Library Futures
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Research and advocacy for the future of libraries. A project of @NYUEngelberg.
And learn even more about the Library Futures internship program on our website!
www.libraryfutures.net/internships
www.libraryfutures.net/internships
Internship Program
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
www.libraryfutures.net
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM
And learn even more about the Library Futures internship program on our website!
www.libraryfutures.net/internships
www.libraryfutures.net/internships
What do Library Futures interns do, you say? Well, check out just some of the work done by our prior cohorts!
www.libraryfutures.net/prior-cohorts
www.libraryfutures.net/prior-cohorts
Prior Intern Cohorts
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
www.libraryfutures.net
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM
What do Library Futures interns do, you say? Well, check out just some of the work done by our prior cohorts!
www.libraryfutures.net/prior-cohorts
www.libraryfutures.net/prior-cohorts
Let's make 2026 the year we get a fair deal for libraries. We're here to fight for you and we hope you'll fight with us. /end
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January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Let's make 2026 the year we get a fair deal for libraries. We're here to fight for you and we hope you'll fight with us. /end
www.libraryfutures.net
www.libraryfutures.net
"A system can show high usage and still be structurally unfair, financially wasteful, and incompatible with the library mission." /8
www.ebookstudygroup.org/overdrive_te...
www.ebookstudygroup.org/overdrive_te...
OverDrive’s Long Testimony Misses the Point: Libraries Need Fair eBook Contracts, Not a Fear-Based Marketing Pitch
New State Bills Aim to Improve Access to eBooks for Libraries
www.ebookstudygroup.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"A system can show high usage and still be structurally unfair, financially wasteful, and incompatible with the library mission." /8
www.ebookstudygroup.org/overdrive_te...
www.ebookstudygroup.org/overdrive_te...
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Priorities that are leading them to fight back against states trying to support libraries, promote knowledge, and be good stewards of taxpayer dollars meant for the public good. /5
www.wordsandmoney.com/the-words-mo...
www.wordsandmoney.com/the-words-mo...
The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: January 9, 2026
Thank you for supporting Words & Money and helping us establish an independent media venture that aims to properly center libraries in the 21st century reading, writing, and publishing enterprises. If...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Priorities that are leading them to fight back against states trying to support libraries, promote knowledge, and be good stewards of taxpayer dollars meant for the public good. /5
www.wordsandmoney.com/the-words-mo...
www.wordsandmoney.com/the-words-mo...
That's because libraries have "a different mission." We don't profit: we share. Ebook publishers and platforms, however, have different priorities. /4
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san.com/cc/the-digit...
The digital library dilemma: Why e-book borrowing costs taxpayers more
E-book lending surged during the pandemic and has continued to climb, but restrictive licensing rules mean libraries are paying a steep price.
san.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
That's because libraries have "a different mission." We don't profit: we share. Ebook publishers and platforms, however, have different priorities. /4
san.com/cc/the-digit...
san.com/cc/the-digit...
But we're not out to eliminate ebooks. Libraries WANT to provide them. Libraries WANT you to check them out. /3
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/e...
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/e...
E-books cost more, but please don't stop borrowing them, libraries say
Greater Victoria Public Library CEO Maureen Sawa said e-book prices charged by book publishers are causing cost pressures at the GVPL.
www.timescolonist.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
But we're not out to eliminate ebooks. Libraries WANT to provide them. Libraries WANT you to check them out. /3
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/e...
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/e...
Library ebooks are EXPENSIVE. For every record set, there's another library out there that has to cut down or even eliminate library ebook subscriptions. /2
www.beenews.com/lancaster_be...
www.beenews.com/lancaster_be...
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Library ebooks are EXPENSIVE. For every record set, there's another library out there that has to cut down or even eliminate library ebook subscriptions. /2
www.beenews.com/lancaster_be...
www.beenews.com/lancaster_be...
And we thank you for your mentorship!
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
And we thank you for your mentorship!
Reposted by Library Futures
Today's early Spring semester reminder that if your academic library doesn't have an eBook you want and/or tells you they can't provide it, it is most likely not the library staff's fault.
We can't buy what vendors refuse to sell.
We can't buy what vendors refuse to sell.
January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Today's early Spring semester reminder that if your academic library doesn't have an eBook you want and/or tells you they can't provide it, it is most likely not the library staff's fault.
We can't buy what vendors refuse to sell.
We can't buy what vendors refuse to sell.
Or enjoy the annual @archive.org public domain remix contest in person in San Francisco!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-publi...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Or enjoy the annual @archive.org public domain remix contest in person in San Francisco!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-publi...
www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-publi...
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM