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Important Items

The Trump Classified Documents Indictment, Annotated

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/09/us/trump-indictment-document-annotated.html

LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning

The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. and released a guidebook pointing to laws it deems discriminatory in each state, along with “know your rights” information and resources to help people relocate to states with stronger LGBTQ+ protections. Sounding the alarm about the current political climate, the nation’s largest organization devoted to the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans said travel advisories aren’t enough to help people already living in states where lawmakers have targeted LGBTQ+ people.

“We need champions right now,” HRC President Kelley Robinson said in an interview with The Associated Press.

https://apnews.com/article/lgbtq-emergency-human-rights-campaign-guidebook-5a1195f8a6759bdfd37cd7f5a6c5ee34

The Year in Hate & Extremism 2022

RT @DarrigoMelanie There are 1,225 hate groups in the U.S. Last year, they raised over $30M in donations. Many of these groups work to elect far-right Republicans who push bigoted laws that attack democracy and marginalized communities. Despite that, many of them remain tax exempt. Why?

https://www.splcenter.org/year-hate-extremism-2022

This Magazine Could Be Banned

HT @FriendsOfJodi MT @MsMagazine In our Summer issue, we look into the origins and consequences of a new Florida law that could decimate degree programs in women’s and gender studies, Africana, ethnic and queer studies, among others.

https://msmagazine.com/2023/06/09/ms-magazine-summer-2023-cover/

Long Covid Fatigue Can Be More Debilitating Than Cancer And Kidney Disease

RT @ZekeEmanuel People w/ #LongCovid can experience fatigue worse than the fatigue of some cancers & kidney disease. These debilitating symptoms mean millions will be out of workforce. Important wake up call that we cannot behave as if covid is behind us! @AnuradhaVaranas

https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuradhavaranasi/2023/06/08/long-covid-fatigue-can-be-more-debilitating-than-cancer-and-kidney-disease/?sh=6f604bf561a6

We are in denial about the huge consequences of long COVID on health

HT @MeetJess “Scientists have also noted that our immune system weakens after infection and even more so after reinfection, leading to other non-COVID causes of death such as bacterial or other viral infections”

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-we-are-in-denial-about-the-huge-consequences-of-long-covid-on/

Tell us: have you been diagnosed with long Covid?

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/09/tell-us-have-you-been-diagnosed-with-long-covid

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Computer Science has found that, between 2021 and 2022, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in children and young people in the United States. COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths among children and young people aged 0–19 years. Although COVID-19 amplifies the impacts of other diseases (such as pneumonia and influenza), this study focuses on deaths that were directly caused by COVID-19. Therefore, it is likely that these results understate the true burden of COVID-19 related deaths in this age-group.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-01-31-covid-19-leading-cause-death-children-and-young-people-us

New Alzheimer’s diagnoses more common among seniors who have had Covid-19, study finds

RT @MeetJess A recent study of more than 6 million people 65 and older found that seniors who had Covid-19 had a substantially higher risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease within a year.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/19/health/covid-alzheimers-diagnosis-wellness/index.html

Long-term gastrointestinal outcomes of COVID-19

In this work involving 11,652,484 people including 154,068 people with COVID-19, 5,638,795 contemporary controls, and 5,859,621 historical controls — which altogether correspond to 14,064,985 person years of follow up, we provide evidence that beyond the first 30 days of infection, people with COVID-19 exhibited increased risks and 1-year burdens of incident gastrointestinal disorders spanning several disease categories including motility disorders, acid related disorders (dyspepsia, GERD, PUD), functional intestinal disorders, acute pancreatitis, hepatic and biliary disease.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36223-7

SARS-CoV-2 reinfection: Adding insult to dysfunctional endothelium in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266708952300010X

Study finds 27% rate of long COVID in infected health workers

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-finds-27-rate-long-covid-infected-health-workers

Mysterious COVID strain found in central Ohio

RT @maolesen More evidence that some don’t clear the virus. “This indicates that someone has been carrying and shedding the COVID virus for more than two years.”

