October 12, 2011

Library Workers Occupy Wall Street

This photo is from the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York on October 5.
For other news affecting our counterparts in libraries south of the border, read on:

Check out the Radical Reference blog. Read The People's Library project as part of the Occupy Wall Street initiative.

Read a Library Journal article on Gov. Jerry Brown's bill to limit Library Systems and Services (LSSI)'s ability to privitize public libraries. LSSI's CEO is quoted as being quite "disappointed" with this legislation.  Unlike our Canadian counterparts, the ALA (American Library Association) has been active fighting to preserve public libraries and public library services.  Read about it here.

Introducing......Our New Union Logo!

Many thanks to Local 4948 member, Alex Berry, for designing our first Toronto Public Library Workers' Union Local 4948 logo.