Reader, writer, librarian. A foot in Canada, a foot in the USA. Settler in unceded lands. Book: Tactical Urbanism for Librarians. Opinions my own. She/her.
Victoria, British Columbia
Joined April 2010
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Truth before reconciliation.
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ALT Header from CFLA's call for release of all outstanding residential school records.
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Hearing the amazing @connie_walker speak about trauma and healing at @UVicLib Librarian’s Lecture, and looking forward to listening to her latest podcast, Stolen.
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"a slap in the face for students, faculty and librarians. We are desperately trying to sort out the mess it has caused when we should be focusing on ensuring our students get off to the best start possible.”
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Fall is here, and library service survey season is upon us. I'm looking for a good primer on creating better surveys--anyone have favorites?
This is a great job, working with great people, on a beautiful campus, in a lovely city. (I'm biased.) Please apply or share! Deadline is Aug 12 and I'm happy to talk with anyone who's interested.
partnershipjobs.ca/jobs/3011…
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Karen Munro retweeted
For the love of god, politically interested people, when your friends and family ask what can be done about the Supreme Court, don't say "nothing."
There are, moldering away in the Constitution, ways to check the court's power that every American needs to become familiar with.🧵
A thread about good workplace communication from a manager who gets it. Clear is kind (HT to @CalmConference for that gem).
11 Promises from a Manager: a 🧵
1. We’ll have a weekly 1:1. I’ll never cancel this meeting, but you can cancel it whenever you like. It’s your time.
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Karen Munro retweeted
Roe v. Wade is based on the 'right to privacy.' If the majority opinion by SCOTUS suggests that the constitution does not protect the right to privacy... that affects a WHOLE lot of other decisions. Buckle up - this is the beginning of a lot of potential ugliness.
A thread.
Karen Munro retweeted
SCOTUS really had the audacity to rule that the vaccine mandate posed a “significant encroachment into the lives—and health—of a vast number of employees” and then turned right around to say that women aren’t guaranteed to have authority over their own bodies, lives, and health.
Karen Munro retweeted
The number of abortions stays pretty much the same whether abortion is legal or illegal, according to abortion historians. What differs is the number of pregnant people who die from it.
More support from @BKLYNlibrary for teens anywhere facing reading censorship. There’s been a huge upswell in right-wing conservative attacks on education and literacy in the last year or so. Thank you to the teachers, librarians, parents, and teens who are pushing back.
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Challenged books for free, for all, no library card required and no cost. Amazing response to the increase in repressive and regressive book challenges in the last few years. nypl.org/blog/2022/04/13/boo…
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Karen Munro retweeted
The historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is one of the beautiful moments MLK described 55 years ago | Opinion cnn.it/3Kjprr7