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Morgan Stanley is hosting a morning convening bringing together public and academic library leaders, architects and planners, community and financial partners, and arts and cultural organizations to move beyond ideas and toward action. Libraries continue to redefine their role in a post-COVID environment. This event is designed to help the field expand the meaning of…

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join us! The Prison Library Support Network is collaborating with METRO to host PLSN Presents: Abolitionist Futures Series, which will…

In this webinar, Nisha Mody will introduce trauma-informed care, moving from theory to practice through reframing perspectives and practicing (1) Power Over vs. Power With and (2) Empathic Listening. By the end, participants will identify library and life scenarios where they can shift from Power Over to Power With dynamics and practice Empathic Listening. Attendees…

Please join us for the third annual STEM Information Mini Conference for information professionals and librarians at Barnard College in New York City, co-sponsored by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), New York University, Penguin Random House, and the Barnard Center for Engaged Pedagogy. This two-day conference, taking place Thursday, March 19th and Friday,…

Join us for the third annual science librarian and science information professionals mini conference at Barnard College in New York City. Please join us for the third annual STEM Information Mini Conference for information professionals and librarians at Barnard College in New York City, co-sponsored by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), New York…

Many METRO members joined us last fall for our guided hikes, which seeded our co-design process. We learned a lot from everyone, and we invite you to review our report. This spring, we’d like to welcome more of you to walk with us and explore the Library Field and its potential together. We’ll be rethinking our…

The snow has melted, spring is in the air, and we are preparing for a whole season of fun activities at the Library Field! This May, we will be inviting members to come plant 19 different species of native trees and shrubs with us, thanks to the NYSDEC spring seedling sale. In order to do…

Many METRO members joined us last fall for our guided hikes, which seeded our co-design process. We learned a lot from everyone, and we invite you to review our report. This spring, we’d like to welcome more of you to walk with us and explore the Library Field and its potential together. We’ll be rethinking our…

The snow has melted, spring is in the air, and we are preparing for a whole season of fun activities at the Library Field! This May, we will be inviting members to come plant 19 different species of native trees and shrubs with us, thanks to the NYSDEC spring seedling sale. In order to do…

Many METRO members joined us last fall for our guided hikes, which seeded our co-design process. We learned a lot from everyone, and we invite you to review our report. This spring, we’d like to welcome more of you to walk with us and explore the Library Field and its potential together. We’ll be rethinking our…