The editors behind the Librarian with Spines series have released
the third volume in this popular series. Volume III of LWS is another
anthology-this time, 5 essays on radical librarianship and a
Spanglish interview with Oregon Library Superstar Star Khan-that
engages with critical topics and themes that explore what it means
to "librarian" on behalf of marginalized and under-represented
communities. From Andrew Barber and Michelle Gohr's indictment
of the Neoliberal Academic Library to Oleg Kagan's championing
of the library as a space for immigrant empowerment to Yesenia
Villar's courageous essay confronting racism and oppression in public
librarianship to Jason Alston's decimation of armchair advocacy
vis-a-vis delusions of grandeur common in librarianship to Roland
Barksdale-Hall's refl ections on creating empowerment curriculum
for residents in public housing. The five chapters and interview are
not only singular and innovative, but they exert ideas in librarianship
that are generative, dynamic, far-reaching, community-centered,
and resonate with BIPOC Librarians and allies alike. Edited by Max
Macias, Yago Cura and co-edited by Westley Reason, volume 3 seeks
to resuscitate the radical breath and inspiration that was put out into
the world with Librarians with Spines, volumes 1 and 2.
