Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the American Museum of Natural History’s new Gottesman Research Library and Learning Center. Described as “an Alice in Wonderland space with a column dressed up to resemble a mushroom” by the New York Times, the new Reading Room displays collections that highlight the history of the Museum, and the Alcove Gallery showcases holdings from the Library's Rare Book Collection and other special collections. Founded in 1869 and one of the largest natural history libraries in the world, the library features a unique collection of natural science books, journals, archives, photographs, moving images, art, and more. Following the tour, join us for a social hour at a nearby location to connect with fellow local library and archives workers. Please note: Space is limited, so if you’ve secured a spot but then find you’re unable to join, please let us know so we can open your spot to someone on the waitlist.

Please join us at New York City College of Technology (CUNY) in Downtown Brooklyn on December 6 from 3:00-4:30 pm for an exclusive tour of Americans and the Holocaust, an 1,100-square-foot traveling exhibit currently on view for a limited time. Sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Americans and the Holocaust is based on contemporary scholarship and asks what Americans did and did not do before, during, and immediately after the Second World War. Americans and the Holocaust has been touring fifty libraries across the country since 2021, and City Tech is the only venue at which to view it in the Greater New York area. Planning your visit: Visitors will enter at the City Tech Community Service Center, 287 Jay Street, and go through a security check in. Visitors must show ID. No bags are allowed. No food or drinks in the exhibit space. Public transit: https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/about-us/directions.aspx Following the tour, we will gather at a nearby space to discuss the exhibition and connect with colleagues.

The METRO-ILL Fall 2023 meeting welcomes everyone interested in resource sharing and interlibrary loan topics. Bring any resource sharing topics/questions/ideas that you would like to discuss. Or, we may take on some topics such as learning/enhancing best practices when dealing with tough requests, resources for searching difficult to fill requests, tips/suggestions for system cleanups (maintenance), e-book chapter lending, etc.

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 in 2023 to host Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Discussion Group, which will meet quarterly on the second Monday of the month at 7:30pm. While the group's facilitators (and host) are affiliated with libraries, you do not need to be a librarian or information professional to attend this group. We invite you to join with kids, double task with your dinner, have your camera on OR off, engage with the materials, and contribute to the discussion however you feel comfortable. Do not feel pressure to read, listen to, or watch everything listed! This is a casual space. The final discussion of the year will look at the day-to-day price tags incarcerated folks face when accessing prison commissaries and other essential services on the inside: PLSN Presents: What Is a Prison Commissary? (PLSN's Instagram) The Whole Shabang (Ear Hustle podcast, 46 min) Optional: The Company Store: A Deeper Look at Prison Commissaries (Report from the Prison Policy Initiative) Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

In the first 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 New York have some of the most ambitious climate action plans in the country. We’ll discuss how libraries in the region fit into this picture, and also examine some of the larger climate change policy concerns for libraries and archives around the country. Participants will: Learn to distinguish between mitigation and adaptation Be able to identify relevant aspects of a climate action plan Understand climate change issues for the New York City region and libraries Find more info about Part 2 here. About our presenter: Eira Tansey is an archivist, researcher, and consultant based in her hometown of Cincinnati/the Ohio River watershed. She is the founder of Memory Rising, which provides research, consulting, and archival services with expertise in climate change, environmental and labor movements, and Ohio Valley regional history. She previously worked as an archivist at the University of Cincinnati and Tulane University. Eira’s research on archives and climate change has been profiled by Yale Climate Connections, VICE, and Pacific Standard, and has been honored by the Society of American Archivists. Her most recent publication is A Green New Deal for Archives. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

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 New York have some of the most ambitious climate action plans in the country. We’ll discuss examples of actual strategies libraries are already using to reduce their environmental impact and adapt to climate change, as well as emerging areas of climate action collaboration between librarianship and other sectors. Participants will: Learn how to locate existing climate change policy resources in their sector/geographic area Understand ways of embedding climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies into library work Be able to identify areas of potential collaboration with professionals from other fields Find more info about Part 1 here. About our presenter: Eira Tansey is an archivist, researcher, and consultant based in her hometown of Cincinnati/the Ohio River watershed. She is the founder of Memory Rising, which provides research, consulting, and archival services with expertise in climate change, environmental and labor movements, and Ohio Valley regional history. She previously worked as an archivist at the University of Cincinnati and Tulane University. Eira’s research on archives and climate change has been profiled by Yale Climate Connections, VICE, and Pacific Standard, and has been honored by the Society of American Archivists. Her most recent publication is A Green New Deal for Archives. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.