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The Future of Libraries: Humanity, Technology, and the Stories We Preserve — A Panel Discussion

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The 3rd printing of The House Archives Built & Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities is sold out. Sign up for the We Here Press newsletter to learn when the 4th printing will be available.

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Community Study’s river // sea

Community Study returns with an invitation and call for for We Here members to deeply engage with Palestinian life and liberation.

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We Reads: The Podcast Season One

The We Reads podcast is a place for us to talk about books, the authors we love, and how our identities show up while we're reading.

Season One is now available!

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Introducing We Lead

This is not your typical leadership program. We recognize leadership and management are two different things with their own bodies of knowledge, so with that in mind, we will not be teaching you how to become better managers.

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Help keep this work sustainable; contribute to our Patreon or homegrown Seed Circle to keep us going. Both start at a monthly cost of a really good cup of coffee and offer exclusive benefits.

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Our shops are where you can get We Here merch, register for Community School events, and submit a job to our member only job board.

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The gallery is now open

Justin Timothy Temple beautifully documented Dorothy Berry and Savannah Wood in conversation about Dorothy’s book, The House Archives Built & Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities, this past April.

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Recording Now Available: The Future of Libraries
Recording Now Available: The Future of Libraries

Watch the recording to learn about the vast responsibilities of the panelists, how to take advantage of their local institutions, and what to keep in mind if you choose to use generative AI.

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The Future of Libraries — A Panel Discussion
The Future of Libraries — A Panel Discussion

Join us for this panel (open to the public) at which BIPOC information professionals will discuss libraries and archives roles as cultural anchors and tools of liberation as well as their thoughts on how artificial intelligence products are impacting their work.

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How the Community Feels

 

“We Here is the reason why I’m still here and feel that I belong in this profession.”

— Treshani Perera, Academic Librarian, We Here member.

“I can’t think of no other equivalent in the professional world.”

— Alex Gil, We Here member.

“We Here keeps me in librarianship; it is the community that benefits me most in my professional development.”

— First-gen Asian American academic librarian, We Here member.