you remember the library? we reached settlement. press conference today: Wednesday, April 10, at 11 AM, 260 Madison Avenue, 22nd floor NYC details: http://peopleslibrary.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/media-round-up-ows-v-bloomberg-settlement/
Subway-wise, the MTA’s officially announced a name change for our beloved hub. It will always be Atlantic-Pacific to me. Poetry-wise, some of my poems were in the April edition of the Brooklyn Rail. Library-wise, we filed a lawsuit against Bloomberg, Ray Kelly, the NYPD, the Dept of Sanitation, and the Read more…
Occupiers, 99%-ers, Fellow Insurgents– The rumors are true. Deep in the bowels of Brooklyn the plans were hatched, the forces gathered, the dream made real. The Illuminator has been given form and will ride out on its maiden voyage this Saturday night, March 3rd, as part of Low Lives: Occupy! Read more…
I’ll be presenting in the ALA Masters Series at the Midwinter Conference in Dallas this weekend with fellow Occupy Librarians Mandy Henk, Zachary Loeb, Jaime Taylor and Danny Norton. We’re very excited to be able to connect with so many librarians about our shared passions. If you’re in the area, Read more…
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness! (Keats) Autumn. I spent time yesterday at the Department of Sanitation digging through the rubble of what was left from Liberty Park. It was the second day I’ve spent doing it. The NYPD officers there know me by now and we’re friendly enough to Read more…
Originally, I just swiped your tag @marykvalle and @JeffSharlet– Bloomberg Bibliocide– but only because it’s so lovely. Thank you for it. Bibliocide. But it could be meaning the degradation of the book’s narrative when re-cast as a film. It could also sound like we’re calling for his death by books. Read more…
I can’t sleep at night. I keep getting asked what I’m doing at Wall Street. I’ll tell you why I’m at Wall Street as succinctly as possible. My reasons change, but at 4:37 this morning, here’s why (Betsy’s personal top 10 + 1) because decent childcare costs more than Read more…
the library now has a blog! If you can’t make it down to Liberty Plaza in person, you can stop by virtually: http://peopleslibrary.wordpress.com/
Come on down to Liberty Plaza, we’ve got a library! As (one of) the self-appointed librarian(s), I’m putting together a selected bibliography of what we’re reading during the revolution. Donations welcome–books, games, work in languages other than English. Join us.