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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 the club (literally!). This monthly discussion group with Prison Library Support Network will look at a rotating calendar of…

Join us for METRO's 2022 Annual Meeting, featuring updates from your METRO staff and a keynote presentation from newly-elected ALA President Emily DrabinskiWe're thrilled to announce our 2022 Annual Meeting! Taking place on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 from 10am until noon, our meeting features a keynote presentation from Emily Drabinski, Critical Pedagogy Librarian at the…

About This SessionWeb 1.0 and 2.0 started out full of idealism, too. What is to prevent the decentralized web from being corrupted by profit, market domination, and bad actors? What is the normative or social layer we need to build alongside the tech? We'll examine the set of principles the Decentralized Web community has crafted…

So much about finding a job has changed, and yet so much remains the same. We still take great care to format and word our resumes appropriately. We still spend time crafting cover letters that are specific to the job we are applying for. And yet, we now live in a world where remote meetings…

Zotero is a free and open source citation management tool that organizes research resources, facilitates in-text citation, fosters collaboration with other scholars, and quickly generates bibliographies. Zotero is not tied to any institution and is available to all at no cost. Attend this session to learn how to set up and work with Zotero so…

Join the code4lib NYC for a code & coffee Zoom the first or second Friday of each month this spring & summer. These calls are generally casual discussions about projects we are working on, cool tools we have come across in the past month, and a casual forum for technical questions of all kinds.

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 the club (literally!). This monthly discussion group with Prison Library Support Network will look at a rotating calendar of…

About This SessionMyth #1: “Freezing alone will kill mold.”Does the act of freezing kill mold? The answer is more complicated than just placing that moldy book in the freezer. So what else is involved when it comes to preventing and getting rid of mold? In this webinar, you will learn about how mold thrives, how…

The votes are in and based on the top three topics selected in the survey, the Choose Your Own EDI Adventure workshop will focus on achieving cultural competence and cultural humility in our work, including the importance of understanding privilege and bias in the workplace and the role that assessing for EDI can play. This…

This webinar will be facilitated by METRO’s Equity Mentorship Program Manager, Traci Mark. Traci will review the main components of the grant process, including:-The program’s information sheet-Program sessions and instructors-The application processThere will be a Q & A period at the end of the session. Please be sure to review our grant documentation before you…