“If I want something functionally similar to a recommendation algorithm but adds an element of curiosity and discovery, I go to the library. "
EveryLibrary Institute Announces a Special Issue of The Political Librarian, “Weaponized Politics and Dismantled Policies: Defending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in America's Libraries and Cultural Institutions.
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A new special issue of the EveryLibrary Institute’s open-access academic journal, The Political Librarian, aims to help the sector understand how Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives in libraries are facing coordinated political attacks at every level of government.
Homeschool Support with Library Programs www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2025…
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library www.404media.co/the-last-…
Extralibrary Loan.
“At the Library Newsroom, neighbors ask, what are we curious about? Then, how can we learn more?” placesjournal.kinsta.cloud/article/e…
From Library to Launchpad.
How Memphis’ Innovator-in-Residence program is evolving public libraries into creative hubs medium.com/reimagini…
At the Newark Public Library, Shopping Bags Carry Local History.
The New Jersey institution is home to a collection of more than 2,000 of these often overlooked items.
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If you are in the Toronto area, visit the Toronto Reference Library for their exhibit, on until January 11th.
Invitation to Participate: Service Point Staffing in Arts Libraries librarianship.ca/news/serv… “Service Point Staffing in Arts Libraries is a research study on current staffing models of service points in arts libraries in the United States and Canada, including branch characteristics, staffing levels, and services provided, for which we are gathering data. Our purpose is to examine the prevalence of arts-specific service points in libraries and their commonalities and differences in organizational practices, features, and services.” – from Librarianship.ca
Podcast: A Massive Archiving Effort at National Parks (with Jenny McBurney and Lynda Kellam) This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards. www.404media.co/podcast-a…
Reading Round-Up 11.21.2026 – Supervisors, Neuroinclusivity, Queer Safe Spaces, Psychological Safety, and Feedback
Especially powerful is Trevor Dawes' When the Support Isn’t There: Navigating the Silent Supervisor trevordawes.wordpress.com/2025/11/1…
“Some call libraries charity.
But they’re often the epitome of a functioning society.”
“…nor can the experience of library life be re-created online. It’s not just a matter of free books. A library is a different kind of social reality (of the three-dimensional kind), which by its very existence teaches a system of values beyond the fiscal.”
– Zadie Smith (Feel Free, pg. 14)
Forget Running Groups and Work Socials. Find a Book Club thewalrus.ca/find-a-bo…
The library is not a department: Why public library boards matter www.municipalworld.com/feature-s…
Danish library’s massive bell announces every newborn in the city boingboing.net/2025/10/1…
The 7 Types of Rest Librarians Actually Need and How to Get Them librarianbyday.net/2025/11/0…
Get in Touch with Your Inner Artist at the Library Turn “I wish I could draw” into “Look what I made!” medium.com/everylibr…
How I came to love the library I once criticized
‘I still don’t relish the outside of the library, but this is really a building to be experienced from the inside out. On that count, it’s wonderful,’ says columnist www.orilliamatters.com/local-new…
The Mental Health Benefits of Reading You Didn’t Know About
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Discover how reading reduces stress, strengthens the brain, and helps fight anxiety in a fast-paced, tech-driven world.