Grokipedia and the Coup Against Reality Itself www.thedissident.news/grokipedia-a...

Why Wikipedia Is Losing Traffic to AI Overviews on Google The beloved online encyclopedia has been dropping in pageviews over the last few months. www.cnet.com/tech/service...

Grokipedia Is the Antithesis of Everything That Makes Wikipedia Good, Useful, and Human www.404media.co/grokipedia-i...

"No, wait, avoid wiki" - Elon Musk's Grokipedia is biased AI slop the-decoder.com/no-wait-avoi...

Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down www.404media.co/libraries-sc...

Even before they can read, young children are visualizing letters and other objects with the same strategies adults use #Literacy theconversation.com/even-before-...

The ABC’s Top 100 books poll lacks diversity. Here are my 10 First Nations ‘books of the 21st century’ theconversation.com/the-abcs-top...

Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute reaches $700,000 settlement www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

US Federal Judge Rules Texas Book Ratings Law Unconstitutional #Censorship #FreedomToRead www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

The Case for Whole Books: You can’t get better at reading until you care about a text. #Literacy slate.com/life/2025/10...

Cities looking to revive downtowns are increasingly leveraging the ability of public libraries to draw crowds and encourage economic development. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

#Librarians, Publishers, and the Defense of Knowledge katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

One of the reasons I love retro-SF futures is because they speak to this increasing trend of turning shit off and disconnecting devices. When AWS goes down and bricks your bed, fridge, and thermostat, the appeal of analog is keenly felt. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/th...

Why this library e-book app is turning to #AI OverDrive CEO Steve Potash thinks the tech can promote reading amid threats to #libraries. www.techbrew.com/stories/2025...

Loneliness in the Digital Age: Why Libraries Are A Key Social Connector medium.com/@janecowell8...

A Better Way to Give Feedback at Work: Using the SBI Model How the Situation–Behavior–Impact model can make feedback less awkward and more effective janecowell8.medium.com/a-better-way...

How Silicon Valley Became a Center of Reactionary, Anti-Democratic Politics lithub.com/how-silicon-...

#Libraries Look to Fill the Gap Left by Baker & Taylor www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

The speech wars come for Wikipedia www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Chatbot Assessment: Best Practices for #ArtificialIntelligence in the #Library preprint.press.jhu.edu/portal/sites...

Public Library staff safety - occupational violence www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

#AI is making reading books feel obsolete – and students have a lot to lose theconversation.com/ai-is-making...

How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s #AI to seem smart www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content theconversation.com/what-is-ai-s...

The Secret to #Library Instagram Success? Start With the Story, Not the Promo superlibrarymarketing.com/2025/08/25/i...

‘A Win for Everyone’: Advocates Celebrate Passage of Rhode Island #FreedomtoRead Act pen.org/advocates-ce...

From Incoming #ALA Exec Director - Why This English Teacher-Turned-Library Leader Is Optimistic About the End of Book Bans www.edsurge.com/news/2025-08...

This US #librarian brings books, resources to homeless people on Skid Row. Now she's gaining national recognition www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/la-...

The Role of Libraries in Mental Health/Here's how #librarians play a role in addressing trauma, mental health and more. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/well...

#AI industry horrified to face largest #copyright class action ever certified arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Boston Public #Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using #AI www.npr.org/2025/08/11/n...

Have men really stopped #reading? We take a deeper dive into the Australian data www.theguardian.com/news/2025/au...

New Zealand Education Minister cut Māori words from future junior books, documents show - Government #Censorship www.1news.co.nz/2025/08/13/e...

Christian Nationalists in this town don’t want people to read certain library books – so they’re stealing them #censorship www.au.org/the-latest/a...

‘State-driven #censorship’: new wave of book bans hits Florida school districts #BookBans www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

What counts as #plagiarism? #AI-generated papers pose new risks #AI #Copyright www.nature.com/articles/d41...

RFK Jr demanded a vaccine study be retracted — the journal said no #Censorship www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#Reading for Pleasure Has Declined by a ‘Deeply Concerning’ 40 Percent Over the Past Two Decades www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...

The Digital Sovereignty Index (DSI) aims to provide a comparative snapshot of visible, self-hosted infrastructure across borders. It doesn’t measure intent or regulation – it shows which tools are actually in use. dsi.nextcloud.com

Congratulations to the IFLA/Baker and Taylor Public Library of the Year for 2025 - bsky.app/profile/ifla... #IFLA #librarieshttps://www.ifla.org/news/winner-announced-for-the-ifla-baker-taylor-public-library-of-the-year-award-2025/

Freedom to Read Advocates Cheer Decision in ‘PRH v. Gibson’ www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Trump has fired the head of the Library of Congress, but the 225-year-old institution remains a ‘library for all’ – so far theconversation.com/trump-has-fi...

Truth Optional: How Digital Platforms Replaced the Press and #Democracy Took the Hit lithub.com/truth-option...

A Refuge From Censorship: Why Independent Bookstores Will Save Us lithub.com/a-refuge-fro...

The Pierce County libraries system was hacked, information stolen. What we know Read more at: www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/a...

How social work interns are changing lives at Sacramento public #libraries www.sacbee.com/news/equity-...

Weeding: The Great Library Divide: Embracing Collection Maintenance with Enthusiasm knowledgequest.aasl.org/weeding-the-... #SchoolLibraries

Public #Libraries as our High Street Anchors - findings from the UK www.lorensbergs.co.uk/public-libra...

Fighting for Our #Libraries: How to Get Effective Traction for Neglected Library Buildings www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ge...

I wrote about Janet Skeslien Charles and brave librarians for @everylibrary.bsky.social: “Every book that is censored and removed from a library shelf is a dream taken away from a kid in need of hope, inspiration, knowledge, and reassurance.” medium.com/everylibrary...