Author Archives: michelehardesty
OWS and People’s Librarians File Federal Lawsuit against the City for 11/15 Raid on Zuccotti Park
Today, Occupy Wall Street and several librarians from the People’s Library filed a Federal lawsuit against Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, and Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty, as well as other unknown city officials and employees, charging them with … Continue reading
Filed under 11/15 Eviction, Announcements
Support “Take This Book” by Melissa Gira Grant
Melissa Gira Grant has written an excellent account of the People’s Library and is currently in the final 48 hours of a Kickstarter campaign to pay for design, printing, and postage. (She plans to donate it to occupations around the … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements
Marathon reading of “Bartleby, the Scrivener” @ 60 Wall St, 11/10
Bartleby’s positive refusal continues to resonate with the OWS movement (see my previous post here). Housing Works bookstore is organizing a reading of Herman Melville’s “Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of Wall Street” for next Thursday, Nov. 10 at 3pm … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Literature, Michele
I would prefer not to.
Last weekend I scored a tote bag from Melville House Books emblazoned with the words, “I would prefer not to,” the famous refrain from Melville’s 1853 story, “Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of Wall-Street.” I am loath to festoon myself … Continue reading
Filed under Catalog, Literature, Michele, OccupyLibraries, Scholarship
