Radical Reference

Answers for those who question authority. ℹ️

Tweets by Jenna F., if you want someone to blame. (cut & paste link, don't click)

[Radical Reference @RadReference]

...Their mission is to provide “research support, education, and access to information to activist communities, progressive organizations, and independent journalists.”"

not linking to the losers dragging us sorry not sorry

[Radical Reference @RadReference]

ngl we're extremely proud to be associated with @edrabinski even if we get dragged for it, but anodyne? Really?

"While Radical Reference’s website is as anodyne as you might suspect, it’s one of those low-lying (but effective) lefty groups...

[Radical Reference @RadReference]

In many ways Radical Reference got its start at the @Allied_Media Conference organized by @JenAngel and her then-partner Jason Kucsma. We wouldn’t have had independent journalism on our radar if not for the folks at the AMC in 2004.

[Radical Reference @RadReference]

Recommended--not just for librarians, but all leftists!

[Radical Reference @RadReference]

PSA GenX librarians who dress like 50-year-old anarchists are adorable

[LIS Grievances @lis_grievances]

Millennial librarians who dress like 5 year old children thinking it’s “cute”. It is not cute. Stop.

[Mina Rees Library | CUNY Graduate Center @cunyGClibrary]

We're hiring! Adjunct Reference & Digital Outreach Librarian. MLIS required. Inquire within for details - https://t.co/n1fbDidS0B

[Radical Reference @RadReference]

🌈😢 Rest in Pride

[Library Futures @library_futures]

So don't just read about the ebook conundrum and shake your head. Look for the solutions. 5/7
https://t.co/NcGPW8JjnX

[Radical Reference @RadReference]

Note to selves: next time ask for a buncha money

[UCLA Ed & IS @uclaseis]

@MellonFdn Grants $1.25 Million to Create the Radical Librarianship Institute and Community Press at UCLA | @robdmontoya will serve as PI to establish and implement inclusive and socially-just librarian training and an accompanying community press.

More: https://t.co/HG1kK5f3rj

[Nicole Dvorak @TheNicoleDvorak]

HALF of the BaltCo Public Library's 500+ employees are PART-TIME. The most paid leave they get is from the STATE (sick & safe leave). Without it, 250+ employees would have only 4-8 hours of paid leave a YEAR. Started your job between Jan-June? 4 hrs. B/w July & Dec? 8 hrs.

[Melissa Morrone @InfAgit]

Remembering the time I went to a "labor happy hour" in my neighb and everyone was in labor studies, and I introduced myself as a public librarian and one academic said, "And what's your connection to the labor movement?" and I said, "I'm a worker" and we shared an awkward moment.

[Radical Reference @RadReference]

Elaine Harger Honored with Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality https://t.co/cgbkTlktI9 Well-deserved! #CritLib

[polterzeitgeist @poultryofperil]

Libraries have been in these positions for a long time. This isn’t a one-off. Whenever city/state governments can’t or won’t take care of the stuff they’re supposed to, libraries get called on to fill in the gaps (sometimes without even being informed before the general public).