Publications

The Information & Knowledge Landscapes of Mutual Aid: How Librarians Can Use PAR to Support Social Movements in Community Development

Book Chapter | Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development | Edward Elgar | April 2022

Edited by Randy Stoecker and Adrienne Falcón.
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Libraries, Power, & Justice: Towards a Sociohistorically Informed Intellectual Freedom

Journal Article | Progressive Librarian | Issue 47 | Winter 2019 - 2020

Winner of the Progressive Librarians Guild’s 2018 Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize.
Presented at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference.
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Presentations & Interviews

Community Engagement in Academic Libraries

Conference Presentation | Massachusetts Library Association Conference | Framingham, MA | May 6-7, 2024

With Emily Andrews, Community Engagement Librarian, Olin College of Engineering (Needham, MA).
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Cartography, Power & Resistance

Guest Lecture | Pratt Institute School of Information | New York, NY | November 2022, March 2023, & November 2023

For James Adams’ course, INFO 658: Information Visualization.

Libraries & Community Development

Guest Lecture | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI | April 2022

For Randy Stoecker’s course, Community and Environmental Sociology 617: Community Development.

Libraries Can’t Afford to Welcome Hate

Magazine Article | Socialist Worker | July 2018

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The Informatics of Mutual Aid: Historical & International Perspectives

Presentation | Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) Virtual Seminar Series | October 2020

With Randy Stoecker, Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology, University of Wisconsin - Madison (Madison, WI).

The Myth of Library Neutrality

Radio Interview | Off the Shelf | KBOO | Portland, OR | Fall 2018