We inhabit a complicated world. There is likely to be very little argument with this statement. So, it is not surprising or startling to recognize that the library space as a place is unlikely to be free of complications. Yet the word library continues to play out in images and contexts – probably sepia toned, of quiet contemplation, serene environs and ideas in texts that belong to the romantic period of literature. Rarely, if ever, does the word library conjure up a space of pop colour, noisy reverberations, play, pondering, disquiet, provocations, and tension. Yet, for over a hundred of our sister library educators in this country, we are nudging such complications – compelling ourselves and others to have big conversations in the library, to take risks and to reimagine what the potential for library work can enable.
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