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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · 2d

Free Event!
Book Launch: Information, Power, and Reproductive Health
October 28, 12pm Eastern

Learn More and Register Here: https://ow.ly/GQXq50X9TCH

This is Part 1 of 2, be sure to catch them both!

#reproductiveHealth #information

Book launch event on Oct. 28, 2025, at 12pm Eastern, discussing 'Information, Power, and Reproductive Health' with editors and authors.

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · 13d

Our new Newsletter is out!

Did you know that a growing number of our titles are available as #eBooks? Did you know that we have an Author's Email Discussion List for everyone who's #published with us?

All this and more! Check it out!
https://mailchi.mp/litwinbooks/september-2025

#libraries

September Newsletter

Hello Friends, we’ve got some exciting events to tell you about, as well as our Author’s Email Discussion List, and our growing number of titles available as eBooks.

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · 27d

Free Event!

"Openness in Practice: New Visions of Collaborative Publishing from The Journal of Critical Digital #Librarianship"

Come hear about the successes and challenges of open peer review!

litwinbooks.com/openness-in-...

#publishing #libraryJournals #openPeerReview #digitalLibrarianship

Free Event: "Openness in Practice: New Visions of Collaborative Publishing from the Journal of Critical Digital Librarianship" Oct. 22, 1pm Eastern

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Trish, Goblinbrarian 🎃📚💻🇵🇭🇺🇲 @trishgreen.bsky.social · Aug 8

I know several of my contacts might well be interested, so boosting...

Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Aug 7

#CFP: Critical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Librarianship

sites.google.com/view/critlib...

#libraries #librarians #ai

Crit Lib AI Book - Call for Proposals

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Aug 7

#CFP: Critical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Librarianship

sites.google.com/view/critlib...

#libraries #librarians #ai

Crit Lib AI Book - Call for Proposals

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

sites.google.com

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Lisa Hooper @lisahooper.bsky.social · Jul 24

I did a thing with a lot of other really smart people with really important things to say about libraries and platform power. We're even doing a virtual book launch. Registration link is below in the original post, I really hope to see some of you there and I expect all of you to go read this book😁

Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Jul 24

Follow the link above to see all the great presenters, but here on Bluesky, a special should out to Lisa Hooper (@lisahooper.bsky.social) Kieran Hegarty (@kieranhegarty.bsky.social) and Jordan S. Sly (@jordanssly.bsky.social)

Bluesky

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Jul 24

Follow the link above to see all the great presenters, but here on Bluesky, a special should out to Lisa Hooper (@lisahooper.bsky.social) Kieran Hegarty (@kieranhegarty.bsky.social) and Jordan S. Sly (@jordanssly.bsky.social)

Bluesky

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Jul 24

Book Launch!!!!
📚🚀

Platform Power and Libraries

A much needed book dissecting the power dynamics inherently embedded in platforms that library practitioners and patrons must navigate.

Learn more and register: litwinbooks.com/book-launch-...

Book Cover, "Platform Power and Libraries"

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Jul 24

And we've got this great book launch scheduled!!!

litwinbooks.com/book-launch-...

Book Launch - Platform Power and Libraries - Litwin Books & Library Juice Press

Free Event August 12, 6pm Eastern Register Here About the Event Join us as we celebrate the launch of Platform Power and Libraries. Book editor Christine F. Smith will … Read more Book Launch – Plat...

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Kieran Hegarty @kieranhegarty.bsky.social · Jul 22

Lovely to see this little @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social book I contributed to in print! ✨

Commercial platforms are increasingly shaping library operations - my chapter focuses on how crackdowns on crawling & API access limit what is preserved by deposit libraries 🚫

litwinbooks.com/books/platfo...

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Jul 15

This is happening tomorrow! Don't miss out!

#queer #libraries #librarianship #archives #books #booklaunch

litwinbooks.com/book-launch-...

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Jul 11

Did you see our sister org @libjuiceacademy.bsky.social is matching gifts to @everylibrary.bsky.social!

Let's do this!

🎁 x 2 = 😀

Library Juice Academy @libjuiceacademy.bsky.social · Jul 11

We’re super excited to help support @everylibrary.bsky.social

Donate now and we’ll match your gift!!

🎁 x 2

www.everylibrary.org/match

Give by July 31—or before the $3,500 pool runs out—and Library Juice Academy will match you dollar-for-dollar.

#libraries #noMoreCensorship #voterSupport

Building Voter Support for Libraries in the United States

www.everylibrary.org

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Jul 10

Book Launch!!!!!!!!

Join us July 16, 2025 at 12pm Eastern for virtual book launch for the Grabbing Tea, volumes 1 & 2 with editors Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz and Sara A. Howard

Don't miss this!

More info and Registration: litwinbooks.com/book-launch-...

#bookLaunch #books #queer #libraries #archives

Upcoming book launch: Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Identity in Libraries & Archives. July 16, 12pm Eastern

Cover of Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Identity and Libraries

Cover of Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Archives and Practice

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Mþ. Kestrel (pronounced Myth) @kestrelsward.bsky.social · Jun 28

Sophie was working the @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social booth, & I was excited to find out all books were 50% off! Censorship is a Drag is sold out but you can order it at the dsct! I was even more jazzed to find these 2 books I’ve been wanting to read for a while! Small but good haul today #alaac25

Three books in a pyramid on a white coverlet. The top book has a red cover with blacked out title and authors & is Censorship is a Drag. The bottom left book has an off white color with different color & thickness looping lines at the bottom and a big title that says “Preserving Disability” & small words “Disability & the Archival Profession”. The bottom right book has a blue purple green gradient cover with white letters that say “Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in libraries” & small white letters saying “edited by Keahi Adolpho, Steven G. Krueger, and Krista McCracken”

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Jul 10

That's such a good one! Glad you found it!

