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librarypunk is a leftist library worker podcast.

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Friday May 03, 2024

129 - Tumblr, Vtubers, and Ana Valens

Friday May 03, 2024

We’re talking with Ana Valens! Internet culture, learning about yourself, and vtubing.

https://twitter.com/acvalens

Readings

Tumblr Porn by Ana Valens (Remember the Internet, Vol. 1): https://instarbooks.itch.io/tumblr-porn-by-ana-valens-remember-the-internet-vol-1

Trans Women and Smut: The 4 Worst Tropes From Porn Artists | [Sex Ed Video Essay]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jf_aLAuCtE

Why Don't Games Journalists Cover Adult Games? It's Complicated. And Getting Worse.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m8C_gkvXGA

Public sex is at the center of a queer culture war: https://cashmeremag.com/public-sex-lgbtq-845525/

Pixiv's NSFW Ban In The US & UK, Explained — And Why DLSite Still Doesn't Have MasterCard & Visa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMdpWC-ReIA

Media mentioned

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-kill-the-couple-in-your-head

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/trans-bodies-trans-selves-9780199325351

https://opendistro.net/

Monday Apr 22, 2024

128 - Invest in Open Infrastructure

Monday Apr 22, 2024

In an ep to coincide with the release of Infra Finder, we’re joined by Chrys and Lauren from Invest in Open Infrastructure to talk about the release, open source challenges, IT supply chains, and more!

https://investinopen.org/

https://infrafinder.investinopen.org

https://investinopen.org/blog/blog-introducing-infra-finder/

Reasonable Costs projects: https://investinopen.org/blog/the-cost-and-price-of-public-access-to-research-data/

http://investinopen.org/blog/infra-finder-your-hub-for-finding-infrastructure-services-enabling-open-research-and-scholarship

Media mentioned

UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science: https://www.unesco.org/en/open-science/about?hub=686

Nelson Memo: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/08-2022-OSTP-Public-access-Memo.pdf

Holden Memo: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/ostp_public_access_memo_2013.pdf

Gates Foundation Open Access Policy: https://openaccess.gatesfoundation.org/

https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/ending-profiteering-from-publicly-funded-research/

https://www.heliosopen.org/

https://openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/

https://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/scholarly-publishing/uc-open-access-policies-background/presidential/

Friday Apr 19, 2024

127 - Book Bans at FVRL and Gary Wilson

Friday Apr 19, 2024

We’re talking with Quill and RiotDad about the community side of the response to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library and local school board issues surrounding transmisia, book bans in school and public libraries, and how to push back. Salary petition, board email/phone, and template email are in the notes.

Email trustees@fvrl.org (Template email below)

Trustees phone contact: 360-906-5011

Attend meetings through FVRL website fvrl.org/board/trustees

Sign petition for FVRL staff salaries: https://www.change.org/p/it-s-time-fvrlibraries-pay-your-staff-a-living-wage?original_footer_petition_id=34850778&algorithm=promoted&grid_position=5&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uABhQQQIAAAAAZbwMe%2FqWz6hhNDJhOWQwNw%3D%3D

Readings

https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/dec/06/opposition-to-drag-queen-story-hours-roils-fvrlibraries/

FVRL Board Meeting 2/20/2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_r6NqOlEi0

FVRL employees testimony

https://keepthelibrarysafeforchildren.com/author/keepthelibrary/

Librarian Calls Police On Mom (Olga Hodges) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqqg-TBqPw0

2023 voters pamphlet (page 50)

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG

Email template for FVRL Board of Trustees

Dear Board of Trustees,

I am writing to express my ongoing support for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library (FVRL) and its commitment to inclusivity for queer and trans community members. Members of the community have inspired me by attending Board meetings to counter misinformation regarding the Drag Queen Story Hour and other LGBTQ+ materials. I applaud their dedication and now wish to add my voice in their support.

Also, during a recent meeting, dedicated FVRL employees and WPEA union members shared their struggles with low wages and an unsustainable workload due to high staff turnover. Starting salaries at minimum wage and capped wages force many to live in poverty. Employees are burdened with performing duties outside their job descriptions simply to keep branches functioning.

I stand with these employees and the WPEA. I urge the Board to take immediate action to:

Address the wage disparity by offering fair compensation commensurate with the cost of living.
Invest in staff retention by providing competitive wages and benefits.
Maintain the dedicated workforce required to keep libraries as vital community hubs.

