Goodbye 11th Street, Hello 11th Avenue! METRO is packing up and moving out of our office of 24 years to develop our new facility at 599 11th Ave. And while we’re at it, we’re closing shop...
We were thrilled / honor that Daniel Flood from the Edge came to speak at METRO while he was touring the US investigating awesome library ideas. Here are a few notes one of our staff member...
A panel of advocates from housing justice organizations shared a couple of tips regarding how librarians and archivists (and anyone, really) can get involved with housing justice efforts around ...
check out these fantastic upcoming wikipedia editathons: > “Black Lunch Table” Editathon > Sunday, May 17, 1:00 - 6:00 pm > Studio Museum in Harlem: > https://en.wikipedia.o...
““ is, for , the source of information that they go to, and therefore, if they are looking up Ida B. Wells and Ida B. Wells isn’t there, then Ida B. Wells doesn’t count,“” - Khalil ...
“Contemporary ideas about data are tied up inextricably with metaphors around data. As a concept, data constantly eludes crisp definition. It is everywhere and nowhere, encompassing a mind-bogg...
2014 was a great year for us here at METRO. We launched new programs, met new colleagues, and continued to keep our community informed through more than 100 workshops and events. Read our yea...
Our member spotlight this month shines on Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology . It was great to speak with Jo Ann Jayne, director of the library there, about their super deep collecti...
NDSR resident Vicky Steeves shares her walk to the office through the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs on the 4th Floor of the American Museum of Natural History. Lucky duck! Learn how it’s goin...
Resident Shira Peltzman standing outside Carnegie Hall’s newly opened Resnick Education Wing, where her office is located. Now that we’re two months in to our first-ever run of National Di...
NDSR Resident Julia Kim works on digital assessment at NYU Libraries. Julia’s part of a cohort of five participants in our National Digital Stewardship Residency program. After launching in...
NDSR Resident Peggy Griesinger stands next to Lightweeds by Simon Heijdens, an interactive digital artwork at MoMA. We’re deep into our first-ever iteration of the National Digital Stewardsh...
NDSR resident Karl-Rainer Blumenthal poses proudly with a small piece of the landscape design materials collection he curated for OLIN (photo by Sahar Coston-Hardy ). To mark the second month ...
Hey, librarian and archivists and other open access activists in NYC! You’re invited to a screening of THE INTERNET’S OWN BOY: THE STORY OF AARON SWARTZ on Thursday, October 23 at 6pm in B...
Know of a super awesome public domain image/video that’s gif-worthy? Submit it to GIF IT UP, an international competition run by Digital Public Library of America and DigitalNZ. Here’s inf...
Join us at METRO next Thursday to celebrate One Year of Wikipedia ! Our reception will feature wine, cheese, and updates on Wikipedia initiatives in libraries, archives, and museums in New York ...
What does stand-up comedy have in common with library instruction! Lots, it turns out. LIU Brooklyn’s Eamon Tewell breaks it down .
We’re super excited to celebrate Librarian Libation’s 3rd birthday party! And we’re honored that they’ve invited myMETRO members to be their special guests for the occasion. This eve...
We’re all about giving library school students the resources they need to excel in the profession, so we’re running a myMETRO membership give-away! Open to current students in 1 of the 5 ...
““The response to this initiative has been tremendous,” said Angela Montefinise, NYPL’s director of media relations. “Readers from across the globe have participated, sharing photos of ...