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/mysterious-covid-strain-found-in-central-ohio/

Long COVID Linked to Ongoing Brain Inflammation

HT @MeetJess

https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/news/long-covid-linked-to-ongoing-brain-inflammation-374417

Scientists in Miami connect rare infant brain damage to COVID-19

The babies had seizures, hypotonia, small head circumference, brain atrophy.

https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2023-04-07/scientists-miami-connect-rare-infant-brain-damage-covid-19

The coronavirus has made itself at home in animals. Why that ramps up the risk for people

MT @MeetJess At least 32 animal species in 39 countries have had confirmed coronavirus infections.

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2023-06-09/coronavirus-is-spreading-among-animals-that-ramps-up-risk-to-people

Covid-19: Metformin reduces the risk of developing long term symptoms by 40%, study finds

HT @MeetJess Metformin—a cheap, safe, and widely available diabetes drug—could reduce the incidence of long covid if given during the acute phase of covid-19. Per the SF Chronicle, “The phase 3 trial — considered the gold standard in research — revealed that metformin could reduce the risk of #LongCovid by up to 63% among participants who started treatment within four days of their initial COVID diagnosis.”

https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj.p1306

What You Need to Know About the New Tick-Borne Disease Emerging This Summer

RT @MeetJess Babesiosis, a new, potentially lethal disease, is being spread by ticks — and experts are warning that it can be easily mistaken for a simple summer cold ⚠️

https://people.com/babesiosis-new-tick-disease-lyme-disease-7505315

Report: Nearly 10,000 preschoolers with disabilities did not get services last year

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/education/2023/06/05/report–nearly-10-000-disable-students-did-not-get-services

Arctic Summer Could Be Practically Sea-Ice-Free by the 2030s

The first summer on record that melts practically all of the Arctic’s floating sea ice could occur as early as the 2030s, according to a new scientific study — about a decade sooner than researchers previously predicted.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/climate/arctic-sea-ice-melting.html

Wildfire Smoke Increases the Risk of Contracting Covid-19

HT @MeetJess A study identified a link between the 2020 wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington State and an increase of Covid cases and deaths. “Exposure to wildfire smoke across North America increases the risks of catching Covid-19 and worsens the impacts for people who already have or are particularly susceptible to the virus”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-08/wildfire-smoke-increases-the-risk-of-contracting-covid-19

Think NYC air quality is bad on the street? Try the subway station.

A spot-check in lower Manhattan found the air was even worse on Wednesday afternoon below ground than on the street.

https://gothamist.com/news/think-nyc-air-quality-is-bad-on-the-street-try-the-subway-station

Oklahoma Approves First Religious Charter School in the U.S.

The school will offer online, Roman Catholic instruction funded by taxpayers. Its approval is certain to tee off a legal battle over the separation of church and state. Within minutes of the vote, Americans United for Separation of Church and State announced that it was preparing legal action to fight the decision. “It’s hard to think of a clearer violation of the religious freedom of Oklahoma taxpayers and public-school families,” said Rachel Laser, the group’s president and chief executive. “This is a sea change for American democracy.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/us/oklahoma-first-religious-charter-school-in-the-us.html

Innovation

Apple Vision

The high expectations came from the fact that not only was this product being built by Apple, the undisputed best hardware maker in the world, but also because I am, unlike many, relatively optimistic about VR. What surprised me is that Apple exceeded my expectations on both counts: the hardware and experience were better than I thought possible, and the potential for Vision is larger than I anticipated. The societal impacts, though, are much more complicated.

https://stratechery.com/2023/apple-vision/

My First Immersion in Apple Vision Pro: Heavy, Man!

Via @Pogue This is one freaking mind-blowing piece of tech. I mean, when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007, you could feel the paradigm shifting in real time. This was like that, but better. This headset is 1.0. It’s intended to be catnip for superfans and a shot across the bow of competitors. It’s a safe bet that there will be a Vision Pro 2 in 2025, and a Vision Pro 3 in 2026. Each edition will be lighter and less expensive.

The entire front of the Vision Pro is a screen. It exists purely to show outsiders your face. So is this a video feed of your eyes, captured from inside the goggles? It is not. It is, if you can believe this, a three-dimensional live computer-generated hologram of the top half of your face.

