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Join us to tour Rule N° 5, The Library Is a Growing Organism, an interactive audiovisual installation currently on view at NYU Libraries."A library is a growing organism," reads the fifth "rule" of library science as penned in 1931 by S.R. Ranganathan. In a world where "library" and "book" have taken on vast new meanings,…

Join us for a discussion with Emily J. M. Knox, author of Book Banning In 21st-Century America. Emily, an associate professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will join us to talk about how understanding contemporary reading practices are key to understanding why people attempt to censor books…

Digitization is defined as the process of converting information from a physical format to a computer-readable one. Libraries utilize digitization as a means of preservation and to broaden the dissemination of information beyond their brick and mortar buildings. But how can libraries balance the needs of their patrons in the digital age while still protecting…

Infuse Creative Learning into your library programming this summer! Try out the PLIX Beautiful Symmetry activity, exploring and recreating the patterns of your favorite spot in your library. You’ll be introduced to the core concepts of creative learning, the role of the facilitator, and ways to engage patrons’ diverse interests, moving people away from making…

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!). The Prison Library Support Network is collaborating with METRO to host Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Discussion…

Please join us for the first annual science librarian and science information professionals mini conference at Barnard College in New York City, co-sponsored by Barnard College, New York University Libraries, Columbia University Libraries, The Cooper Union Library, and the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO).This mini conference aims to bring together STEM librarians, library workers,…

Let’s simulate summer break with creative learning! In this workshop, we’ll explore the mind-body connection and create a wearable (that may not yet exist) to express, communicate, and track your summer aspirations. You’ll learn about the creative learning spiral, and how to celebrate your patrons’ process AND product. In creative learning, there’s no “one right…

NOTE: This webinar was originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, but has been rescheduled to a new date.In the second webinar of a two-part series, Eira Tansey (Memory Rising) will discuss a recent study carried out for METRO to contextualize and understand climate change exposure for the region. New York City and the state of…

Bibliometrics, also known as an analysis of scientific literature, is one of the most popular data analysis techniques used among librarians. Although it originated in the library and information science field, these days it is commonly used among many others to assess and evaluate certain literature or trends within a specific context, helping researchers measure…

Join us to tour the Grolier Club and learn about its current exhibition, Judging a Book by Its Cover.The Grolier Club’s international membership has its home at 47 East 60th Street, where book collectors, booksellers, librarians, and other book professionals have converged to research books and revel in bibliophily since the building's opening in 1918.…