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Jun 25

Hey #alaac25 friends, join Qe(e)ry for a dance party to benefit the John J. Wilcox, Jr. #Library and #Archives at William Way #LGBT Community Center in #Philadelphia

We're super proud to sponsor this!

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

www.queeryparty.org/events/Phill...

Flyer for danceparty at Vox Populi Gallery in Philly to benefit the William Way Archives and Library. Event sponsored by Library Juice Press

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · Jun 17

Libraries in Higher Education How Can We Meet the Moment

A @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social Connections webinar

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOcQ...

Libraries in Higher Education How Can We Meet the Moment

YouTube video by Library Juice Connections

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Emily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · Jun 3

Since 2008, I've edited Gender & Sexuality in Information Studies, a book series from @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social. Time to pass the baton! Excited to see what Sara Howard, Chloe Raub, & Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz will do.

Read the announcement and learn more here!

litwinbooks.com/new-editors-...

New editors for the Series in Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies - Litwin Books & Library Juice Press

Emily Drabinski created the Litwin Books Series in Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies in 2008, and in the years since then it has been a cornerstone of our book … Read more New editors for th...

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · Jun 3

Big News! We're welcoming new editors for the Series in Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies

Big love to @edrabinski.bsky.social for starting this cornerstone of our publishing strategy! Welcome new co-editors Sara Howard, Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz, and Chloe Raub

litwinbooks.com/new-editors-...

New editors for the Series in Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies - Litwin Books & Library Juice Press

Emily Drabinski created the Litwin Books Series in Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies in 2008, and in the years since then it has been a cornerstone of our book … Read more New editors for th...

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · May 30

Library Juice Connections (@libjuiceconnect.bsky.social) (the events arm of @libjuiceacademy.bsky.social and us) has a lot of great things coming up!

Want to be part of it? Join us to be part of one of these amazing upcoming events!

#libraries #librarians #librariansSupportingLibrarians

Panelists sought for upcoming events! Reach out to inquiries@libraryJuiceAcademy.com to nominate yourself!

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Jess Schomberg @schomj.bsky.social · May 28

ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table Afternoon of Social Justice

Call for Presentations

Theme: Artificial Intelligence

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Social Responsibilities Round Table Afternoon of Social Justice

Call for Presentations

Theme: Artificial Intelligence

When

August 4, 2025, online, via Zoom

This event is free and Open to the Public - Advance Registration Required.

Registration will open in July, 2025.

Why

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a controversial and critical topic across numerous sectors that extend far beyond the domain of Library and Information Science. Its production, proliferation, and applications have vast social justice implications and human impacts that call for greater recognition and critical reflection. We hope to foster this learning opportunity at our 2025 event.

We are interested in dynamic presentations that explore AI’s vast and varied terrain. Here are some of the topics we are hoping speakers and attendees will explore through presentations and facilitated discussion:

Bias (algorithmic, human, racial)

Privacy

Ethics of/in AI

Sustainability, ecological, and environmental impacts

Carceral applications of AI

Reference services and AI

AI and immigrant communities

AI and racial or social justice

Digital equity and divide

Information production, integrity, and dissemination

Militarization

Public policy and application of AI for public systems and benefits

Critical approaches to Using and Teaching AI in different LIS settings/populations, e.g., academic libraries, schools, archives

ChatGPT and the future of academia/education

Labor, capitalism, and workforce/place issues (beyond LIS)

Global impacts, including trade, mineral extraction, and other issues

Applications in public policy and provision of public services

Submission Process and Deadline

Please submit your proposal using this form by June 18, 2025. Our planning team will review your proposal and respond as soon as possible. We anticipate a robust number of applicants and will make every attempt to be inclusive and accommodating of multiple perspectives and speaker availability. Please note that a small honorarium will be provided to all speakers who are not ALA members. Please share this call with your networks!

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · May 28

"Beyond helping students feel heard, seen & excited about their tangible contributions to the library spaces & collections, this initiative provided a pathway for direct participation in the college’s stated efforts to unsettle... oppressive systems and structures deeply ingrained in higher ed..."

In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · May 28

Puzzlement and Praxis in the Academic Library: Critically Reimagining Collection Practices with Students by Cee Carter and Sarah Keener

Puzzlement and Praxis in the Academic Library: Critically Reimagining Collection Practices with Students – In the Library with the Lead Pipe

www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org

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Library Juice Academy @libjuiceacademy.bsky.social · May 28

Free Event!

Evaluating Collections for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
With Karen Kohn
June 4, 11am Eastern

Learn more & register: libraryjuiceacademy.com/webinar-eval...

Free Event: "Evaluating Collections for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" Wednesday, June 4, 11am Eastern

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Lisa Hooper @lisahooper.bsky.social · May 23

Super honored to have a chapter in such an important book! This is such a timely volume, can't recommend it enough

Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · May 23

Happy New #Book Day! 📚🥳

Building on research in critical #library systems studies, Platform Power and Libraries traverses the divide between library, #communication, and cultural policy research in the realm of platform studies.

#critLib #criticalLibraries #systems

litwinbooks.com/books/platfo...

Cover of "Platform Power and Libraries," edited by Christine Smith

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Library Juice Press @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social · May 23

Happy New #Book Day! 📚🥳

Building on research in critical #library systems studies, Platform Power and Libraries traverses the divide between library, #communication, and cultural policy research in the realm of platform studies.

#critLib #criticalLibraries #systems

litwinbooks.com/books/platfo...

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