The prep sequence asks you to take off the headset and gaze into its obsidian shiny glass. You turn your head slowly this way and that; make various facial expressions; and open and close your mouth. The cameras are scanning you, building what Apple calls your Persona — a three-dimensional visual avatar of your head. This is what other people see on the visor when they approach you: a deepfake of you. The Vision Pro displays this Persona avatar when you’re on a FaceTime video call with other people. Obviously, nobody wants to look at your face covered up with gear — so what they see instead on their Macs, iPhones, and iPads is your 3-D impersonation.

https://medium.com/@davidpogue/my-first-immersion-in-apple-vision-pro-heavy-man-d99f0a940c7c

How to Design for Spatial UI

Via @felixleezd Apple launched the groundbreaking Vision Pro and 3x Design Masterclass on designing for this new future frontier.

https://twitter.com/felixleezd/status/1667191247969329152

Isn’t That Spatial?

HT @jafurtado Per @profgalloway “I am troubled by the direction this and other tech platforms and products are taking us. Covid didn’t cause social distancing, the tech industry did. We are mammals, and mammals suffer when we are not in the physical presence of other mammals — whether you are an orca isolated in a tank, a dog left at home alone, or a consumer sequestered behind your latest expensive gadget. Real grief, rejection, joy, eroticism, victory, and love are experienced in the presence of others. Headsets render us nauseous, uncomfortable, and alone. Worse, they make us less human.”

https://www.profgalloway.com/isnt-that-spatial/

What’s after the Smartphone? 3 orbit theory could explain.

Via @tomfgoodwin

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/whats-after-smart-phone-perhaps-assumed-3-orbit-theory-tom-goodwin/

What publishers need to know about Apple’s Vision Pro

https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/welcome-to-the-era-of-spatial-computing-what-publishers-need-to-know-about-apples-vision-pro/

Apple Vision Pro Headset Supports Prescription Inserts for Glasses Wearers

Because of the way the headset fits against the face, it does not accommodate glasses, but Apple has a solution for those who need prescription lenses. Apple is partnering with Zeiss to offer Zeiss Optical Inserts that can be customized to each person’s vision prescription. The inserts will attach to the Vision Pro lenses magnetically, allowing for precise viewing and eye tracking. There is no word yet on what the Zeiss prescription inserts will cost, but Apple says that vision correction accessories will be sold separately.

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/05/vision-pro-prescription-insert-support/

Technology

Why AI Will Save The World

Interesting thoughts on #AI from Marc Andreessen.

https://pmarca.substack.com/p/why-ai-will-save-the-world

AI-Generated Attempt To Reveal ‘The Rest Of The Mona Lisa’ Goes Viral

#AI

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2023/05/31/tech-bros-are-trying-to-improve-the-mona-lisa-using-ai/?sh=7769b5f740f8

Adobe is so confident its Firefly generative AI won’t breach copyright that it’ll cover your legal bills

#AI

https://www.fastcompany.com/90906560/adobe-feels-so-confident-its-firefly-generative-ai-wont-breach-copyright-itll-cover-your-legal-bills

How AI is Changing the Book Publishing World

HT @publishingtrend Via @goodereader #AI

https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-publishing/ai-and-its-effect-on-the-book-publishing-industry

Welcome to the new surreal. How AI-generated video is changing film.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/01/1073858/surreal-ai-generative-video-changing-film/

Instagram may be getting its own AI chatbot soon. Here’s what we know

#AI

https://www.zdnet.com/article/instagram-may-be-getting-its-own-ai-chatbot-soon-heres-what-we-know/

How a Chatbot Went Rogue

Mental-health software used by a national nonprofit was built to deliver pre-written replies. Then it got generative AI. #AI

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-chatbot-went-rogue-431ff9f9

Can you trust ChatGPT’s package recommendations?

