REGISTER HERE. Monday, March 9, 7:00-8:30 pm ET, Online, Free & Open to the Public

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join us! The Prison Library Support Network, in collaboration with METRO, hosts PLSN Presents: Abolitionist…[Read more]

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From: Heider, Cynthia <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Subject: [DHSI] Hiring: Penn Libraries AI & Machine Learning Developer
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>

Dear all,

We have an opening for AI & Machine Learning Developer on the Penn
Libraries’ Research Dat…[Read more]

Hi All,

With apologies for the late notice, please join us if you can for an
in-person event tomorrow at the CUNY Graduate Center:

Masahiro Shimoda & Kiyonori Nagasaki
on the Reiwa Buddhist Canon project

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – 12:30-2pm
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, Suite…[Read more]

Please join us for our first Books4Rikers fundraiser! Our goal is to raise money for reading materials for the 7,500 people incarcerated on Rikers Island. We will be crafting, drinking, and hanging out from 6-10 pm 🙂

When: Jan 15 from 6pm to 10pm EST

Where: BOYFRIEND co-op café + bar, 1157 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Books for Rikers…[Read more]

At our recent Books4Rikers presentation, a question came up about where to donate books in NYC for prison libraries. The best known group is Books Beyond Bars. Guidelines for donations are here: https://booksthroughbarsnyc.org/donate-books/

Another group is Saxapahaw Prison Books. Information about their prison book program is here:…[Read more]

Abolitionist Futures | Monday, December 8, 2025, 7-8:30 pm ET

Featured topic: Challenges to Our Movements: Self-Accountability as Building Blocks for Change

Featured speaker: Shannon Perez-Darby, founding member of the Accountable Communities Consortium

Accountability is a human skill, not something that happens to bad people. How many times…[Read more]

Please join the Services for Incarcerated People Roundtable for an informative session about the grassroots group Books4Rikers.

Library workers with Books4Rikers will give a presentation about their project on December 5, 1:00-2:30pm, with time for Q/A.

Topic: Books4Rikers presentation
Time: Dec 5, 2025 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join…[Read more]

Join the Prison Library Support Network (PLSN) and METRO for a conversation with Alison Clemens and Jessica Farrell on their recent publication Archivist Actions, Abolitionist Futures: Reimagining Archival Practice Against Incarceration.

Register here: Eventbrite – Archivist Actions, Abolitionist Futures
This event will take place from 6:30pm-8:00…[Read more]

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From: Mapes, Kristen <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Subject: [globaloutlookDH-l] CFP Reminder: Global Digital Humanities
Symposium (13-17 April 2026) (Apply by 15 October) | Convocatoria
notificación: Simposio Global de Humanidades Digitales (13-17 de abril de
2026) (Inscríbase antes del…[Read more]

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Showcase Your Public Interest Tech (PIT) Project at the NYC PIT Pop-Up

*October 27 – November 6, 2025** · The Oculus, Downtown Manhattan*

The CUNY Public Interest Technology Lab, in partnership with BetaNYC,
invites artists, community and civic partners, entrepreneurs, activists,
data scientists, and tinkerers to demo their Public In…[Read more]

Virtual Meeting of Librarians and Information Workers for Incarcerated People and People in the Process of Reentry
Friday, October 10, 2025

1 PM Eastern / 12 PM Central / 11 AM Mountain / 10 AM Pacific

Join librarians and information workers as we discuss our work with incarcerated people and people in the process of reentry. This meeting takes…[Read more]

ALA has released two virtual trainings related to the Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated or Detained.

The training at this link features Eldon Ray James, a retired librarian and researcher, ALA member, and formerly incarcerated person. This training introduces the Standards and describes their content.

The training at this link…[Read more]

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From: Chris Jimenez <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Subject: [DHSI] CFP: Alphabets and AI (ACLA 2026 Seminar)
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Cc: Alwin Franke <[email protected]>

Dear DHSI Community,
My colleague Alwin Franke and I are co-organizing a s…[Read more]