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Mina Rees Library @minareeslibrary.bsky.social · 23h

Welcome (Back) to the Mina Rees Library!

Check out a round-up blog post about how to get started with all the library has to offer

tinyurl.com/46bkdj8a

#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 16h

Academic librarians, come join us in the CUNYverse! We have a few jobs open in CUNY libraries:

cuny.jobs/queens-ny/in...

cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

I’m not at these campuses but happy to answer questions!

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Fine Books & Collections @finebooks.bsky.social · 12d

Alexandra E. LaGrand Wins 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize
www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...

Alexandra E. LaGrand Wins 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize

Alexandra E. LaGrand has won the 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize for her archive documenting Shakespearean breeches actresses over the long 19th century.The annual prize, which rewards American...

www.finebooksmagazine.com

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Mina Rees Library @minareeslibrary.bsky.social · 20d

Learn about the Library!
Ask-a-Librarian.

If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help.

Our live chat service is available 24/7.

Chat with us:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian

#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

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edifiedlistener.bsky.social @edifiedlistener.bsky.social · 14d

The August edition of BTA was also concerned with shoring up our resistance to gen AI. Please, help yourself.

bendingthearcnewsletter.blog/2025/08/07/b...

Bending The Arc August 2025

Back in the saddle! Well, the carousel has turned a few more times and many of us find ourselves back in our starting positions, prepared to embark on the next ride of a school year. How do you fee…

bendingthearcnewsletter.blog

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 18d

Happy Climate Week Eve from my favorite house in midtown on this 83 (!) degree mid-September day.

Halloween decorations on a brownstone building that read Climate Deniers House of Horrors

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Amanda Watson @amndw2.bsky.social · 22d

You know what else is being affected by the tariffs on parcels worth less than $800? International interlibrary loan. I'm hearing reports of libraries overseas that won't lend to the US anymore. (That's in addition to the libraries here that have shut down their ILL b/c of lost IMLS funding.)

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations Cathy!

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22d

Any Staten Island residents #onhere who want to set up meetings with your City Council members about our local public libraries? How about people in the Bronx and Queens?

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Mina Rees Library @minareeslibrary.bsky.social · 22d

Learn about the Library!
Ask-a-Librarian. If you have a library or research-related question, there are several ways to get help. You can submit a question & receive an email response
To submit a question:
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/ask-a-librarian
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · Sep 6

Yes, so amazing! 😍

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has opened a new window to the universe — and Graduate Center scientists @saavikford.bsky.social and @emilylrice.me are among the first to peer through it www.gc.cuny.edu/news/2000-as... @cunygcastro.bsky.social @joshuatan.bsky.social

2,000 Asteroids and Counting: CUNY Joins a Cosmic Treasure Hunt

Scientists at the Graduate Center and CUNY are among the first to explore massive snapshots of space from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

www.gc.cuny.edu

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · Sep 2

@authorlogankarlie.bsky.social explores the literary afterlives of Labyrinth and the liminal space between dreams and reality.

The Literary Afterlives of Labyrinth

“You have no power over me!” When Jim Henson’s musical fantasy film Labyrinth released in 1986, no one could have predicted its lasting cultural impact that keeps people watching nearly forty years…

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · Sep 3

Call for submissions - We are now open to academic articles, notes from the field (briefer and less formal than full articles), and creative works!

cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

Letter from the Editor v2

2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.

cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu

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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · Sep 3

Women’s Studies Quarterly invites proposals for new editors.
A forum for emerging perspectives on women, gender, and sexuality. The journal showcases scholarship, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, and visual arts.

For more information:
centerforthehumanities.org/call-for-new...

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Mina Rees Library @minareeslibrary.bsky.social · Aug 27

Learn about the library!

Mina Rees Library offers a number of resources including: subject librarians, ask-a-librarian chat, email, and in-person or virtual introductory sessions.

Visit:
library.gc.cuny.edu

#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Aug 29

Looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend? It's a great time to head out to a #NationalPark and #SaveOurSigns!

www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...

Save Our Signs: Let’s Get It Done

Help us finish strong with #SaveOurSigns this Labor Day. Plus, if you’re in NYC, come see us in person!

www.datarescueproject.org

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GC Digital Humanities @gc-dh.bsky.social · Aug 20

#digitalproject#digitalhumanities#datavisualization
Carousels of NYC🎠

What’s your first memory of carousels?
Carousels evoke joy and nostalgia, drawing people across diverse backgrounds, yet their placement is often restricted to wealthier neighborhoods, limiting accessibility for many communities.

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · Aug 21

And a there is a line for NYPL library card signups! Be still my librarian heart! Tysm to our #nypl colleagues for tabling at @minareeslibrary.bsky.social today!

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · Aug 21

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Aug 21

We’re so thrilled to welcome our newest students today at orientation!

A group photo of students at orientation

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Mina Rees Library @minareeslibrary.bsky.social · Aug 20

Welcome (back) to the GC!

Mina Rees Library welcomes new and returning students!

Visit our website:
library.gc.cuny.edu

#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

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Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social · Aug 20

Excited to finally announce the release of my first ever book, and the first ever book from we here press. It is a pocket-size guide to my archival theories and experiences in the form of essays- some you may have heard in part as lectures, some which are unpublished until now.

www.weherepress.org

Book cover. The top of the image is covered in overlapping black&white and sepia photographs of Black pas from the early to mid 20th century. Below that, against a seafoam green or robin's egg blue (depends on your view I suppose!), the book's title "The House Archives Built & Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is printed in black. There is a small white rectangle inset that reads "Dorothy Berry"

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Mina Rees Library @minareeslibrary.bsky.social · Aug 20

Upcoming Workshop: Introduction to Library Research 🔎

Tuesday August 26, 3-4pm
Register @ tinyurl.com/ycyv8yc8

Welcome to the fall semester! 🍂🧵

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Shannon K. Supple @mazarine.bsky.social · Aug 20

@wehere.bsky.social are starting to publish paper books!

We Here Press begins with @dorothyjberry.bsky.social’s “The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities” (October 2025).

I can’t wait. 📜📚

www.weherepress.org

We Here Press

www.weherepress.org

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Maura Smale 😷💉 @maurasmale.bsky.social · Aug 20

Also just want to shoutout the fantastic blog team, my ACRLog colleagues have been on fire lately, so many thought-provoking amazing posts. 💚