RT @llm_sec

* People ask LLMs to write code

* LLMs recommend imports that don’t actually exist

* Attackers work out what these imports’ names are, and create & upload them with malicious payloads

* People using LLM-written code then auto-add malware themselves

https://vulcan.io/blog/ai-hallucinations-package-risk

This is what Instagram’s upcoming Twitter competitor looks like

HT @briansolis Meta is talking to celebrities like Oprah and the Dalai Lama about being early users. ‘We’ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run,’ a top exec told employees.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/8/23754304/instagram-meta-twitter-competitor-threads-activitypub

Amazon in talks to offer low-cost or free mobile service to Prime customers

Amazon in talks (w/ Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Dish) to offer low-cost/free mobile service to Prime customers. #Amazon

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/02/amazon-offer-low-cost-free-mobile-service-prime-customers-report/

Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera

Amazon hit by $25M fine by FTC for violating child privacy w/ Alexa voice assistant #Amazon #privacy

https://apnews.com/article/amazon-alexa-ring-doorbell-privacy-violations-ftc-971419109d7af10203d7ccfd28fcd0ad

Retailers are gamifying shopping with virtual storefronts to boost engagement, loyalty

J. Crew, American Girl and Mattel are among the hundreds of retailers investing in 3D virtual storefronts. In addition to fitting thousands of shoppers, 3D stores are proving to be environments where people spend big. Obsess, which creates virtual storefronts that can be accessed via mobile or desktop, says its immersive 3D boutiques significantly outperform standard e-commerce sites, with one jewelry seller seeing order values that are 111% higher and another, American Girl, seeing user sessions that last 1,000% longer.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/09/j-crew-launches-virtual-beach-house-storefront-for-40th-anniversary.html

From “Heavy Purchasers” of Pregnancy Tests to the Depression-Prone: We Found 650,000 Ways Advertisers Label You

https://themarkup.org/privacy/2023/06/08/from-heavy-purchasers-of-pregnancy-tests-to-the-depression-prone-we-found-650000-ways-advertisers-label-you

Spotify’s podcast future isn’t very original

The company’s decision to ax a fraction of Gimlet and Parcast’s teams and unite them under one roof is part of a larger media shift away from original content. #Spotify

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/6/23751648/spotify-gimlet-merge-parcast-creators-strategy

Publishing & Media

Behind the Minimum Wages at Indie Bookstores

https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2023/06/behind-the-minimum-wages-at-indie-bookstores/

Barnes & Noble Flagship Store in NYC Unionizes

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/92496-barnes-noble-flagship-store-in-nyc-unionizes.html

How to Spot Indie Author Publishing Scams (Part 1)

MT @Draft2Digital Indie authors have plenty of options to turn to for support in their publishing journey, but not all resources are looking out for your best interest. This week, we go over Part 1 of How to Spot Indie Author Publishing Scams. #indiepublishing #selfpub

https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/how-to-spot-indie-author-publishing-scams-part-1/#sq_hehgdyvcoq

Accessibility in Books: Australia’s New Publishing Guide

HT @paulkbiba The Institute of Professional Editors in Australia has produced an end-to-end guide on accessible book publishing two years in the making.

https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/06/accessibility-in-books-australias-new-publishing-guide/

Let’s Talk About Fixed-Layout + Accessibility

RT @LauraB7 Some thoughts about making fixed-layout ebooks a little more accessible. #InclusivePublishing #accessibility #DigitalPublishing #eprdctn

https://laurabrady.ca/blog/lets-talk-about-fixed-layout-accessibility

Everything you need to know to write effective alt text

Microsoft has written a guide to adding alt-text to Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, etc.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/everything-you-need-to-know-to-write-effective-alt-text-df98f884-ca3d-456c-807b-1a1fa82f5dc2

Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization

RT @A11yAwareness Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal’s “Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization” hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.

https://medium.com/nightingale/writing-alt-text-for-data-visualization-2a218ef43f81

How country music legend Dolly Parton is helping millions of children across California

Every child under the age of five in California is now qualified to receive a free book in the mail every month, thanks to the state’s expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/06/entertainment/dolly-parton-book-program

The Highest-Rated Books From Local Authors Around The World, Mapped

https://digg.com/data-viz/link/every-country-s-highest-rated-book-by-a-local-author-gPuaKsOdAh

6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth

https://theconversation.com/6-books-that-explain-the-history-and-meaning-of-juneteenth-205266

Universal Says On-Demand Film Strategy Has Increased Audience

RT @michellemanafy Universal’s willingness to experiment seems to have paid off. Universal has generated more than $1 billion in premium V.O.D. revenue in less than three years, while showing little-to-no decrease in ticket sales

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/business/media/universal-premium-video-on-demand.html

