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City Tech Library at Wikipedia Day NYC 2026

Wikimedia NYC and the Wikimedia Foundation brought Wikipedia Day NYC 2026 to City Tech last month, and the Library was thrilled to participate!

Wikipedia Day is an annual celebration of this people-powered encyclopedia’s birthday and we were marking 25 years this time. It was a fantastic celebration; hundreds of wikimedians and wiki-curious folks attended.

Collections Management and Archives Librarian, Associate Professor Wanett Clyde, introduced the keynote speaker N.K. Jemison and had an opportunity to highlight City Tech’s own sci fi archives.

Professor Wanett Clyde speaking behind a podium with the Wikimedia NYC logo on it.
Wanett Clyde introducing keynote speaker N.K. Jemison. Photo: SkaterbyAssociation, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian Assistant Professor Jen Hoyer moderated a panel on information liberation and led a Wiki101 workshop.

Six people sitting on a stage with microphones.
Information Liberation panel. Left to right: Jen Hoyer (moderator), Patrick McGee, Wilhelmine Coste, David Hecht, Ann Matsuuchi,
Iris Finkel. Photo: SkaterbyAssociation, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Explore more images from this event on Wikimedia Commons, stay tuned for other Wiki programming at City Tech, and join the next Wikimedia NYC event!