#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...

The Overlooked Reality of Library Security www.linkedin.com/pulse/overlo...

Reaching Gen Z & Millennials on #BookTok www.ebsco.com/blogs/noveli... via @katelomax.bsky.social

#AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums www.404media.co/ai-scraping-...

What’s Happening to #Reading? For many people, A.I. may be bringing the age of traditional text to an end. www.newyorker.com/culture/open...

Why Read: Seven Books About Our Passion and Need for #Reading lithub.com/why-read-sev...

A Virginia US public #library is fighting off a takeover by private equity. lithub.com/a-virginia-p...

The Court Battles That Will Decide if Silicon Valley Can Plunder Your Work #Copyright slate.com/technology/2...

Dancing with Frank O’Hara: How Lunch Dances Breaks the Library’s Sacred Silence lithub.com/dancing-with...

Walkers assemble in a turn up for the books - Walking #BookClubs in Australia libraryedition.smedia.com.au/lib_a/Shared...

The cat sat on the mat as the child learnt to #read libraryedition.smedia.com.au/lib_a/Shared...

Findings suggest a tailored bibliotherapy program may be associated with increases in the emotional wellbeing of people undergoing or recently completed cancer treatment, journals.lww.com/jporp/fullte...

There is no political power without power over the archive observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Why We Buy What We Don’t Need And 3 Ways to Break Free medium.com/publiclibrar...

Some good tips to get reading again. Why can’t we read anymore? Or, can books save us from what digital does to our brains? hughmcguire.medium.com/why-can-t-we...

Book bans are getting weirder, targeting cats, dogs and civic-minded grandmas www.salon.com/2025/06/26/b... #censorship

“Since 2022, thousands of eligible young adults have registered for a little-known program called Books Unbanned, which Brooklyn Public Library in New York created that year to counter efforts to restrict access to certain books.”

The ‘IFLA Entry Point to #Libraries and AI’ is a tool for librarians in the assessment of ethical #AI use. It provides librarians with a list of key considerations to evaluate & discuss the benefits & risks of adopting AI use within library premises. www.ifla.org/news/release...

Large Public Libraries Give Young Adults Across U.S. Access to Banned Books | EdSurge

AI Policies for #Libraries – Some Observations davidleeking.com/ai-policies-... via @davidleeking.bsky.social

Fun and Unique Homeschool Resources to Prevent Summer Learning Loss through the #library medium.com/everylibrary... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Movie Night at the Library: Your Solution for Isolation and a Tight Budget medium.com/everylibrary...