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RE: IFRT Reads: Project 2025 Follow-up

Posted By Martin Garnar Feb 03, 2025 02:26 PM
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It's not too late to register for tomorrow's IFRT Reads follow-up on Project 2025, which will start at 1 p.m. Eastern / Noon Central / 11 a.m. Mountain / 10 a.m. Pacific. You'll be given the option to join one of four breakout sessions to discuss one of these questions: Project 2025 takes funds away ...

IFRT Reads: The Anatomy of Fascism

Posted By Martin Garnar Feb 03, 2025 08:00 AM
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Join us on Monday, March 3rd at noon Eastern / 11 a.m. Central / 10 a.m. Mountain / 9 a.m. Pacifc for a discussion on The Anatomy of Fascism (2004) by Robert Paxton, an American political scientist and leading historian of fascism. This book is also available in audio format. For a brief summary of the ...

IFRT Reads: Reader Come Home follow-up

Posted By Martin Garnar Jan 27, 2025 03:27 PM
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We have really appreciated the sustained exchange of ideas and questions set off by the IFRT Reads discussion on Maryanne Wolf's Reader Come Home, and her concept of "deep reading." Wolf believes that librarians and educators can play a critical role at the current "hinge moment" in history, and help ...

IFRT Reads: Project 2025 Follow-up

Posted By Martin Garnar Jan 23, 2025 03:58 PM
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Last December, we read several articles about the impact of Project 2025 on libraries, and began discussing ways in which librarians can respond. We invite you to a follow up discussion on Tuesday, February 4th at 1 p.m. Eastern / Noon Central / 11 a.m. Mountain / 10 a.m. Pacific to address these questions: ...

IFRT Reads: Project 2025 -- there's still time to sign up!

Posted By Martin Garnar Dec 09, 2024 12:40 PM
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With a new administration starting in Washington next year, there has been a lot of discussion of Project 2025, a blueprint from the conservative-leaning Heritage Foundation that would reshape the executive branch to achieve policy goals. As libraries are mentioned a few times in the document, it is ...

RE: How Can Librarians Promote Deep Reading?

Posted By Martin Garnar Nov 22, 2024 09:08 AM
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Apologies - it's at 4 pm Eastern (sorry for the time zone translation error). ------------------------------ Martin Garnar (he/him/his) Director, Amherst College Library ------------------------------

How Can Librarians Promote Deep Reading?

Posted By Martin Garnar Nov 21, 2024 01:03 PM
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How Can Librarians Promote Deep Reading?

Posted By Martin Garnar Nov 21, 2024 01:03 PM
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Dear Colleagues: Last month, IFRT Reads hosted a discussion on Maryanne Wolf's Reader Come Home, which led to an inspiring conversation as well as practical ideas on what librarians can do to promote "deep reading" among the general public and all age groups. Although we are living in ominous times, ...

IFRT Reads: Project 2025

Posted By Martin Garnar Nov 19, 2024 03:44 PM
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With a new administration starting in Washington next year, there has been a lot of discussion of Project 2025, a blueprint from the conservative-leaning Heritage Foundation that would reshape the executive branch to achieve policy goals. As libraries are mentioned a few times in the document, it is ...

Still time to register for IFRT Reads: Reader Come Home

Posted By Martin Garnar Oct 21, 2024 07:44 AM
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What does it mean for an author to have free expression if no one is really reading their words? How can libraries support a democratic society through access to information if our users are just skimming all the sources? For the next IFRT Reads selection, we will be reading Maryanne Wolf's Reader Come ...

IFRT Reads for October 2024: Reader Come Home

Posted By Martin Garnar Oct 07, 2024 02:08 PM
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What does it mean for an author to have free expression if no one is really reading their words? How can libraries support a democratic society through access to information if our users are just skimming all the sources? For the next IFRT Reads selection, we will be reading Maryanne Wolf's Reader Come ...

RE: Next IFRT Reads on April 15th: Library Neutrality

Posted By Martin Garnar Apr 09, 2024 09:21 AM
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Hi all, It's less than one week until the next installment of IFRT Reads, which will be focused on the topic of library neutrality. We'll be reading four short (and freely available) pieces: Library Neutrality and Pluralism: A Manifesto ("Why library neutrality isn't an abstract principle, but ...

Next IFRT Reads on April 15th: Library Neutrality

Posted By Martin Garnar Mar 19, 2024 03:24 PM
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Hi all, The next installment of IFRT Reads will be focused on the topic of library neutrality. We'll be reading four short (and freely available) pieces: Library Neutrality and Pluralism: A Manifesto ("Why library neutrality isn't an abstract principle, but vital to serving the interests of pluralistic ...

RE: register for the next installment of IFRT Reads with Dr. Andrea Jamison!

Posted By Martin Garnar Feb 19, 2024 02:08 PM
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Hi all, Here's a friendly reminder about next week's IFRT Reads event. The second installment of the 2024 IFRT Reads series is scheduled for Tuesday, February 27, 2024 and is being co-sponsored by Core's Continuing Education Committee. This meeting will be a one-hour webinar format starting at 1 pm ...

RE: register for the next installment of IFRT Reads with Dr. Andrea Jamison!

Posted By Martin Garnar Feb 08, 2024 04:04 PM
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apologies -- I had the wrong information in the original post and have since corrected it. The time is 1 pm Pacific, 2 pm Mountain, 3 pm Central, and 4 pm Eastern. Hope to see you there! ------------------------------ Martin Garnar (he/him/his) Director, Amherst College Library ------------------- ...

register for the next installment of IFRT Reads with Dr. Andrea Jamison!

Posted By Martin Garnar Feb 08, 2024 04:00 PM
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Hi all, The second installment of the 2024 IFRT Reads series is scheduled for Tuesday, February 27, 2024 and is being co-sponsored by Core's Continuing Education Committee. This meeting will be a one-hour webinar format starting at 1 pm Pacific, 2 pm Mountain, 3 pm Central, and 4 pm Eastern time. We ...

RE: Announcing the return of IFRT Reads!

Posted By Martin Garnar Jan 18, 2024 11:17 AM
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Hi all, We're less than a week away from our first discussion of this chapter. The author has provided a discount code for 30% (RLFANDF30) if you're still thinking about getting a copy for your library or personal use. Looking forward to next week's conversation! It's not too late to register and ...

reminder: IFRT Reads sessions in January and February

Posted By Martin Garnar Jan 08, 2024 03:07 PM
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Hi all, This is a friendly reminder that IFRT Reads, our virtual book club focused on topics related to intellectual freedom, is back in action.. For our first event, we will focus on a chapter from Andrea Jamison's book Decentering Whiteness in Libraries: A Framework for Inclusive Collection Management ...

RE: Announcing the return of IFRT Reads!

Posted By Martin Garnar Dec 21, 2023 12:50 PM
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Hi Elizabeth, I consulted with my head of access services (our local copyright expert) and she believes that it would go beyond fair use to provide a digital copy of the chapter for everyone participating in the event. As we are using a single chapter from the book, requesting a copy of that chapter ...

Announcing the return of IFRT Reads!

Posted By Martin Garnar Dec 19, 2023 03:17 PM
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Hi all, On behalf of the IFRT Programming and Events Committee, I'm pleased to announce the return of IFRT Reads, our virtual book club focused on topics related to intellectual freedom. For our first event, we will focus on a chapter from Andrea Jamison's book Decentering Whiteness in Libraries: ...