We're proud to be a part of the @recreatecoalition.bsky.social--and look at their lovely new website!

From Wizards of the Coast to Library Futures, we welcome our new staff attorney Layla Maurer! www.libraryfutures.net/post/four-qu...

We will NOT be recording today's webinar, so be there if you want to full experience! You can still register to attend or get the recap and links! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"[H]olding ISPs liable [for user activity] could lead to innocent people losing internet access based on unfounded allegations, which would unfairly harm families, schools, and communities." Catch up on Cox v. Sony with @recreatecoalition.bsky.social. www.recreatecoalition.org/summarizing-...

YOu can also read a little more about it in this @libraryfutures.bsky.social report: www.libraryfutures.net/post/visions... So honored to be part of this conversation.

One day only THIS THURSDAY 10/30! @nickgarcia.bsky.social, @merbroussard.bsky.social, and @bb.usefairuse.com will be talking legal and ethical issues in AI for libraries and librarians! Register to attend (or get the recording and all the links)! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#FairUseFriday 🤓 Fair use plays a critical role in advancing research and scholarship! Fair use has been key in building online databases, previewing research materials before purchasing, and gaining access to archival content. Re:Create member @arl.org has more: www.arl.org/know-your-co...

"[L]ibraries pay much more for books and digital materials than regular buyers do, and right now, there’s no way around this." You know this. We know this. But we're working to change it. You're with us, right? evanstonroundtable.com/2025/10/16/l...

"Libraries’ mission is rooted in the non-commercial provision of access to knowledge, and central to this mission is lending books to readers." Strong report from the EU on just how that creates problems when you have to deal with "behemoths" in the commercial market. zenodo.org/records/173491

Missed our beautiful library posters at #ILAAC25 earlier today? No worries! We’ll be at The Librarians Documentary screening this evening. Come get some swag!

Have you supported a library accused of violating copyright? We’re seeking storytellers to share their experience supporting a library navigating copyright conflict. Fill out our recruitment form to get connected. nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

We're thrilled to welcome @nickgarcia.bsky.social arcia.bsky.social, @merbroussard.bsky.social, and @bb.usefairuse.com to the next in our fall webinar series! Register today for Legal and Ethical Issues in AI on 10/30! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Library budget cuts are bad. Cuts in the form of censorship are even worse. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

"[B]ook censorship in schools has reached a new apex, now a routine and expected part of school operations." We call that kind of ban neo-censorship... /1 www.wordsandmoney.com/pen-america-...

“These documents about censorship are themselves difficult to obtain and are at risk of being memory holed and forgotten about without a systematic effort to obtain, publish, and archive them.” Help battle censorship with our friends @404media.co! www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

AI slop in libraries 🧵! Let's do something about it.

It's Banned Books Week. We stand with those fighting book challenges in schools and libraries around the country--but we're also here to remind you there's more than one way to ban a book. /1 www.libraryfutures.net/post/eight-w...

The Emory Open Education Initiative is a new program that provides mini-grants to faculty members who want to transition from commercial course materials to open educational resources (OER). 📚 scholarblogs.emory.edu/woodruff/new...

We've got a write up, links, and partial recording of our 🔥 webinar last week with @hypervisible.blacksky.app and Dr. Christa Albrecht-Crane. www.libraryfutures.net/events/what-...

Really enjoyed this session, shared a few thoughts in the other place. No, not that one; this one. 👇 gardenstate.social/@glecharles/...

Coming this fall (starting TOMORROW!) to a Zoom screen near you, the Library Futures AI series you’ve all been waiting for! www.libraryfutures.net/post/machine...

