By Lynie Awywen (Follow us on LinkedIn) In my current role as community librarian working from B3 organizations (Black-focused, Black-led, and/or Black-serving), I have had the privilege of gaining invaluable insights and experiences. I believe that effective service planning requires building relationships with community members, centering “soft skills” such as empathy and open-mindedness and understanding theContinue reading “An Ode to My Elders: On The Value of Intergenerational Connections”
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Swastikas on Campus
By Marcelo Rodríguez (Follow us on LinkedIn) On April 11th, 2023, an anti-abortion group decided to display swastikas, pictures of the Holocaust as well as the Rwandan and Cambodian genocides at a prominent location on the main campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona to get across whatever message they wanted to convey. Students,Continue reading “Swastikas on Campus”
Preliminary Reflections on Legal Research Instruction: A Law Firm Librarian’s Perceptions on Navigating the Academic Space
By Dominique Garingan (Follow us on LinkedIn) This past fall, I had the life-changing opportunity of teaching my first legal research course. I extend my deepest gratitude to those who made this happen. It was, indeed, an experience that both reinforced and changed many pre-existing notions. Sleep-deficient instances of preparing lectures and assessments in addition toContinue reading “Preliminary Reflections on Legal Research Instruction: A Law Firm Librarian’s Perceptions on Navigating the Academic Space”
The Benefits and Virtues of Actually Keeping in Touch
By Sabrina Sondhi (Follow us on LinkedIn) Having attended multiple schools and worked for many employers over the years, I’m happy to say that some of my former classmates and colleagues also became my friends. These are the people that I hold onto with both hands. Pre-pandemic I travelled a lot and used to regularly catchContinue reading “The Benefits and Virtues of Actually Keeping in Touch”
Dotting the I’s of Connection
By Andre Davison (Follow us on LinkedIn) My personal and professional goal in all my relationships is to transition from interaction to connection. The Cambridge Dictionary online defines interaction as “a situation where two or more people or things communicate with each other or react to each other”. NY Times bestselling author and professor, BrenéContinue reading “Dotting the I’s of Connection”
A Law Librarian Walks into a Shiva
By Mandy Lee “Very Sad News,” the subject line read. I clicked, apprehensive as to the email’s contents. “With immense personal sadness,” the email began, “I write to let you know that our friend, colleague, and mentor, AB, passed away this afternoon.” Although I had suspected it more than a year before, I had notContinue reading “A Law Librarian Walks into a Shiva”