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Movers & Shakers 2027 will celebrate people who are moving all types of libraries ahead! 👏 Submit your nomination here: hubs.la/Q04yLbHx0
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Mellon Foundation Releases: “Mapping the Landscape of Community-Based #Archives” Report
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#culturalpreservation #culturalheritage #CommunityBasedArchives @MellonFdn
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Louisiana: St. Tammany Library Control Board Votes on Collection Criteria, Access to Some #Books Angers Residents (via @veritenewsnola)
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#libraries #librarycolllections #publiclibraries
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Tennessee #Librarian Fired After Refusing to Remove #Books Files Lawsuit (via @Tennessean)
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#libraries #librarians #lawsuits
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WI: Milwaukee Mayor Backtracks on Library Director Nomination Over Accreditation Issue (via @620wtmj)
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#libraries #librarians #publiclibraries
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Find the entire longlist and read about today's other book news, including Min Jin Lee answering 23 questions for 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘪𝘵, a new Rob Lowe memoir, and remembering Scottish crime writer Peter May: hubs.la/Q04yC4VB0
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Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and BookNet Canada Release 2026 Report on #AI Use Across the North American Book Industry
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#books #publishing #publishers #GenAI
@BISG @BookNet_Canada
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In 2012, Evanston Public Library became a component unit of the city of Evanston rather than a city department. In recent years, the library’s then–board of trustees began to question the value of this arrangement. Read more: hubs.la/Q04ysvx80
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Google #Arts & #Culture Turns 15 — and Gives Its App a Makeover (via @newsfromgoogle.bsky.social)
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E-books Among Budget Challenges Facing Pittsburgh #Libraries (via @905wesa)
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#ebooks #publishing #budgets
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Also in demand are new titles by Min Jin Lee, Deesha Philyaw, Rebecca Perry, Danielle Steel, Hernan Diaz, Malcolm Gladwell, and Ann Cleeves. Read more: hubs.la/Q04ysjVl0
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Library Borrowing in MO, KS Beat National Average (via @Axios Kansas City)
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#libraries #publiclibraries #IMLS
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Report: Oxford Lets #OpenAI Train Its #AI Models On Historical #Texts From the Bodleian Library
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#GenAI #libraries #trainingdata
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Announces Launch of the Open #Knowledge Network, A National Open-Data Platform Connecting More Than 40 Knowledge Graphs
infodocket.com/2026/09/25/na…
#opendata #data #knowledgegraphs #AI #MCP
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Read more about this choice in addition to other book news, including a new imprint from Chooseco: hubs.ly/Q04yl7rH0
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Report: OpenAI Agent Hacking Attempt Targets University of New Mexico Digital Library
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#libraries #digitallibraries #AI #agenticAI
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Report: UAlbany Study Examines Public Library #AI Programs
infodocket.com/2026/09/24/re…
#libraries #publiclibraries #GenAI #AILiteracy @CTGUAlbany
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The University of Ottawa and Library and #Archives #Canada Announce New Partnership to Help Canadians Engage With Their #History (via @uOttawaBiblio)
uottawa.ca/library/news-all/…
#libraries
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Lawmakers Battle National #Archives Over Plans to Move Historical Asian American Records (via @nbcnews)
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#nara
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