The Binge Purge

RT @michellemanafy Oh man, this is so painfully familiar: “These companies took what was an extraordinarily successful economic model and they destroyed it in favor of a model that may or may not work — but almost certainly won’t work as well as the old model.” -> TV’s streaming model is broken. It’s also not going away. For Hollywood, figuring that out will be a horror show.

https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/streaming-industry-netflix-max-disney-hulu-apple-tv-prime-video-peacock-paramount.html

The Bible Officially Banned in Utah School District

MT @veronikellymars Davis School District in Utah has officially banned the Bible. The Book of Mormon is now being reviewed for potential removal, as well.

https://bookriot.com/davis-school-district-bans-bible/

Libraries Need to Prepare for Another Anti-LGBTQ “Hide the Pride” Campaign

Last year, I wrote about the conservative group CatholicVote organizing what they called “Hide the Pride,” which encourages people to check out all children’s and teen LGBTQ books in the library, especially on Pride displays, in order to make sure no one else can access them. They’ve now announced the second annual “Hide the Pride” campaign. Many libraries (and bookstores!) report books being taken off displays and hidden without being checked out, and adult LGBTQ books, especially those on display, are often also targeted. Even if your area is mostly queer-friendly, it just takes one person to clear the entire Pride display. So what can libraries and supportive library patrons do to fight these threats to patrons’ freedom to read?

https://bookriot.com/hide-the-pride-2023/

Who is challenging books? In Iowa, it will be a secret

Two-thirds of all the challenges filed came from a small group of people who filed 10 or more challenges, dubbed “serial filers.” And just 11 serial filers filed more than half the challenges, including a guy who filed 92. With Iowa’s new law requiring schools to be more transparent in providing information on library materials and processes for challenging books, it would be interesting to conduct a similar analysis here. Well, trouble is, the new law was written in a way to thwart such an analysis. Under the new law, “The identity of a parent or guardian who requests the removal of a book, article, outline, handout, video, or other educational material that is available to students in the classroom or in a library operated by the school district … shall be confidential and shall not be a public record subject to disclosure under chapter 22.” Chapter 22 is Iowa’s open records law. But it won’t apply to the names of parents who challenge books. This doesn’t make much sense if you believe the bill’s backers. Lawmakers insisted it will protect children and empower parents to exercise their rights. If that’s the case, why would parents not want the community to know they’re protecting children?

https://www.thegazette.com/staff-columnists/who-is-challenging-books-in-iowa-it-will-be-a-secret/

Duval Schools doesn’t know what to do with unapproved books

RT @FLFreedomRead DCPS have sent about 60 tons of library books to a paper recycling center in GA since FL passed its new book review law last year. That’s almost 2x as many tons as the district sent for recycling the year prior, according to recycling logs.

https://jaxtoday.org/2023/06/04/duval-schools-doesnt-know-what-to-do-with-unapproved-books/

New restrictions on Missouri libraries have led one Kansas City-area library system to ban LGBTQ Pride displays in its children’s and teens’ sections.

https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-06-08/a-kansas-city-library-system-has-banned-lgbtq-pride-book-displays-in-childrens-areas

Every Library and Glaad Partner On a “Playbook to Fight Against Book Bans”

https://www.everylibrary.org/the_playbook_to_fight_against_book_bans

Speaking up for diverse books

Knowing why we teach diverse books is one thing; being ready to respond in the moment to attacks on diverse titles is also a necessary part of the work. When those on the other side, even those who are well-intentioned, make the case for censorship of diverse books for young people, the following responses provide a way to reframe the debate.

https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columns/buehler-speaking-up-for-diverse-books/article_aba0f124-06b6-11ee-bbd3-eb2ddfa27dd8.html

HarperCollins, Scholastic Back Texas Patrons in Book Ban Appeal

HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, and the AAP filed a brief in U.S. appeals court in support of the plaintiffs who are suing the Llano County, TX, public library charging that 17 books were unlawfully removed and placed behind a desk. #teamPRH

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/harper-collins-scholastic-back-texas-patrons-in-book-ban-appeal

Book bans are on the rise. Biden is naming a point person to address that

The book ban coordinator at the Education Department will make schools aware that book bans can violate federal civil rights laws if they create a hostile environment for students, Tanden said. “Book banning erodes our democracy, removes vital resources for student learning, and can contribute to stigma and isolation,” she said.