Furthermore, I encourage the Board to:

Uphold the freedom of information by ensuring diverse materials representing all communities are readily available.
Counter misinformation by providing accurate resources about LGBTQ+ topics and inclusivity efforts.
Prioritize both the well-being of its staff and the needs of all members of the community.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

[Your Name/Group Name]

Monday Apr 15, 2024

126 - Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

Monday Apr 15, 2024

Movie night. We’re learning about the cutting edge of postmodernist impact from the Internet in 2016.

Media mentioned

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5275828/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo_and_Behold,_Reveries_of_the_Connected_World

https://walkerart.org/magazine/minnesota-declaration-truth-documentary-cinema-1999/

https://walkerart.org/magazine/werner-herzog-minnesota-declaration-2017-addendum

https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-hackers-web-killing-monster/

https://qz.com/778747/an-early-internet-pioneer-says-the-construction-of-the-web-is-crippling-our-thinking

https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectroBOOM/comments/1772skr/server_room_goals/

https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/04/24/the-ecstatic-truth

Sunday Apr 07, 2024

125 - FVRL and WPEA Union

Sunday Apr 07, 2024

This week we’re joined by Derya of the WPEA to talk about the Fort Vancouver Regional Library and the library staff represented by the union fighting for a living wage. Check the notes to see how you can help support them!

https://nwlaborpress.org/2024/03/low-paid-librarians-fed-up-in-vancouver/

https://www.thestand.org/2024/02/take-action-raises-for-sw-washington-librarians-overdue/ (article #1)

FVRL Board: Pay your library workers livable wages! (thestand.org) (article #2-following the action)

Media mentioned

Joe Clement did this piece on the Old Mole Radio Variety Hour, and it contains research resources as well as public testimony audio captured from Nerissa, Carmen, Abbie, and Derya from the latest Board meeting on March 18.

https://truthout.org/articles/public-private-partnerships-are-quietly-hollowing-out-our-public-libraries/

https://www.lsslibraries.com/

https://twitter.com/wylie_alan

FVRL Board Meeting 2/20/2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_r6NqOlEi0

Old Mole Variety Hour on libraries upcoming April 8 https://kboo.fm/media/120834-old-mole-variety-hour-april-8-2024

Contact the FVRL Board

The problem and the solution are simple: Fort Vancouver Regional Library workers are grossly underpaid, and they must be paid a living wage.

We are asking the community at large to speak up for libraries by telling the FVRL Board to approve the allocation of funds to ensure the dignity of a living wage for all FVRL workers.

Sign petition https://www.change.org/p/it-s-time-fvrlibraries-pay-your-staff-a-living-wage?original_footer_petition_id=34850778&algorithm=promoted&grid_position=5&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uABhQQQIAAAAAZbwMe%2FqWz6hhNDJhOWQwNw%3D%3D
Email board of trustees of FVRL trustees@fvrl.org
Attend meetings through FVRL website fvrl.org/board/trustees
Trustees phone contact: 360-906-5011

More information

Flyer https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GQRWWVlrgZURJXOtSagHEcVoE0H-5j6f/view?usp=sharing

Infographic https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MO9qZroV4NVwWnz7MTQfY4ElBg5nnzX-/view?usp=sharing

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG

Sunday Mar 24, 2024

124 - Bloch and Utopia feat. Jon

Sunday Mar 24, 2024

We’re talking about Jon’s upcoming book on Bloch and how libraries are or are not models of utopia.

Pre-order Jon's book: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/primer-utopian-philosophy-ernst-bloch

Horror Vanguard: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500

Media mentioned

https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/

https://www.akpress.org/resist-everything-except-temptation.html

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/wilde-oscar/soul-man/index.htm

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Thursday Feb 29, 2024

123 - David Demchuk

Thursday Feb 29, 2024

We’re talking about how the book sausage gets made! Publishing, publishers, libraries, horror, queerness, and maybe even some literal human sausage making.

https://twitter.com/david_demchuk

https://bsky.app/profile/daviddemchuk.com

https://hazlitt.net/feature/where-monsters-are-made

Media mentioned

Cruising (1980) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080569/

Eric LaRocca, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke https://ericlarocca.com/about

Gretchen Felker-Martin, Manhunt, Cuckoo. https://twitter.com/scumbelievable

Hailey Piper, https://www.haileypiper.com/

Joe Koch, https://horrorsong.blog/

Suzan Palumbo, https://suzanpalumbo.wordpress.com/

Feeding Hannibal: A Connoisseur's Cookbook https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/feeding-hannibal-janice-poon/1123457647

Tender Is the Flesh https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tender-Is-the-Flesh/Agustina-Bazterrica/9781982150921