
librarypunk is a leftist library worker podcast.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 164 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PoliticsNewsEducation | |||

We’re joined by the authors of Organize Your Library to talk about library labor, the future, the ALA union drive, and more!
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Organize Your Library! Developing the Collective Power of Library Workers alastore.ala.org/oryrlib more
This week we’re joined by Steph to talk about fashion and librarianship: how it works, how they intersect, and how fashion is interdisciplinary. We also learn about how you get into this gig!
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Part 2 of our discussion with Jonny and Jez about SciOp, a torrent-focused data preservation project that encourages academics to help with the act of making data available. It’s distributed, it’s robust, and SciOp is working on making it easy to do.... more
We’re talking with Jonny and Jez about SciOp, a torrent-focused data preservation project that encourages academics to help with the act of making data available. It’s distributed, it’s robust, and SciOp is working on making it easy to do.
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Really enjoyed the episode on prison libraries. Different then in “library” at my federal institution. Thank you for the information.
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This show leans into library labor, policy, and culture from a left-leaning perspective, often centering issues like censorship, digital rights, funding, and labor organizing within libraries and related workplaces. Episodes frequently feature librarians, information professionals, and advocates discussing censorship battles, AI and privacy in information spaces, and worker organizing across service industries, with a notable emphasis on practical advocacy, governance of digital collections, and community empowerment. A standout throughline is merging pragmatic professional concerns with broader social justice themes, making it a strong fit for listeners who want thoughtful critique, real-world library activism, and opportunities to engage ... more
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librarypunk launched 5 years ago and published 164 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on librarypunk include:
1. Jez Cope
2. Hagen Blix
3. Jessamyn West
4. Kevin Van Meter
5. Kay Slater
6. Hal Schrieve
7. Kelly Jensen
8. Rachel Fleming
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