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180941627/biden-pride-month-book-bans

After exposure by a nonprofit news outlet, New York is rescinding its policy banning most journalism by prisoners

https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/06/after-exposure-by-a-nonprofit-news-outlet-new-york-is-rescinding-its-policy-banning-most-journalism-by-prisoners/

Resources & Opportunities

WMG Program on Generative AI

AI is hot, but what do we need to know + what questions do we need to ask? Join @WMG_NYC on 6/27 at noon ET for a must-attend discussion on how #AI impacts #authors, #creators, #developers, #readers, & #audiences. FREE for WMG members, $15 for non-members

https://www.womensmediagroup.org/event-5310637

Schomburg Center Literary Festival 2023

RT @NYPLEvents Next week! @SchomburgCenter‘s Literary Festival on June 17 is a totally free Harlem event featuring some of the most talented writers and influential figures of African descent in culture today. Get your free tickets 👇

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/schomburg-center-literary-festival-2023-tickets-571926416307

Literary Auction for Change

Starting June 12th, you can bid on donations from authors, illustrators, editors, and literary agents to support Literary Agents of Change’s Mentorship and Fellowship programs! Donations range from signed books to manuscript critiques.

https://literaryagentsofchange.org/auction

Lower East Side bookstores to hold Pride Month-themed book crawl

The Lower East Side Pride Book Crawl will take place from 12 to 7 p.m. on June 17. The following bookshops will be participating in the crawl this year:

Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore, 116 Suffolk St.
Book Club Bar, 197 E 3rd St.
Sweet Pickle Books, 47 Orchard St.
Yu & Me Books, 44 Mulberry St.
Printed Matter/St. Marks, 38 Saint Marks Pl.
P&T Knitwear, 180 Orchard St.

The crawl is open to people of all ages and no registration is required.

https://www.amny.com/news/lower-east-side-pride-month-book-crawl-2023/

Rally for the Right to Read 6/22

RT @UABookBans Join us on June 22 for Rally for the Right to Read: Uniting for Libraries & Intellectual Freedom – featuring renowned author @DrIbram, anti-censorship activists, & 2023 recipients of ALA intellectual freedom awards!

https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/05/ibram-x-kendi-headline-rally-right-read

SLJ Presents: A Censorship Town Hall

RT @sljournal Take the lead in defense of intellectual freedom! Learn strategies for effective coalition building, managing a crisis, and exercising legal options in the face of book-banning efforts. August 30 – 11 am- 1 pm ET

https://www.slj.com/event/take-control-coalition-building-crisis-management-and-legal-recourse

DVpit

MT @DVpit_ We’re so thrilled to reveal the schedule of events for the upcoming 2023 #DVpit on Discord! Please mark your calendars for all these exciting moments!

❤️ Critique Giveaway: Week of Aug 14

❤️ #askDVpit: Sept 18

❤️ #DVpit / #DVart: Oct 11

#writingcommunity

https://www.dvpit.com

2024-2025 Cullman Center Fellowship

MT @CullmanNYPL ATTENTION WRITERS OF ALL GENRES, ACADEMICS, VISUAL ARTISTS, TRANSLATORS: Application for the 2024-2025 Cullman Center Fellowship @CullmanNYPL @nypl is now live. Deadline to apply is Friday, September 28th, 2023. SPREAD THE WORD!

https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/center-for-scholars-and-writers

PEN August Women in Translation Readings – Call for Literary Translators

RT @KEYoung_Poet Call for translators into English–pls share! August is Women in Translation month, and we want to showcase you and the authors you translate. Applications for the @PENamerica #WiTMonth online reading series are open now thru 6/16.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BddghgsjYlDmWr39r2ljwkXcsW7ewApA5HFs5_TIDcw/viewform?ts=6356b8a3&edit_requested=true

4thWrite Short Story Prize

MT @4thEstateBooks We are thrilled to launch the 2023 4thWrite Short Story Prize, in association with the @guardian, for Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic writers. We want to read your story, whatever it may be. Entries are open NOW until the 2nd July. #4thWritePrize

https://www.4thestate.co.uk/4thwriteprize23/

Podcast Talent Form

MT @Racheldotbiz If you’ve been affected by recent podcast layoffs, I’d love to know who you are so I can refer you for future work. Nota bene: I’m just Some Guy, putting this together quickly and pro bono in response to another round of layoffs.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7stihkQI-ucePu1N6yD8ABGu-4P0U-Xfrji50jqGP0LT1Rw/viewform

