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

We're excited to team with the Westchester Library System (WLS) Career Coaching Services for a free, two-day workshop for job seekers from Dr. Elisse W. Barnes, JD, PhD, your LinkedIn driving instructor. The workshops will take place on Tuesday, June 10th and Thursday, June 12th from 1:30pm to 4:00pm on both days. Participants must attend…

METRO’s Reference and Instruction Interest Group invites you to participate in a June symposium on Critical Pedagogy. This symposium will be held fully online. The 2025 Critical Pedagogy Symposium (CPS), now in its third iteration since 2021, seeks to provide space for library workers and information professionals of all kinds to collaborate in critical pedagogical…

METRO’s Reference and Instruction Interest Group invites you to participate in a June symposium on Critical Pedagogy. This symposium will be held fully online. The 2025 Critical Pedagogy Symposium (CPS), now in its third iteration since 2021, seeks to provide space for library workers and information professionals of all kinds to collaborate in critical pedagogical…

We're excited to team with the Westchester Library System (WLS) Career Coaching Services for a free, two-day workshop for job seekers from Dr. Elisse W. Barnes, JD, PhD, your LinkedIn driving instructor. The workshops will take place on Tuesday, June 10th and Thursday, June 12th from 1:30pm to 4:00pm on both days. Participants must attend…

METRO’s Reference and Instruction Interest Group invites you to participate in a June symposium on Critical Pedagogy. This symposium will be held fully online. The 2025 Critical Pedagogy Symposium (CPS), now in its third iteration since 2021, seeks to provide space for library workers and information professionals of all kinds to collaborate in critical pedagogical…

ACRL/NY Professional Development Committee, METRO and LACUNY PDC invite you to the Spring 2025 Program. Speaker: Ashley DalleAshley Dalle is the Supervising Librarian at the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, and a New York City native. Ashley has previously worked at Orange County Public Library, Jersey City Free Public Library, and St. George…

Please join METRO for our 2025 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 17th at the Center For Brooklyn History. We're thrilled to feature a keynote from Tega Brain, an Australian-born artist and environmental engineer who examines issues of ecology, data, automation, and infrastructure. Her talk, titled "Eccentric Interfaces, Inefficient Archives," will ask, "What happens when ecological…

Join this session to learn about the Cross-Reference Coalition: a new experimental school from the Metropolitan New York Library Council that will connect cultural heritage workers, artists, designers, and graduate students across New York City and Westchester County. We’ll share an overview of the program and the inaugural course, and answer any questions you may…

Join this session to learn about the Cross-Reference Coalition: a new experimental school from the Metropolitan New York Library Council that will connect cultural heritage workers, artists, designers, and graduate students across New York City and Westchester County. As the deadline to apply approaches, we’ll share an overview of the program and the inaugural course,…