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Funding: “Sustainable Libraries Initiative Awarded $175,000 for Operationalizing Community Resilience: Creating a Training and Partnership Model for Libraries”
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From SLI: The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) has been awarded a $175,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Public Knowledge program to lead a 15-month project titled Operationalizing Community Resilience: Creating a Training and Partnership Model for Libraries. The grant will be administered by Educopia, SLI’s fiscal sponsor. The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (founded in 2015 and now […]
New Issue (Vol. 21 No.1) of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is Now Available Online
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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2026) of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice) EBLIP was published today. Editorial Publishing Assessment Projects as Research Ann Medaillea [HTML] [PDF] Research Articles Developing an OPEN Framework for Asking EBLIP Questions in Open Education Emilia C. Bell, Adrian Stagg [HTML] [PDF] Engagement Practices of Canadian Academic Libraries for the Advancement of Student […]
Cleveland Public Library and Digital Public Library (DPLA) Formally Announce New Partnership To “Chart a New Vision For the National Digital Collection”; Four Foundations (Sloan, Mellon, MacArthur, Ford) Contribute $3.25 Million Towards Expansion of Collection
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Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement: Cleveland Public Library (CPL) and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) today announced a partnership to chart a new vision for the national digital collection. The collection comprises over 50 million books, photos, maps, videos and more that document America’s cultural heritage. In July, Cleveland Public Library […]
Book Chapter (preprint): Responsible Intelligence in Practice: A Fairness Audit of Open Large Language Models for Library Reference Services
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The preprint linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title Responsible Intelligence in Practice: A Fairness Audit of Open Large Language Models for Library Reference Services Authors Haining Wang Indiana University School of Medicine Jason Clark Montana State University Angelica Peña San Leandro Public Library Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2602.18935 Abstract As libraries explore large […]
Legislation Roundup: Iowa Bill Advanced Monday Would Remove Library Exemptions From Obscenity Restrictions; Controversial Library Book Policy Bill Clears First Reading in Wyoming House
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Iowa Iowa Bill Advanced Monday Would Remove Library Exemptions From Obscenity Restrictions (via The Gazette) Exemptions from restrictions on obscene materials would be lifted from Iowa public libraries under legislation advanced by state lawmakers Monday. The bill, Senate File 2119, would repeal a section of Iowa code that provides exemptions from restrictions on obscene materials that […]
New Issue of Library Trends (74.3): Data Literacy: Navigating the Shift from Hype to Reality
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Here’s the table of contents for the latest issue of Library Trends (Volume 74, Number 3, February 2026). The issue is titled, “Data Literacy: Navigating the Shift from Hype to Reality” and was edited by Ben B. Chiewphasa. From the Introduction: The 74 (3) issue of Library Trends examines the intersection of technological hype and practical reality […]
Report: Alabama Senate Approves Bill Allowing Firings Of Library Board Members
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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. […]
From the Canadian Urban Libraries Council: On January 30, 2026 CULC/CBUC released a first-of-its-kind National Social Impact Study on urban public libraries in Canada, exploring the role public libraries play in community life and social wellbeing by drawing on data and lived experience from more than 18,000 respondents across 26 Canadian urban public library systems. […]
Shared Space, Shared Mission: How the King Library Expands Access and Strengthens Community Impact (New Case Study From Ithaka S+R)
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New From Ithaka S+R. Title Shared Space, Shared Mission: How the King Library Expands Access and Strengthens Community Impact Authors Sage Jasper LoveElmira JangjouMelissa Blankstein Source Ithaka S+R DOI: 10.18665/sr.324646 From the Introduction Academic and public libraries at times serve overlapping populations, including students, job seekers, adult learners, ESL learners, and low-income individuals, and play […]
From the Article: In early 2024, executives at artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic ramped up an ambitious project they sought to keep quiet. “Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document unsealed in legal filings last week said. “We don’t want it to be known that […]
