welcoming-streets/

Hope House Guelph: https://www.hopehouseguelph.ca/

Facts on Narcan and fent test strips in Texas: https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/healthcare-news-202301_Fentanyl_Facts.aspx 

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We're talking with QLL about who they are and what they do!

Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/queerliblib 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/queerliblib/?hl=en 

Bsky https://bsky.app/profile/queerliblib.bsky.social 

Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@queerliblib 

Media mentioned

https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/queer-liberation-library-offers-free-lgbtq-books-response-wave-school-rcna156463

https://xtramagazine.com/culture/books/queer-libraries-book-bans-activism-255227

https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/library_sp/68/ 

https://www.gaycity.org/library-information/

Donate: https://givebutter.com/J9nhcW 

Preorder The Emperor of Gladness (% of pre-order proceeds go to QLL): https://sites.prh.com/emperor-of-gladness/preorder/

It’s in the title. 

Media mentioned

BIBFRAME Must Die,Jeff Edmunds https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/fc19faee-70b9-44b3-9346-18e40a2cd990

BIBFRAME Must Die, Part II: the Official RDA Toolkit, JEFF EDMUNDS https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/40be29ce-4342-475f-b380-d8ed065b3643

BIBFRAME Must Die, Part III: A Brief History of the Future of Cataloging https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/6100de9a-5f6f-400f-90ea-fe517d16152d 

“Missing the MARC: Utilization of MARC fields in the search process.” https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1314&context=lib_pubs 

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