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June 27, 2022 by Gary Price

New Report From EBLIDA: “First European Overview on E-Lending in Public Libraries”

From an EBLIDA (European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations) Post: EBLIDA is laying the foundation for “sustainable copyright” in public libraries through the publication of the “First European overview on e-lending in public libraries”. Carried out by the EBLIDA EGIL (Expert Group on Information Law) Group, the overview is based on a questionnaire […]

June 27, 2022 by Gary Price

New Funding: Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Awarded $850,000 by Mellon Foundation to Support the Advancement of Racial Equity in American Archives

From a DPLA Announcement: Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is pleased to announce an $850,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support its effort to advance racial justice in American archives. This funding will enable DPLA to launch a digital equity project to develop community-based partners and increase partner capacity to lead this work. […]

June 23, 2022 by Gary Price

The New York Public Library Opens a ‘Virtual Branch’ on Instagram and Launches a Reading Recommendation Project Using Augmented Reality Technology

From NYPL: The virtual branch— a custom designed interactive AR (Augmented Reality) Effect accessible via Instagram Reels is the centerpiece of #NYPLSummerBookshelf, a new initiative to spark a love of reading, encourage summer reads, and promote public libraries. Celebrities, authors, and influencers including actress Rachel Bloom, author Min Jin Lee, influencer and author Eva Chen, […]

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A New Issue (Vol 41 No 2) of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) is Now Available Online

June 20, 2022 by Gary Price

Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) Vol 41 No 2  was published online today. Direct to TOC Editorials Letter from the Editors (June 2022) Kenneth J. Varnum; Marisha C. Kelly PDF Gathering Strength to Combat Access Inequality: How a Small Rural Public Library Supported Virtual Access for Public School Students, Staff, and their Families Julie Lane […]

Report: “Canada’s Internet Archive Opens Vancouver Headquarters, Meeting Space for the Tech World”

June 17, 2022 by Gary Price

From the Vancouver Sun: A daunting task, but an organization he founded in 1996 is chipping away. As of this week, the Internet Archive contains 625 billion webpages, 38 million books and texts, 14 million audio recordings, including 240,000 live concerts, seven million videos, including two million TV news programs, four million images, and 790,000 […]

Brooks Rainwater is the New President and CEO of the Urban Libraries Council

June 15, 2022 by Gary Price

Here’s the Full Text of an Announcement by ULC Board Chair, Mary J. Wardell-Ghirarduzzi: On behalf of the ULC Executive Board, I am very pleased to announce Mr. Brooks Rainwater as the next President and CEO of the Urban Libraries Council. Brooks is currently the Senior Executive of the National League of Cities and the […]

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Tennessee: “Chattanooga City Council Wants More Oversight of Public Library to ‘Ensure Accountability'”

June 14, 2022 by Gary Price

From The Chattanooga Times Free Press: Members of the Chattanooga City Council are asking Mayor Tim Kelly’s office to improve oversight of the library by having it report directly to city government, which would require a change in state law. The director of the Chattanooga Public Library said she does not anticipate the action will […]

Report: “Comics Librarians Are Up for the Fight”

June 10, 2022 by Gary Price

From Publishers Weekly: Sales of graphic novels—especially manga—have boomed during the pandemic, as have their readership in libraries. Despite lockdowns and supply chain issues, comics remains one of the most popular categories in library lending over the past decade. But now comics have become the focal point of increasingly strident battles over what material should […]

Report: Attorney General Ken Paxton Wants Texas to Help Defend Llano County Officials Being Sued for Banning Books

June 9, 2022 by Gary Price

From The Texas Tribune: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants his office to help defend Llano County officials being sued for restricting and banning books from their public library system. In a court filing Wednesday, Paxton asked Austin-based federal district court Judge Robert Pitman to let the state intervene in the lawsuit, which was filed […]

The Palace Project Officially Launches New Library-Centered Platform, App For Digital Content and Services

June 2, 2022 by Gary Price

From LYRASIS: The Palace Project, the nonprofit library-centered platform and ereader app for digital content and services, announced its official launch today. Informed by librarians and supported by a multi-year, multi-million dollar investment from the Knight Foundation, The Palace Project is an easy-to-use platform for the management and delivery of ebooks, audiobooks and other econtent […]

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