https://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3mqa6ncqayc2jOur book is out in 2027. "Global Perspectives on Anti-Racism and Anti-Colonial Library Management Practices" w/ Allan Cho, Marilyn Clarke, Kirsten Thorpe, Silvia Vong https://facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/global-perspectives-on-anti-racism-and-anti-colonial-library-management-practices/?k=9781783306503 #anticolonialism #lis #antiracism09 Jul 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa6ncqayc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3mp2lflclzc2eLost a giant of a friend and mentor, Keith Bunnell. KB was truly a magnificent person, so humble, so kind. He accomplished so much in his 45+ year career at UBC. Here's one of the projects I remember most about KB that got him excited @ubclibrary.bsky.social arrivingeyes.arts.ubc.ca/about/ https://arrivingeyes.arts.ubc.ca/about/24 Jun 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2lflclzc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3movmj4ytuc2rKevin Spenst has been announced as UBC Library's next Writer-in-Residence for 2026! Excited to work with Kevin in his upcoming time at@UBCLibrary https://ikblc.ubc.ca/news/ubc-library-announces-kevin-spenst-as-writer-in-residence/22 Jun 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3movmj4ytuc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3movmel5pa22rFascinating presentation by Alison Pitcher at CAPAL 2026. In her research, 67% librarians identified as neurodiverse only later in their careers. And many intersecting identities impact experience. Another great conference! www.conference.capalibrarians.org/conferenceday1 #capal2026 #lis22 Jun 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3movmel5pa22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3movmcgvtgs2rSuper proud to be with @ubclibrary colleagues, and honoured to be awarded the Diana Lukin Johnston award, for professional growth and lifelong learning among library staff. https://about.library.ubc.ca/2026/06/18/026-ubc-library-recognition-award-and-professional-development-award-recipients-announced/22 Jun 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3movmcgvtgs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3mlpchb4s6223Heartfelt congratulations to my dear colleague at the University of Victoria Libraries and my former co-chair at ViMLoC @ViMLoC_CA, Aditi Gupta, for being recognized as one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers 2026. Well deserved! https://libraryjournal.com/story/aditi-gupta-movers-shakers-2026-educators #AcademicLIS13 May 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpchb4s6223https://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3mifkfs474c2mLooking forward to attending Vancouver Writers Fest's Ibram X. Kendi in Conversation on April 13 at 7:30 PM at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. One of my favourite academics! https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/ibram-x-kendi01 Apr 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifkfs474c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3mifkb44m722mExcited that the 2026 UBC Library Writer-in-Residence application is out! @ubclibrary.bsky.social https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/writer-in-residence-program/application-form/01 Apr 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifkb44m722mhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3mhulzreh5c2tA Conversation with EDI Scholar-in-Residence, Dana-Lyn Mackenzie @ubclibrary Dana-Lyn is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation and lawyer, is an elected councillor of her Coast Salish nation https://about.library.ubc.ca/2026/03/23/a-conversation-with-dana-lyn-mackenzie/ #ubc #edi25 Mar 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhulzreh5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3mhlgrqs63223My piece is published now in the "Journal of Creative Library Practice." I enjoyed writing about this initiative that I helped shape a few years ago, "Libraries as Places Where Stories Begin: Building A Writer-in-Residence Program at UBC Library" https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2026/03/21/places-where-stories-begin/21 Mar 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlgrqs63223https://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3mcarpqlhws2gLooking forward to this upcoming EDI Scholar-in-Residence with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie: Advancing the Indigenous Strategic Plan at UBC libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3928813 #edi #ubc https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/392881312 Jan 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcarpqlhws2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3mbz4qhfzqs2qAI workplace wars: Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and more — who’s actually winning? Turns out it's a fragmented AI world... https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/01/09/ai-tools-workplace-wars-who-is-winning-472872/ #ai09 Jan 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbz4qhfzqs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3m7pygg54nk2sCanada’s book community shares some of their favourite titles from 2025, including one from myself https://quillandquire.com/omni/canadas-book-community-shares-some-of-their-favourite-titles-from-2025/11 Dec 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pygg54nk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3m7m3gq7d7223"Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices in Academic Libraries: Empowering Staff to Foster Resilient and Inclusive Learning Environments" is a project that I've been a part of, and it's been an enriching experience https://allancho.com/2025/12/over-past-year-ive-been-honoured-to-be.html #lis10 Dec 2025 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7m3gq7d7223https://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3m5ptfwekt22jVery sad about disability advocate Alice Wong's passing. Her influence was immense in raising awareness of marginalized and disabled people. She lived a life that truly made this world a better place. Rest in power. gofund.me/be6a5497a #rip #disabilityvisibilityproject https://gofund.me/be6a5497a16 Nov 2025 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ptfwekt22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3lv2tv7mptc2qLooking forward to "emerge 25: The Writer’s Studio Anthology" from @TWSSFU tidewaterpress.ca/emerge-25/29 Jul 2025 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2tv7mptc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3lv2ttbh2v22q"The Exodus of Faculty Librarians of Color from the California State University System" is a fascinating conversation between 3 BIPOC librarians who share their suffering under the oppression of racism and intolerance https://commonplace.knowledgefutures.org/pub/9hfyt7p0/release/1 #academia #lis29 Jul 2025 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2ttbh2v22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3lpgk4bijec2lCelebrating the 30th anniversary of ACWW at the LiterASIAN Writers Festival in June 2025 with/ Catherine Clement's new book, "The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act," on June 28, at the Chinese Canadian Museum https://www.allancho.com/2025/04/celebrating-the-paper-trail-at.html #literasian #asiancanadian #LIS18 May 2025 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpgk4bijec2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3lpgjwgn3ks2lAn essential new title, "Well-Being in the Library Workplace: A Handbook for Managers" - a must-read for anyone in libraries and archives. A beautifully designed book cover as well! alastore.ala.org/wblw #lis18 May 2025 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpgjwgn3ks2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/allancho.bsky.social/post/3lnzdown3cs2cApplications for 2025/2026 Writer-in-Residence Program are now open https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/writer-in-residence-program/application-form/30 Apr 2025 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:vjybqudcmf7vsq3tyo7pm7lm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzdown3cs2c