Lowrider Librarian

Part 2 of  a 3 part series on Whiteness and colonialism. [This post is in no way meant to be an exhaustive historical analysis of Slavery and Whiteness.  It is meant to introduce the topic and is meant as a tool for discussion.  Time limitations prohibit me from writing more extensively on this topic.  Thank you for reading.] Plan of the Slaver Vigilante.  Image source:  http://goo.gl/BTYfpC "...northern European settlers and traders, such as the English and Dutch, had less prior exposure to sub-Saharan Africans, or to Mediterranean slavery systems. Their laws for establishing chattel slavery formed primarily in the context of the New World, with a heightened economic incentive to secure slavery for plantation agriculture through rigid racial hierarchies." http://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/show/africanpassageslowcountryadapt/sectionii_introduction/contrasting_beginnings_of_slav Slavery and Whiteness Slavery and Whiteness go together li...

Why Librarians Should Care About Skateboarders: A Personal Outreach Project By Matt Allison Mesa Public library in NM has a skatepark!               After Hurricane Sandy until the summer of 2015 the Peninsula Library served the Rockaway Beach community out of temporary spaces. As my staff and I waited for a fully operational library to reopen we had time to plan. I got attached to the community.   Along with the overall rebuilding I enjoyed seeing the surf community build a temporary skate park. I moved nearby in 2014. I got approved at work to have a special skateboard and surf collection. I got the green light to try programming. We reopened in September 2015. Making a connection to the skateboarding and surfing scene has been more difficult than I anticipated.   At work my pet project is to connect public libraries and skateboarders. For my area it’s logical to add surfing. This article will not foc...

Company logo. I recently had the opportunity and pleasure of testing a new BHO product from a relatively new company in Oregon. The company's name is Hush and you should be on the lookout for them.  They are on Instagram as @hushcanna and their website is here:  http://hushcanna.com/ . Taken from the Hush Web site. They left me a sample at a local dispensary.  It was their Rumple .5 gram BHO cartridge. Hush has great packaging and design. Hush Rumple is produced by http://greensourcegardens.com/ (Their specialty is growing via polyculture).   I have this information because Hush has a policy of: "At Hush we believe you should always know where your product comes from. We source from farmers that share the same values. This includes sustainable practices, organic methods, and a deep respect for all the people that bring plants from seed to sale."  Slick design and packaging make for a good experience. Hush cartridges come in these c...