Library Futures
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Research and advocacy for the future of libraries. A project of @NYUEngelberg.
Thanks to @wordsandmoney.bsky.social for their shoutout to our Neo-Censorship report--and for their excellent coverage of all things library!
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The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 21, 2025
Among the week's headlines: a long-awaited legal victory for the freedom to read in Missouri; Alabama bans books with trans themes from Public library youth sections; a new report in Georgia explores ...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Thanks to @wordsandmoney.bsky.social for their shoutout to our Neo-Censorship report--and for their excellent coverage of all things library!
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Learn how to keep your library makerspace legally sound and open to all! @schutton.bsky.social, @kslater.bsky.social, and Tomas A. Lipinski will offer insights and answer questions on all things maker. Read more and register -->
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November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Learn how to keep your library makerspace legally sound and open to all! @schutton.bsky.social, @kslater.bsky.social, and Tomas A. Lipinski will offer insights and answer questions on all things maker. Read more and register -->
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There's still time to sign up to resist the vendor machine! Join Library Futures, Stephanie "Cole" Adams, Samantha Teremi, Layla Maurer, and Hayley Park to talk AI and library contracts. That's this Thursday 11/20!
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November 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There's still time to sign up to resist the vendor machine! Join Library Futures, Stephanie "Cole" Adams, Samantha Teremi, Layla Maurer, and Hayley Park to talk AI and library contracts. That's this Thursday 11/20!
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"A crucial part of advocacy is making and learning from mistakes." Library Futures intern Callie Martindale set out to make an accessible infographic and learned a lot along the way!
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Seeing with Words: An Intern’s Introduction to Accessible Infographics
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"A crucial part of advocacy is making and learning from mistakes." Library Futures intern Callie Martindale set out to make an accessible infographic and learned a lot along the way!
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Because cats have always been cooler than us. With thanks to the @libraryfutures.bsky.social email today.
John Kay - The Favourite Cat and De La-Tour Painter - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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We're proud to be a part of the @recreatecoalition.bsky.social--and look at their lovely new website!
👀 Exciting news from us at Re:Create, our website has a new look! Check it out and explore the issues important to Re:Create members, @bb.usefairuse.com's insights in blogs, and our new resource section. 🔗 recreatecoalition.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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!
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Four Questions with Layla Maurer
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
From Wizards of the Coast to Library Futures, we welcome our new staff attorney Layla Maurer!
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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!
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October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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!
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"[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.
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Catch up on Cox v. Sony with @recreatecoalition.bsky.social.
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Summarizing Sony Supporters Amici Briefs in Cox v. Sony - Re:Create
This week marks the latest development in the Cox Communications, Inc., et al. v. Sony Music Entertainment case, with amicus briefs filed by eleven Sony supporters. These briefs argue generally that C...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"[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-...
Catch up on Cox v. Sony with @recreatecoalition.bsky.social.
www.recreatecoalition.org/summarizing-...
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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.
So honored to be part of this conversation.
The Future is Digital, Local, and Read All Over: Visions for Library-Newsroom Collaboration
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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.
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)!
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October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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)!
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#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...
Know Your Copyrights — Association of Research Libraries
Since the inception of copyright law in the US, libraries have enjoyed special rights to promote the progress of science and the useful arts. This page is meant to support...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
#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?
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You know this. We know this. But we're working to change it. You're with us, right?
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Letter: Why EPL withdrew from the state's digital library - Evanston RoundTable
I serve as a trustee for the Evanston Public Library, but I’m sharing my thoughts today as a library professional, a resident of Evanston, and someone who
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October 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"[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...
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
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
e-Books: Evidence and Analysis of e-Lending Markets in Europe. Competition Law and Copyright Law Perspectives.
This report consists of three complementary elements. (1) a market study of the e-Lending market, reviewing existing empirical data, as well as analysing a sample of licensing contracts and interviews...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"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
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!
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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.
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Fill out our recruitment form to get connected.
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Participant Recruitment - Experiences of Copyright Conflict in Libraries
The purpose of this study is to gather stories of copyright conflicts experienced by individuals supporting libraries. Individuals will be asked to narrate their own story of navigating a copyright co...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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.
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Fill out our recruitment form to get connected.
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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!
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Register today for Legal and Ethical Issues in AI on 10/30!
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October 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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!
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Register today for Legal and Ethical Issues in AI on 10/30!
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Library budget cuts are bad. Cuts in the form of censorship are even worse.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Library budget cuts are bad. Cuts in the form of censorship are even worse.
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"[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
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PEN America Report Finds the Battle Over Book Bans Has Entered an Alarming New Phase
“For many students, families, educators, librarians, and school districts, book banning is a new normal,” the report, 'Banned in the USA 2024-2025: The Normalization of Book Banning,' concludes.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"[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
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“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!
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Help battle censorship with our friends @404media.co!
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Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America
404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“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!
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Help battle censorship with our friends @404media.co!
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AI slop in libraries 🧵! Let's do something about it.
In February, @404media.co did a piece on the overwhelming amount of AI Slop in public library vendor Hoopla Digital. They promised to clean up their platform, but just this morning I went looking and easily found a self-publishing house pushing shoddy health content by a fake author.
October 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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
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Eight Ways to Ban a Book
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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
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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...
Oxford College faculty first recipients of Emory Open Education Initiative mini-grants
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). This s…
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October 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About AI
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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-...
www.libraryfutures.net/events/what-...
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Really enjoyed this session, shared a few thoughts in the other place. No, not that one; this one. 👇
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September 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Really enjoyed this session, shared a few thoughts in the other place. No, not that one; this one. 👇
gardenstate.social/@glecharles/...
gardenstate.social/@glecharles/...