Getty Scholars Program

MT @NancyUm1 Scholars in art history and related disciplines are invited to apply for a Getty Scholar grant for 2024/25 on the theme of Extinction. Read the full call for applications. The application opens on July 1, 2023 and the due date is Oct 2, 2023

https://www.getty.edu/projects/getty-scholars-program/

Learn Generative AI

Free online generative AI courses are offered by http://DeepLearning.AI

https://www.deeplearning.ai/short-courses/

Help the Library of Congress Create Video Games that Improve Public Knowledge of Civics

MT @LawLibCongress The Library of Congress is sponsoring a challenge to help improve public knowledge of civics by asking video game developers to create fun, lightweight video games related to civics that incorporate Library of Congress resources. Winners will receive a cash prize of up to $20,000 and will be honored in a public ceremony.

https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2023/06/help-the-library-of-congress-create-video-games-that-improve-public-knowledge-of-civics/

Big Umbrella Day

Lincoln Center’s Big Umbrella Day is a free event 7/1 – a campus takeover full of relaxed spaces w multi-sensory experiences, performances, installations, + workshops welcoming neurodivergent audiences & their families. Reserve spots or just show up!

https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-city/big-umbrella-day-626

Across a Crowded Room 2023

RT @nypl_lpa Across a Crowded Room is a free event series that allows musical theatre creators to connect and create new work. The session culminates in a final performance at the Library for the Performing Arts. If you’re interested in participating, sign up by 6/23!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/across-a-crowded-room-2023-tickets-634270338657

How to Turn a Filing Cabinet into a Little Free Library

ICYMI RT @LtlFreeLibrary Looking for a creative and eco-friendly way to start a Little Free Library? Look no further!

https://littlefreelibrary.org/2020/12/how-to-turn-a-filing-cabinet-into-a-little-free-library/

Five things you didn’t know you could get for free at the library

RT @nypl Five things you didn’t know you could get for free at the Library:

🏛️ Access to museums

🎷 Musical instruments

🌱 Seeds

🗣️ Language lessons

🌐 A tablet or high-speed internet

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/five-things-you-didnt-know-you-could-get-for-free-at-the-library-011822

June is New York Music Month

HT @CenCom The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has a plethora of FREE events, concerts, workshops, and special series to celebrate the city’s diverse music scene and commence Hip Hop’s 50th year, including free rehearsal space, live tapings of a music business podcast, and a concert series.

https://www.nymusicmonth.nyc

Search for No-Cost COVID-19 Testing

MT @CDCgov The #COVID19 Public Health Emergency has ended and at-home tests may no longer covered by insurance. You can access CDC’s No Cost Testing Locator to find a testing location by entering your zip code.

https://testinglocator.cdc.gov

Vending machine providing free birth control and overdose prevention products debuts in Brooklyn

RT @Gothamist A new vending machine in Brooklyn is attracting lots of attention, but not because it sells snacks. Instead, it freely dispenses Naloxone kits, Fentanyl test strips, birth control packs and baggies with tools for safer smoking.

https://gothamist.com/news/vending-machine-providing-free-birth-control-and-overdose-prevention-products-debuts-in-brooklyn

Plan B vending machines becoming college campus staples

RT @DoomScroling In some GREAT news, Plan B vending machines have been installed at more than 36 college campuses nationwide to provide easier access for college students. WA is leading the charge with giving $200,000 in funding to reduce the cost to $12.70 for students.

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/06/05/plan-b-vending-machines-colleges

Tennessee name change + gender marker services

RT @ErinInTheMorn Hey everyone, I have been made aware of a service in Tennessee for emergency name and gender change services. Starting July 1, getting your gender marker on your IDs may become impossible for trans people. If you need help getting it, go here:

https://www.inclusiontn.org/tnncp

Infrastructure Projects in the U.S.

RT @SecretaryPete The White House has announced http://Invest.gov, an interactive website to see new infrastructure projects and private sector investments underway in every part of the country. Check out the investments coming to your area!

https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/