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New Report From IFLA: “Weak Signals: Emergent and Potential Trends Shaping the Future of Libraries”
From an International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Releases Blog Post: IFLA’s new Weak Signals Report brings together insights into developments across our field that have the potential to become trends in future. Created by recipients of our Emerging Leaders’ Grants at WLIC2025, it draws on ideas and experiences shared at our annual […]
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Releases Marrakesh Monitoring Report 2026
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): 128 countries are now signed up to the marrakesh treaty, which removes unnecessary copyright barriers to the creation of and access to books and other materials in accessible formats for people with print disabilities. but how far have they aligned their national laws with the […]
Report: Alabama Senate Approves Bill Allowing Firings Of Library Board Members
Media Roundup Alabama Library Board Members Can Be Removed Without Cause Under Senate-Approved Bill (via AL.com) The Alabama State Senate on Tuesday passed a bill allowing local officials to remove library board members without cause. The bill was approved with 26 ayes, four nays and one abstention after discussion from Democrats who opposed the bill. […]
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Publishes Guidelines for Green Libraries
New From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The guidelines document was edited by Petra Hauke, Antonia Mocatta, and Priscilla Nga Ian Pun “with contributions and support from the IFLA Guidelines for Green Libraries Working Group of the IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) Section.” From an Introductory Post: The IFLA Environment, Sustainability […]
Publication Alert: Inaugural Issue of International Journal of Disability Policy & Advocacy (IJDPA)
The inaugural issue of the International Journal of Disability Policy and Advocacy is now available. Issue 1 includes the article “Bridging the Gap: How Congress Can Codify the Rights ofPeople with Disabilities to Access Digital Works” by Katherine Klosek, Director of Information Policy and Federal Relations at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). About IJDPA […]
Rare Photos of Rosa Parks Discovered in the Archives of Stanford University Libraries
From Stanford Report: Photographs of civil rights activist Rosa Parks were recently made public after they were discovered in the archives of Stanford University Libraries. Taken during the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, the images reveal a side of Parks rarely shown to the public. After taking the photos, late photographer Matt Herron […]
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portal: Libraries and the Academy (Vol 26, No 1; Preprints For All Articles Now Available Online)
Preprints for all articles found in in portal: Libraries and the Academy (Vol 26, No 1) are now available online. Links below. From the ICU to Academia: A conversation with Maribeth Slebodnik (Editorial) Author(s): Ellysa Stern Cahoy, Maribeth Slebodnik Insights from a Burnout Debate: Occupational Health Psychology for Academic Librarianship (Worth Noting) Author(s): Matthew Weirick […]
New Policy Brief From PEN America: The Bills Igniting Book Bans
From PEN America: Thousands of books removed from schools out of fear of state governments nationwide. Judy Blume’s Forever… banned from every Utah public school; To Kill a Mockingbird and 39 other titles pulled from a Texas school district that used AI to review materials; a list of 400 titles removed in one district quietly circulated in Tennessee as a resource for other school […]
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New Report From US GAO: Public Libraries: Many Buildings are Reported to Be in Poor Condition, with Increasing Deferred Maintenance
The report linked below was published today by the US Government Accountability Office (US GAO). From the Report: Public libraries serve as cornerstones of many communities. But aging and outdated buildings can make it hard for libraries to meet increasing expectations to provide access to programming, technology, emergency services, and voting sites—in addition to books. […]
Consulting: Impelsys Acquires Delta Think
The acquisition was announced this morning. The full text of the announcement is found below and is also available here. Impelsys, a global technology services company, today announced the acquisition of Delta Think, a leading consultancy in scholarly communications. Together, the two companies will offer clients a powerful combination of strategy and technology expertise across […]
