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2025 Year in Review
Published: January 2, 2026 14:00
Freedom to read faces federal scrutiny Following the Trump administration’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the US Naval Academy removed nearly 400 books deemed DEI-related from its Nimitz Library (later returning most of…
Unlocking Possibilities
Published: January 2, 2026 13:58
These types of challenges were top of mind at United for Libraries (UFL) Virtual 2025, held in late July. Every year, UFL brings together trustees, foundation and Friends members, and those who work with them for a virtual conference to discuss the library…
Moving Beyond the Acronym
Published: January 2, 2026 13:56
Last April, Choice, the publishing unit of the American Library Association’s Association of College and Research Libraries, convened the virtual panel “Affirmative Action and the Future of DEI.” Moderated by Fatima Mohie-Eldin, social sciences editor for…
Racing the Clock
Published: January 2, 2026 13:54
It was the winning moment of the inaugural speed puzzling tournament at Mid-Columbia Libraries (MCL) in southeastern Washington last January. Piece Out triumphed over 46 other teams—with names like The Misfits, Separation Anxiety, and Planet Fit This—in…
Newsmaker: Brian Selznick
Published: January 2, 2026 13:52
Selznick, known for the children’s books The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck, spoke with the American Library Association’s How I Library podcast about finding revelatory love, building on cultural history, and why books scare those in power.…
Walk with a Purpose
Published: January 2, 2026 13:50
I am a school librarian. My community supports the school library, and students are active library users. At the same time, rhetoric from that legislative session and in the years since have shown me that the public has limited knowledge about how we…
By the Numbers: Black History
Published: January 2, 2026 13:48
10 Number of Zora Neale Hurston plays—most of which were never published—held by the Library of Congress (LC) in Washington, D.C. The prolific 20th-century writer and anthropologist wrote the plays between 1925 and 1944, but they were not widely known…
Submissions Open for Library Design Showcase
Published: January 2, 2026 13:46
We are looking for examples of innovative library architecture that address patrons’ needs in unique and effective ways. We are especially interested in submissions from libraries that are approaching design with sustainability, accessibility, and smaller…
Considering AI
Published: January 2, 2026 13:44
New Horizons in Artificial Intelligence in Libraries Edited by Edmund Balnaves, Leda Bultrini, Andrew Cox, and Raymond Uzwyshyn Born out of recent International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions conferences, this volume examines current…
Your Library Story
Published: January 2, 2026 13:42
Stories have extraordinary power to connect people across cultures, ages, and experiences. By curating diverse narratives, libraries promote inclusion and understanding. Librarians are natural storytellers, yet many of us stay behind the scenes. Perhaps…