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Follett Content Adds Personnel, Enhancements
To build up its expertise in the public library market following the closing of Baker & Taylor, Follett Content has hired more than 10 veteran professionals—including some from B&T—and is in the process of upgrading its infrastructure.
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ALA’s ‘Recharging’ Conference Addresses Professional Pain Points
The American Library Association’s February 10 virtual conference, “Recharging in Challenging Times,” replaced LibLearnX and drew more than 1,100 attendees with a message of self-care and a conversation with librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen.
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PLA Prepares for the Unprecedented in Minneapolis
With demonstrators taking to the streets to resist ICE crackdowns in the city, the Public Library Association is going forward with its biennial conference at the Minneapolis Convention Center, slated for April 1–3.
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Ingram Library Services Expands Team, Leadership
Continuing its expansion in the post–Baker & Taylor era, Ingram’s library division has announced a number of new hires across several departments as well as the appointment of a new director of sales, Zuanarda “Z” Causey.
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ALA’s Inaugural Comics Awards Celebrate Fiction, Nonfiction, and Series
The American Library Association’s Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table named its first-ever slate of Outstanding Comics Awards, with winners in the adult, YA, and children’s categories including Sophie Escabasse and Anders Nilsen.
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Defendants in Colorado Book Removal Case Abandon Appeal
Three days before oral arguments, defendants in Crookshanks v. Elizabeth School District asked the 10th Circuit to dismiss their own appeal, which had been filed after a federal judge ordered the district to restore 19 censored books.
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EveryLibrary Assesses 2025 and Looks Ahead
In its annual impact report, the political action committee detailed its 2025 efforts in support of ethical librarianship, right to read organizations, and the civil rights of readers.
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Trump Administration Continues Threatening IMLS
Defendants in Rhode Island v. Trump, a lawsuit thus far preserving the Institute of Museum and Library Services, have filed an appeal against a judge’s permanent injunction which halted damage to the federal agency.
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One World, Little Free Library Partner on Book-Sharing Boxes
In honor of the new One World Essentials series, which features 12 of the Random House imprint’s foundational backlist titles, a dozen boxes will be placed in communities with “meaningful ties” to each Essentials book.
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Ingram Teams with Backstage to Improve Library Service
In the hopes of speeding up its processing of shelf-ready library materials, Ingram Library Services is partnering with Backstage Library Works, a cataloging and metadata provider with facilities in Utah and Pennsylvania.
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IMLS Opens to FY26 Grant Applications
After almost a year in existential limbo, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has opened its discretionary grant funding cycle for fiscal year 2026, allowing institutions to submit project proposals.
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B&T Liquidation Firm Holds Closeout Sale
As the closure of Baker & Taylor nears, the GA Group is holding a bulk sale of more than 462,000 books that remain in the library wholesaler’s inventory.
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New Lawsuit Challenges Utah’s Book Removals
The ACLU of Utah, on behalf of the Kurt Vonnegut estate, three authors, and two students, argues that portions of House Bill 29, the “sensitive material review” law responsible for statewide book removals, violate the First Amendment.
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Post-B&T, Vendors Jostle for the Library Market
The wholesaler’s departure presents a challenge, and a boost, to its former competitors.
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GAO Report Assesses Library Facilities
The Government Accountability Office released a report on the condition of public library buildings in the U.S., finding that 70% required additional maintenance and only 20% report “good” or “very good” condition.
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John Green, Jodi Picoult Top PEN’s Banned Books List
A new report from PEN America on the 52 most frequently banned books since 2021 shows schools across the country targeting titles related to race, LGBTQ+ identities, and sexual abuse, as well as bestselling novels by Green and Picoult.
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Hoopla Digital Shares 2025 Trends, Growth Categories
The media app studied circulation data from more than 10,000 public libraries, finding romantasy and thrillers leading the lists of top audiobooks and e-books. Borrowing of audiobooks, Hoopla’s biggest category, increased 18% in the year.
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The Top Library Stories of 2025
Distribution, federal funding, the freedom to read, and digital and print collection development were behind the most-talked-about library stories in 2025—and they aren't going away in 2026.
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SCOTUS Denies Petition to Hear Texas Book Banning Case
After the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed free speech claims in Little v. Llano County last May, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to hear the case, in which a Texas library removed books on ideological grounds.
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IMLS Restores Competitive Grant Funding
In response to a U.S. District Court’s permanent injunction in State of Rhode Island v. Trump, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced that it “has reinstated all federal grants.”
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