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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…

Raise a glass to women explorers, deep-sea specimens, and the Wildlife Conservation Society at Famous Last Words. Winter’s over and Barchives is back! Set your sights toward summer with the tropical vibes of Famous Last Words (925 Fulton St., Brooklyn) and the adventurous archival collections of the Arcturus Expedition. Arcturus, which set sail in 1925, was not only…

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…

In this 90-minute session, we will go through the three-part workshop series around Rethinking Your Tech Habits that was held for the NYU community in Spring of 2025, not only for its content, structure, and lessons learned, but as an opportunity to consider something similar for your own institution.  The workshop series tackles three evergreen…

Please join us for our Spring 2026 METRO Interlibrary Loan Special Interest Group Meetup, being held in person at Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, NYU!  We will be holding a casual forum, leading with the topic of Accessibility in Resource Sharing Practices, in light of the upcoming April 2026 deadline for compliance with new ADA guidelines…

Barchives hopes to see both Brooklynites and friends from other boroughs at Liz’s Book Bar on Thursday, April 16th. Prithi Kanakamedala will talk through the major findings of her 2024 book Brooklynites, which follows four families living in free Black communities of 19th-century Brooklyn. We’ll learn about Prithi’s research in local archival collections at the Center for…

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…