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📰'LGBTQ librarians are trying to keep vital books accessible to queer youth, despite bans'

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LGBTQ librarians are trying to keep vital books accessible to queer youth, despite bans
"We build collections that allow people to find themselves on the shelves," notes one queer librarian.
www.yahoo.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
📰'LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves'
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LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves
Worldwide Pride Month events are underway but they are coming at a time when many people who identify as LGBTQ+ say they are facing increasing difficulties at work, ranging from being repeatedly misge...
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
nlisn.bsky.social
🔊Great episode from the #Library Leadership Podcast 📚: 'Cultivating an Inclusive Workplace for Neurodivergent Staff'🔽
libraryleadershippodcast.com/174-cultivat...

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174. Cultivating an Inclusive Workplace for Neurodivergent Staff with Renee Grassi – Library Leadership Podcast
libraryleadershippodcast.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
📘Book: 'Out Behind the Desk: Workplace Issues for LGBTQ Librarians'
▶️ litwinbooks.com/books/out-be...

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Out Behind the Desk - Litwin Books & Library Juice Press
Number one in the series Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies, Emily Drabinski, series editor Out Behind the Desk: Workplace Issues for LGBTQ Librarians is an anthology of personal accounts … R...
litwinbooks.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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libraryleadpipe.bsky.social In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · Jun 19
What’s Missing in Conversations about Libraries and Mental Illness by Morgan Rondinelli

"... mentally ill librarians exist too. We often mask our own mental health struggles for the sake of helping patrons, or maybe because of sanism and stigma amongst coworkers." 📜📚
What’s Missing in Conversations about Libraries and Mental Illness – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
'Decistifying trans and gender diverse inclusion in library work: A literature review'⬇️
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2024/decisti...

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Decistifying trans and gender diverse inclusion in library work: A literature review – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
October 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
Not UK specific, but interesting nonetheless:

'The Diversity We Seek: A Document Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Library and Information Sector Job Advertisements'⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The Diversity We Seek: A Document Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Library and Information Sector Job Advertisements
A finding of the 2019 Australian Library and Information Association’s Workforce Diversity Trend Report was that the diversity of Australian communities has not translated to diversity in the libra...
www.tandfonline.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
nlisn.bsky.social
'Addressing Language and Ableism in Information Technology: A Call to Action for Academic Librarians'🔽

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Addressing Language and Ableism in Information Technology: A Call to Action for Academic Librarians
This column explores the pervasive influence of information technologies in academic libraries and underscores the critical role of librarians and professional staff in navigating and thriving with...
www.tandfonline.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
"I’m A Queer School Librarian, And Book Bans Enrage Me — 'My Straight Students Feel Unsafe Around A Gay Self-Help Book'" ⬇️
www.yourtango.com/self/queer-s...

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I’m A Queer School Librarian, And Book Bans Enrage Me — 'My Straight Students Feel Unsafe Around A Gay Self-Help Book'
To some, I probably represent the sins of a “woke” society. But I want to live in a world where I can feel safe to be my true self.
www.yourtango.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
nlisn.bsky.social
📝Conceptualising Belonging: How LIS Education Can Cultivate a Truly Inclusive Future for Neurodivergent and Disabled Information Professionals 🔽

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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www.tandfonline.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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📚Book: Radical Cataloging- Essays at the Front
Includes chapters:
📗Latina Lesbian Subject Headings: The Power of Naming
📘A Hidden History of Queer Subject Access

tinyurl.com/bdzde3sa

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Radical Cataloging - McFarland
Radical Cataloging Essays at the Front Edited by K.R. Roberto 978-0-7864-3543-2 978-1-4766-0512-8
mcfarlandbooks.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
📚Privacy and Transgender identities – a perspective from a (very tired) library student 🔽

hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2022/03/08/p...

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Privacy and Transgender identities – a perspective from a (very tired) library student
One of my extracurricular activities the last couple of months has been organizing a panel on the ethical use and privacy of using queer peoples’ data in research and libraries, which has led me to…
hacklibschool.wordpress.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Two patrons approach me at my work desk, they ask "where is the library section?" I ask "Am I understanding you correctly, that you entered the library and are asking me where the 'library section' is?"
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September 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
'The Gay Librarian: A Comparative Analysis of Attitudes Towards Professional Gender Issues' ⬇️
libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/j_...

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libres.uncg.edu
September 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
'Oh, Dewey, Where Would You Put Me?'

www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/s...

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Oh, Dewey, Where Would You Put Me? (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Great read📝'What Does It Mean to Be Information Literate for an Autistic Librarian in the Academic Library Workplace?' from our very own @nlisn.bsky.social secretary @ahaire.bsky.social ⬇️
eric.ed.gov?id=EJ1473988

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ERIC - EJ1473988 - What Does It Mean to Be Information Literate for an Autistic Librarian in the Academic Library Workplace?, Journal of Information Literacy, 2025
This study centres on the experiences of autistic librarians in academic library workplaces, delving into how they become information literate--an intricate process influenced by social, epistemic, an...
eric.ed.gov
September 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
📝'Being Seen: Gender Identity and Performance as a Professional Resource in Library Work' 🔽
crl.acrl.org/index.php/cr...

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Being Seen: Gender Identity and Performance as a Professional Resource in Library Work | Bryant | College & Research Libraries
Being Seen: Gender Identity and Performance as a Professional Resource in Library Work
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September 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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📝 Hot off the press 'Autistic Librarians in the Academic Library Hiring Process'
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crl.acrl.org/index.php/cr...

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Autistic Librarians in the Academic Library Hiring Process | Cohen | College & Research Libraries
Autistic Librarians in the Academic Library Hiring Process
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September 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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' #Librarians’ Views on Critical Theories and Critical Practices' ⬇️

www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Librarians’ Views on Critical Theories and Critical Practices
This study was conducted to investigate levels of familiarity that librarians have with critical theory, to determine the extent to which it informs professional practices, and to examine how the s...
www.tandfonline.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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📝Dissertation: To what extent are #autistic #library staff in the UK supported in their workplace?

open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/902/

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a woman in a blue dress is standing in a library looking at books .
ALT: a woman in a blue dress is standing in a library looking at books .
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September 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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'How to Be a Librarian (or succeed in self-directed work) When You Have ADHD: Part 1' ⬇️
notesbetweenuscom.wordpress.com/2023/04/05/h...

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How to Be a Librarian (or succeed in self-directed work) When You Have ADHD: Part 1
By Mikayla Redden (Follow us on LinkedIn) Imagine you’re jumping up and down on a giant trampoline enclosed in a safety net. You feel an intense, childlike joy. Then someone dumps a bucket of …
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September 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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'Out in the #Library: On Being The Only #Transgender Staff Member' ⬇️

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Out in the Library: On Being The Only Transgender Staff Member
When I was accepted into grad school, I decided that this would be my moment to be out as non-binary in my professional life. This was both a personal decision – wanting to live authentically…
hacklibschool.wordpress.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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"Trans & #gender diverse people are present in all areas of #library work" from 'Decistifying #trans & gender diverse inclusion in library work: A literature review' ⬇️

www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2024/decisti...

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Decistifying trans and gender diverse inclusion in library work: A literature review – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Sometimes my job is REALLY REALLY FUN.

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A book display sign that reads What Do Labubus read, surrounded by different colored Labubus holding books.
August 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Library Life, Printing Note. Even though you sent the print job to the printer, it actually gets held until you release it. Why would we do that, just think about it, if everyone printed at once everyone would be fighting over the printer.

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August 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM