Hey all! Please take a look:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/01/books/state-of-libraries-librarians.html
To get access, you can go through the SJSU library: https://library.sjsu.edu/nyt-online
NYT Article: Librarians on Libraries
Written by Michael Stephens
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- Liam Larkin
- Timothy Burton Goodwillie
- Sophie Brubaker
- Rahab Lawshea
- Caitlin Vaille
Sparkle Heart
- Liam Larkin
- Timothy Burton Goodwillie
- Sophie Brubaker
- Rahab Lawshea
- Caitlin Vaille
Sparkle Heart
- Liam Larkin
- Timothy Burton Goodwillie
- Sophie Brubaker
- Rahab Lawshea
- Caitlin Vaille
Sparkle Heart
- Liam Larkin
- Timothy Burton Goodwillie
- Sophie Brubaker
- Rahab Lawshea
- Caitlin Vaille
Sparkle Heart
- Liam Larkin
- Timothy Burton Goodwillie
- Sophie Brubaker
- Rahab Lawshea
- Caitlin Vaille
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@michael this is a great article. I hope everyone in class takes the opportunity to read it- and share it with co-workers, family, and friends. Just the introduction says so much:
“These librarians want you to know that they don’t sit around reading all day. They want you to know about book bans and budget cuts, but also about career counseling and crafting groups and pop-up medical clinics.
They want you to worry, the way they worry, about artificial intelligence, looming legislation and harassment of their staff. But most of all, they want you to know what the library really is: a safe place for people to gather around books, ideas and one another.”
@collectingtjp I so love that last sentence. It is everything this class is about!
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@innerchildlibrarian Yes!
This was such an impactful article to read.
Also, I was not aware that I had access to NYT through SJSU, so that was a nice surprise!