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Seattle Public Joins "Books Unbanned" readersfirst.org/news/2023/5…

Seattle Public Joins "Books Unbanned" — Readers First

RF thanks Seattle Public Library for joining the Books Unbanned initiative . Their webpage beings thusly: “Teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access our entire...

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A Busy Week In Congress readersfirst.org/news/2023/5…

A Busy Week In Congress — Readers First

Thank you to Alan Inouye, Senior Director, Public Policy & Government Relations and Interim Associate Executive Director, for an update on a busy week for legislation in Congress: Right to Read Act...

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Upcoming Events at Library Futures readersfirst.org/news/2023/4…

Upcoming Events at Library Futures (and elsewhere) — Readers First

Our partners at Library Futures have announced some interesting webinars, coming soon to a screen near you. Hope to “see” you at them. The Athena Unbound Discussion Information is meant to be shared,...

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Alan Inouye's Policy and Advocacy Updates readersfirst.org/news/2023/4…

Alan Inouye's Policy and Advocacy Updates — Readers First

ALA Senior Director of Public Policy & Government Relations Alan Inouye has released his recent on policy and advocacy. Thanks Alan! Upcoming: It is National Library Week! Look for multiple library...

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Ellen Paul on Connecticut's Ebook Bill readersfirst.org/news/2023/4…

Ellen Paul on Connecticut's Ebook Bill — Readers First

Ellen Paul, Executive Director of the CT Library Consortium , has penned an excellent opinion piece on Connecticut’s Digital Content Law. Using comparisons to things lay reader would know, she makes...

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A Must-read Paper From Harvard readersfirst.org/news/2023/3…

A Must-read Paper From Harvard — Readers First

Why is this seemingly commonsense sentence so very important? “nothing . . . prevents a library or archives from participating in interlibrary arrangements.” Why is it so important for libraries to...

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Two Ebook Bill Hearings readersfirst.org/news/2023/3…

Two Ebook Bill Hearings — Readers First

RF is pleased that despite lobbying efforts against them, two bills setting out terms for fair library ebook license terms are sailing nicely through state legislatures. When provided with the facts,...

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Oppose H.R. 5: Turn Back Censorship Efforts readersfirst.org/news/2023/3…

Oppose H.R. 5: Turn Back Censorship Efforts — Readers First

From the ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Team: This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a dangerous bill that would pave the way to more censorship in school libraries. Please call...

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WRONG! readersfirst.org/news/2023/3…

WRONG! — Readers First

As much as one hates giving attention to misinformation, sometimes half-truths and flat out lies need debunking. Such is the case with the recent launch of “ Protect The Creative Economy ,” brought...

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Connecticut Introduces a Bill With A Difference readersfirst.org/news/2023/3…

Connecticut Introduces a Bill With A Difference — Readers First

A hearing is scheduled tomorrow on Connecticut HB6800. This bill is different from many others (and from another bill in Connecticut itself) in that it doesn’t mention license costs. The word...

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Palace Marketplace Offers New Indie Titles readersfirst.org/news/2023/2…

Palace Marketplace Offers New Indie Titles — Readers First

In a press release, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) notes that its Palace Marketplace is now offering some 300,000 “titles from Smashwords and Draft2Digital. At launch, all of these...

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Oral Arguments in the Publishers/IA Suit readersfirst.org/news/2023/2…

Oral Arguments in the Publishers/IA Suit — Readers First

Thanks to Gary Price of Infodocket for an early (near immediate) heads-up last week that the Hachette et. a. vs Internet Archive (IA) lawsuit is going to oral arguments in summary judgement. Andrew...

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Connecticut and Hawaii Add Ebook Bills readersfirst.org/news/2023/2…

Connecticut and Hawaii Add Ebook Bills — Readers First

In Hawaii, HB1412 has been introduced by Representative Jenna Takenouchi. Thank you, Rep. Takenouchi! The bill “Prohibits any contract or license agreement between a publisher and library in the...

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Virginia Introduces Ebook Legislation readersfirst.org/news/2023/1…

Virginia Introduces Ebook Legislation — Readers First

Last Friday, a library digital content Bill was introduced in the Virginia Senate. Senate Bill 1528 would “amend and reenact § 42.1-10 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by...

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Alan Inouye's Public Policy and Advocacy Updates for This week readersfirst.org/news/2023/1…

Alan Inouye's Public Policy and Advocacy Updates for This week — Readers First

A number of matters Mr. Inouye mentions are of special interest to libraries involved with digital: POLICY & ADVOCACY UPDATES >> Continuing:  Please sign up for the Unite Against Book Bans campaign...

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Webinar of Interest readersfirst.org/news/2023/1…

Webinar of Interest — Readers First

With libraries across the country striving to deliver robust and cost-effective digital content offerings to patrons, the fifth in our series of Collaborating for Access webinars, presented with...

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Massachusetts (Re)Joins the Effort readersfirst.org/news/2023/1…

Massachusetts (Re)Joins the Effort — Readers First

On Friday January 20th, Ruth Balser of the 12th Middlesex district filed “An Act empowering library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks.” So, Rhode Island now has company and two states...

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Guest post: OverDrive magazines no longer offers The Economist readersfirst.org/news/2023/1…

Guest post: OverDrive magazines no longer offers The Economist — Readers First

Thank you to Carmi Parker for sharing this news with RF: OverDrive libraries that offer digital magazines learned this week that OverDrive has decided no longer to offer The Economist. For many...

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Rhode Island is the First to the Mark readersfirst.org/news/2023/1…

Rhode Island is the First to the Mark — Readers First

On January 18th, a library digital content bill was (re)introduced in the Rhode Island legislature. View the text here . Long-time followers of library digital content legislation will note this...

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Alan Inouye's December 18 Public Policy and Advocacy Updates, December 18 readersfirst.org/news/2022/1…

Alan Inouye's December 18 Public Policy and Advocacy Updates, December 18 — Readers First

ALA Senior Director, Public Policy & Government Relations and Interim Associate Executive Director Alan Inouye has shared this week’s updates. Always something here of interest to the library...

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