Reading Workplace Dynamics

Foreword; John M. Budd

Introduction - The Symbiosis of Public Librarianship: Praxis and Ethos for a Post-Pandemic Identity; Vanessa Irvin and Bharat Mehra

Section 1. Dynamics: Theoretical Lenses

Chapter 1. Public Libraries in Brazil: Conceptual Review in the Post-Pandemic Era; Daniele Achilles, Renata Oliveira, Deise Sabbag, and Nanci Oddone

Chapter 2. "Reading" the Room in the COVID-19 Era as Womanist Canonical Praxis: Black Motherhood and Public Librarianship; Shalonda Capers

Chapter 3. Voices in the (Information) Wilderness: Black Feminism(s) and Informational Practices; LaVerne Gray, Joseph Winberry, and Yiran Duan

Chapter 4. "When They Go Low": Preparing Information Professionals for Threats of Violence in Library Workplaces; Beth Patin

Section 2. Practices: Operationalizing Protocols and Policies

Chapter 5. Commitment to Justice, Empathy, and Community During COVID-19: Results from a Three-Phase Study of Public Libraries; Denice Adkins, Jenny Bossaller, Ericka Butler, Wilson Castano, Hyerim, Cho, and Joe Kohlburn

Chapter 6. Equipping Librarians for Programming During and Post-Pandemic: A Turning Point for the Free Library of Philadelphia; Veronica Britto and Valerie Taylor-Samuels

Chapter 7. Exploring the Information Experiences of Immigrants Toward Public Libraries in New York City; Jean Rene

Chapter 8. Blount County Public Library's Response to COVID-19: A Library Director's Pandemic Story; Kaurri C. Williams-Cockfield

Section 3. Connections: Inside/Outside Library Partnerships

Chapter 9. Partnerships and the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Threat to Opportunity; Noah Lenstra, Nicole Peritore, and Christine D'arpa

Chapter 10. Queer Reads And Resistance In Turbulent Times; Rae-Anne Montague

Chapter 11. Weaving Resilience: The Pandemic's Tapestry of Librarianship in New Mexico; Eli Guinnee and Kathleen Pickering

Epilogue - Chasing the Long Tail of COVID: Envisioning a Renewed Ethos for Public Librarianship; Claudia Martinez