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As President Trump's actions continue to cause upheaval for libraries, here are updates on Trump's attacks against US ...
Noah Biesiada writes: “Huntington Beach (Calif.) voters weighed in on the future of their city’s library June 10, [repealing an approved-but-never-created] book review committee and blocking city ...
Dim Sum and Then Some. Fans of Philly’s historic Chinatown breathed a sigh of relief in January, when the Sixers suddenly canceled a controversial plan to demolish much of the area east of the ...
Since founding the Internet Archive in 1996, Brewster Kahle has helped preserve nearly three decades of digital history—along with millions of books, audio recordings, videos, images, and software ...
Des Moines (Iowa) University students play The Euphorigen Investigation, an escape room designed to help people better understand misinformation, as part of MisinfoDay in October 2024. Photo: Des ...
A young presenter shares slides about the history of basketball at Vestavia Hills (Ala.) Library’s summer 2024 PowerPoint Party. Photo: Derek Anderson/Vestavia Hills (Ala.) Library At Hewitt (Tex.) ...
Photo: Danielle Tait. In early May, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin published her first novel in nearly nine years. Based on Chinese folklore, The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon (Little, ...
Though commonly imagined to be dusty spaces containing rare objects from the distant past, archives are deeply tied to the ...
An ALA report released July 23, Investing in Prison Libraries: A Cost-Effective Path to Safer Communities and Second Chances, explores the essential role of prison libraries in lowering recidivism by ...
Author Leanne Su holds up her sci-fi novel, Peri Peri Paprika, published in 2024 by Fifth Avenue Press, the imprint of Ann Arbor (Mich.) District Library. Photo: Lia Giannotti. Libraries typically ...
Emanuel Maiberg writes: “AI bots that scrape the internet for training data are hammering the servers of libraries, archives, museums, and galleries, and are in some cases knocking their collections ...
Emanuel Maiberg writes: “AI bots that scrape the internet for training data are hammering the servers of libraries, archives, museums, and galleries, and are in some cases knocking their collections ...