Simmons University

10/16/2026

10/16/2026

Thanks to Simmons University for sponsoring this keynote you’ll have to SEA to believe! This conversation between Meg Medina and Claribel A. Ortega are sure to inspire our youngest BBF attendees!

This session and many more YA and kids sessions will be held in the Boston Public Library all day on festival day!

10/16/2026

Kick off Spooky Season and join us for this session exploring the “King of Horror’s” creative process through the eyes of writer Caroline Bicks. In this conversation with The Curiosity Desk’s GBH's Edgar B Herwick III, uncover the world of Stephen King and the writing lessons his work teaches.

This session is sponsored by Simmons University. Learn more about its Master of Science in Library and Information Science (MSLIS) program.

10/16/2026

‼️ COMING SOON ‼️

🗓️ Monday, Nov. 2
⏰ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
📍 Kotzen Room (Lefavour, E-001/E-002)

Join the Department of Politics and Policy at Simmons University for a discussion about tech oligarchy led by Quinn Slobodia, professor of international history at Boston University. Professor Slobodian’s books include “Muskism”, “Globalists”, “Crack-Up Capitalism”, and “Hayek’s Bastards.”

All are welcome to attend!

10/16/2026

There's no place like home. 💙

10/15/2026

In October 2025, SLIS PhD student and Information Literacy Librarian Joyce Aways led a series of online sessions for female undergraduate students in Sudan, supporting continuing education amidst ongoing conflict. The sessions, which focused on the use of open education resources to promote information access and empower learners, provided a beacon of hope in dark times.

“The resilience and perseverance these students have shown have humbled me and touched me deeply. They were not only resilient but so driven and focused on building a better future for themselves and their families. Our career as librarians is not a mere desk job; in some cases it can be a calling that allows us to positively impact people’s lives, especially those in distress or war zones,” Aways says. Her presentation, “Learning Without Borders: Empowering Displaced Students Through Open Educational Resources,” will take place October 20, 2:00pm-3:30pm GST (6:00am - 7:30am EDT) as part of Panel 5 in the Forum for Open Research in the Middle East and North Africa.

See the full agenda and register here! https://forumforopenresearch.com/agenda/, https://forumforopenresearch.com/registration/

10/15/2026

Grace Lincoln, ’ 25 MSW, is a psychotherapist at Collaborative Insight Counseling Associates (CICA), a mental health group practice in Boston. She works with both adolescents and adults who are seeking support for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and life transitions.
With plans to enter the mental health field, Lincoln was especially drawn to Simmons’ rigorous fieldwork requirements and vast network of practicum sites.
The opportunity to begin hands-on training in her first year, she explains, “offered an immediate path to making a difference.”
Learn more about Cassidy’s journey via the Linktree in our bio!

10/13/2026

10/13/2026

BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPS! 🏆🦈💙💛

10/13/2026

Join us in the The Nahman-Watson Library at Greenfield Community College on Thursday, Oct. 15 from 4-5 p.m. for "We Can Only Become What We Imagine: Taking Ownership Over Our Libraries' Future Through a Social Informatics Lens" (sponsored by Simmons University).

Social informatics is the study of how technology impacts human behavior and vice versa. We, as librarians and information professionals, have a unique position of influence in this sphere—but only if we assert ourselves and make technology work FOR us. This session will discuss planned obsolescence and how we can reduce e-waste in libraries, how libraries and librarians can take power over our technological networks and how we can combat stereotypes and champion Black excellence in our collections.