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A librarian, writer and educator reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons
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Your life is happening now: what are you waiting for?
Published: August 4, 2026 18:33
It’s a tremendous challenge for many of us to be fully present in the current moment. There’s a pull toward imagining the future and ruminating on the past – sometimes…
Slow librarianship, slow food, politics, pleasure, and moderation
Published: July 8, 2026 19:08
The Slow Food Manifesto begins with the following two sentences: “Our century, which began and has developed under the insignia of industrial civilization, first invented the machine and then took…
Slow management in a fast world
https://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2026/06/22/slow-management-in-a-fast-world/
Published: June 22, 2026 19:27
Last month, I had the great pleasure of keynoting the CALM (Conference on Academic Library Management) Conference, which is consistently one of my favorites. The video of my talk, Slow…
Neoliberal Time and the Promise of Slow Librarianship
Published: April 20, 2026 20:28
I’ve meant to post about this for a while, but one of the book chapters I wrote back in 2023-24 during my sabbatical has finally come out (the other is…
Strike time, collective action, and moral conviction in library leadership
Published: March 17, 2026 21:17
I’m on strike right now, along with thousands of other faculty, academic professionals, and staff at Portland Community College (that’s two unions, friends!). It’s a weird feeling. I never thought…
When I surrendered to the current
https://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2026/02/10/when-i-surrendered-to-the-current/
Published: February 10, 2026 12:00
One author whose newsletter I read avidly is Dr. Zed Zha. In Ask the Patient, she writes about holding on to humanity and humility as a health care provider and…
The double life of being chronically ill at work, slow librarianship, and checking in as an expression of care
Published: January 4, 2026 18:09
Developing a long-term illness, whether chronic or acute, is like being dropped into a country completely unfamiliar to you. You don’t know the language, the customs, the cuisine, the people.…
Rest as a productive act
https://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2025/08/19/rest-as-a-productive-act/
Published: August 19, 2025 18:37
I’m a member of an online support group for the autoimmune condition I have and one of the recently diagnosed people wrote a post about how hard it is to…
Toxic comparison, time poverty, and a manager’s duty of care
Published: June 5, 2025 23:10
I haven’t written anything in a while because it’s been a really hard few months. My health has taken a turn for the worse with a new condition – also…
The Crushing Mental Load of Disability
Published: January 29, 2025 00:08
Photo credit: Statue Atlas by PeterKraayvanger on Pixabay This isn’t the essay I was planning to publish next. I’ve been working on an essay about the lack of solidarity around…