Aja McCarthy
@ajamccarthy.bsky.social
Librarian. Cheerleader for wild ideas. She/her. Opinions my own.
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If a person's desire to *be* the change outweighs their desire to *see* the change, be cautious of them no matter how virtuous the cause they're leading the charge on
They may want credit more than progress
They may want credit more than progress
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If a person's desire to *be* the change outweighs their desire to *see* the change, be cautious of them no matter how virtuous the cause they're leading the charge on
They may want credit more than progress
They may want credit more than progress
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This. Absolutely this.
"While much has been written about the vulnerabilities of contingent faculty, there has been almost no discussion of the academic freedom needs of one of higher education’s most rapidly growing workforces: third-space professionals." #HigherEd #Staff #AcademicLibraries
"While much has been written about the vulnerabilities of contingent faculty, there has been almost no discussion of the academic freedom needs of one of higher education’s most rapidly growing workforces: third-space professionals." #HigherEd #Staff #AcademicLibraries
Academic Staff Need Academic Freedom, Too (opinion)
Colleges cannot continue to operate as if all staff work is identical, Aaron Stoller writes.
www.insidehighered.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This. Absolutely this.
"While much has been written about the vulnerabilities of contingent faculty, there has been almost no discussion of the academic freedom needs of one of higher education’s most rapidly growing workforces: third-space professionals." #HigherEd #Staff #AcademicLibraries
"While much has been written about the vulnerabilities of contingent faculty, there has been almost no discussion of the academic freedom needs of one of higher education’s most rapidly growing workforces: third-space professionals." #HigherEd #Staff #AcademicLibraries
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“Before you can privatize an economy, you have to privatize psyches. You have to convince people we have nothing in common, there’s no benefit to shared public resources, public space, public transportation, public libraries, public health, public healthcare...” endoftheworldshow.org/episodes/the...
The Revolution Will Be Incremental with Rebecca Solnit
The sisters are ecstatic to build with writer, activist and historian Rebecca Solnit. Her latest book is No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays on U...
endoftheworldshow.org
August 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Before you can privatize an economy, you have to privatize psyches. You have to convince people we have nothing in common, there’s no benefit to shared public resources, public space, public transportation, public libraries, public health, public healthcare...” endoftheworldshow.org/episodes/the...
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All library workers, regardless of job title or status, deserve a good wage, academic freedom, and support for any research and publishing they would like to pursue. Library classism is damaging to individual people and to the field collectively.
July 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
All library workers, regardless of job title or status, deserve a good wage, academic freedom, and support for any research and publishing they would like to pursue. Library classism is damaging to individual people and to the field collectively.
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After Congress stripped away funding for @npr.org and @pbs.org, a lot of us are wondering how we can best support the most vulnerable stations. My former NPR colleague Alex Curley created this "Adopt A Station" website to help you find (and donate to) the stations most at risk. adoptastation.org
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
adoptastation.org
July 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
After Congress stripped away funding for @npr.org and @pbs.org, a lot of us are wondering how we can best support the most vulnerable stations. My former NPR colleague Alex Curley created this "Adopt A Station" website to help you find (and donate to) the stations most at risk. adoptastation.org
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my daughter made a chart of birth month pastries and asked me to share it with the internet
June 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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How do I help?
⭐ Sign the petition!
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⭐ Share social media posts with the #stopsb1oh hashtag!
We can't do this without you - every little bit helps!
⭐ Sign the petition!
- Meet one of our volunteers at the locations listed here:
bit.ly/sb1sign
⭐ Volunteer to become a petition signer!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
⭐ Share social media posts with the #stopsb1oh hashtag!
We can't do this without you - every little bit helps!
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June 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
How do I help?
⭐ Sign the petition!
- Meet one of our volunteers at the locations listed here:
bit.ly/sb1sign
⭐ Volunteer to become a petition signer!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
⭐ Share social media posts with the #stopsb1oh hashtag!
We can't do this without you - every little bit helps!
⭐ Sign the petition!
- Meet one of our volunteers at the locations listed here:
bit.ly/sb1sign
⭐ Volunteer to become a petition signer!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
⭐ Share social media posts with the #stopsb1oh hashtag!
We can't do this without you - every little bit helps!
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today is National Library Workers Day, and i am asking you to support library workers by
-using your library (it matters!);
-defending library workers against the ongoing efforts to intimidate, silence, and criminalize them;
-advocating for better pay for them. 📚
-using your library (it matters!);
-defending library workers against the ongoing efforts to intimidate, silence, and criminalize them;
-advocating for better pay for them. 📚
April 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
today is National Library Workers Day, and i am asking you to support library workers by
-using your library (it matters!);
-defending library workers against the ongoing efforts to intimidate, silence, and criminalize them;
-advocating for better pay for them. 📚
-using your library (it matters!);
-defending library workers against the ongoing efforts to intimidate, silence, and criminalize them;
-advocating for better pay for them. 📚
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The library is the only place that Americans experience the fullness of what it means to remove goods from the market. It pings our consciousness. Hey we could love differently!
Internet friends, I understand if you are green with envy at me for attending this great talk last night!
"Who's afraid of libraries?" was the rhetorical opener and I loved the point (among many) that libraries are where things are free. "a CVS looks really weird after you've been to the library."
"Who's afraid of libraries?" was the rhetorical opener and I loved the point (among many) that libraries are where things are free. "a CVS looks really weird after you've been to the library."
A rainy Monday night. A rusty writer/speaker. A full house. An enthusiastic discussion.
I left with a bottle of brown.
Thank you, Durham Public Library, all the Tre-yonce fans, and #LibraryFest25.
“Who’s Afraid of the Library?”
I left with a bottle of brown.
Thank you, Durham Public Library, all the Tre-yonce fans, and #LibraryFest25.
“Who’s Afraid of the Library?”
April 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The library is the only place that Americans experience the fullness of what it means to remove goods from the market. It pings our consciousness. Hey we could love differently!
Happening now OH/Cincinnati: chpl.org/blogs/post/d...
Tell the Ohio House Now: Don’t Cut My Library!
Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library stands to lose $14.5 million of our state funding and we need your help. Use the links below…
chpl.org
April 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Happening now OH/Cincinnati: chpl.org/blogs/post/d...
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Congress has the power to restore funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Join me in calling your reps!
MORE: Libraries in several states have received letters which claim to cancel federal IMLS grants.
Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
April 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Congress has the power to restore funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Join me in calling your reps!
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When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.
April 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.
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Let me never become so jaded as to think acts of resistance are pointless.
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Let me never become so jaded as to think acts of resistance are pointless.