Next Wed., Oct. 1, at 2 pm ET, learn about IMLS publication & data sharing policies, plus info on the Dept. of Energy’s data sharing policy. We will co-host a webcast w/ @authorsalliance.bsky.social open to anyone working at academic institutions. Register now! sparcopen-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Thursday webinar: Catch CISI Co-Director @hypervisible.blacksky.app on AI, libraries, & privacy

Extremely excited to kick-off a new webinar series on “AI” with guests Chris Gilliard & Christa Albrecht-Crane. This session won’t be recorded so sign up now & join us for a deep dive into what we’re really talking about. Happening Thursday!!! #edusky #academicsky #skybrarians 📚

For the first of four AI webinars, we're talking with the inimitable @hypervisible.blacksky.app and Christa Albrecht-Crane! Join @libraryfutures.bsky.social for "What we Talk about When We Talk about AI," an intro to AI and ML from ethicists and experts. nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Maybe you can't read Ray Carver at work, but you CAN talk about AI, and we've got the webinar series you've been waiting for. Join @hypervisible.blacksky.app, Christa Albrecht-Crane, and Library Futures this Thursday 9/25 for the first installment! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

AI slop's gotten so popular people want to find it in libraries. /1 www.404media.co/librarians-a...

We all know about book bans. We're tracking the equally insidious digital censorship. Have databases or other digital content disappeared from your library? Let us know. www.libraryfutures.net/post/trackin...

"Perlmutter is free to get back to work while she sues to keep her job." Celebrating the first clause while we stand with Perlmutter on the second. www.wordsandmoney.com/appeals-cour...

Going to ASRL? Chose your own intellectual freedom adventure with us as as we preview our forthcoming game. (Hint: Choose chaos!) www.libraryfutures.net/events/imagi...

“At stake in Cox v. Sony is access to the internet for millions of people if internet service providers are disproportionately punished for copyright infringement by their users.”

You think copyright is dry? Wait till it takes your internet access away. www.arl.org/news/arl-joi...

“We’re in the book business,” said Robert Bramlette, a member of the county’s special district library advisory board. “And if we don’t have stuff on our shelves – whether it’s digital or otherwise – then we’re kind of out of business.” /1 www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/c...

“Every single company that offers AI-generated material should have some sort of transparency standards put in place so that people know what they’re getting." Our ED @littlewow.online on AI slop in libraries and our efforts to fight it. /1 americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/09/02/b...

Dave Hansen discusses the need for more investment in open-access journals that don’t charge fees to either authors or readers, and more, in this piece on rising publishing fees in response to federal public access policies:

Congrats to our former Community Fellow Emily Finch, now off to build community as a librarian assistant professor at the University of Miami School of Law Library! news.miami.edu/law/stories/...

In all seriousness, big thanks to the @libraryfutures.bsky.social team for their support in allowing me to do this as a fellow. It is, like most of my efforts, an unconventional approach to reseach, but it made me sit with my choices as a consumer(maybe you saw some of my blogposts this summer).

And while we’re talking libraries and AI slop, if YOU see any in a library collection, please report it here! nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Good question! Our ED @littlewow.online has more!

What are you reading this weekend?

Our ED talks local news—and how to sustain it.

Library Futures here and we're coming in hot with our very first ebook from library internet favorite @aj-boston.bsky.social. My Consumer Autobiography examines what it means to read--and own--a book through the story of the books AJ read in 2024. www.libraryfutures.net/post/my-cons...

What if digital lending rights aren't just about copyright? What if they're about free speech, disability rights, state sovereignty, and more? Learn all about it in Know Your Rights: Radical Digital Lending for Libraries! www.libraryfutures.net/post/fight-f...

AI slop spotters--we have a mission for you, should you choose to accept it. Have you found AI slop in a library collection? Report it here! nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Accessibility--it don't mean a thing if it's not working for the people who need it. LF intern Moriah-Taylor Rutherford rounds up more takeaways from Bridging the Gap: Accessibility and Digital Collections for All Patrons. www.libraryfutures.net/post/access-...

Artificial systems have "catapulted... into our inboxes, file storage, discovery systems, and nearly every element of our daily lives without our consent." How to resist? Library Futures and friends have tips! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/tips-fr...

"[O]nce a library buys a book, they can do with it as they damn well please." More about the ebook world we want to see from the fine folks at BRIET. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

FAQ from @archive.org on becoming an FDLP. TL;DR it's a feature, not a bug. Onward (next time with fewer acronyms). help.archive.org/help/federal...

For those with questions on libraries and government information, here’s a chance to learn more.

As more and more government information disappears, we're glad to see @archive.org (which has done so much already to preserve our online history) become an official Federal Depository Library! www.engadget.com/general/inte...