Why Libraries Are Committing to Systemic Change
"The crises we face today—in public health, in our economy, and in confronting the structural racism in our society—demand that we rethink everything," writes author and library educator R. David Lankes. more...
Changes Loom as Public Libraries Begin to Reopen
Observers in recent years have argued that if public libraries didn’t already exist in America, we wouldn’t be able to invent them. In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, the question now is: Can we reinvent them? more...
All By Ourselves
As states push to reopen, many libraries are having to figure out their own way forward. more...
Passage of American Rescue Plan Boosts IMLS, Federal Library Funding
The bold $1.9 trillion measure signed into law yesterday includes $200 million in pandemic relief funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest single increase in the agency's history. more...
Reading Is Only a Step on the Path to Anti-Racism
Anti-racist reading lists are trending, but becoming anti-racist requires action, writes librarian Nicole A. Cooke. more...
Libraries Must Draw the Line on E-books
Recent developments suggest a grim future for digital content in libraries, writes Sari Feldman, unless library supporters find a way to respond. more...and more.
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In Deal with LibraryPass, TKO Studios Makes Full Digital Catalog Available to Libraries
The distribution deal includes day & date access to new releases.
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Covid-19 Forces ALA to Make Inaugural LibLearnX Conference Virtual Only
The ALA's plans to hold the in-person portion of its new LibLearnX conference in San Antonio have been shelved due to the Covid-19 surge, coupled with the size, scope and location of the event, the ALA said.
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New PLA Survey Illustrates Critical Digital Role Played by Public Libraries
The report, '2020 Public Library Technology Survey,' provides a current, detailed snapshot of how libraries serve as digital equity hubs.
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ALA Expands Award for Books, Articles on Intellectual Freedom
The award will now honor journal articles in even number years and books in odd number years, with the Oboler committee now seeking nominations for the 2022 journal article award.
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It’s Crunch Time for Library Supporters After $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill Passes House
With a September 15 deadline looming for legislators to earmark how to spend $3.5 trillion approved by Congress this week, library supporters are mounting their most critical advocacy effort in a generation.
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Macmillan Learning Launches Employee-Created Program to Recruit Diverse Talent
A new paid externship program aims to entice students from underrepresented groups to consider a career in educational publishing.
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Senator Wants Copyright Office to Weigh in on Maryland Library E-book Law
In a May 26 letter North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis asked the Copyright Office to offer an opinion on whether Maryland’s library e-book law “encroaches on the exclusive domain” of federal copyright law.
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Publishers Blast Internet Archive’s ‘Extraordinary’ Demand for Sales Data
Lawyers say the Internet Archive's sweeping demand for 10 years' worth of monthly sales data is "burdensome in the extreme" and legally "irrelevant."
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Define 'Reasonable': Can Maryland's New E-book Law Help Change the Marketplace?
Maryland's recently passed library e-book law will require any publisher offering to license "an electronic literary product" to consumers in the state to also offer to license the content to public libraries "on reasonable terms." The question now is: what are reasonable terms?
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Internet Archive Seeking 10 Years of Publisher Sales Data for Its Fair Use Defense
In their filing August 9, IA lawyers insist the sales data is crucial to its fair use defense in a lawsuit filed last year, while the plaintiff publishers have balked at the extraordinary request.
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