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OCLC @oclc.org · 2h

Create, curate, and connect your library’s metadata across the web. 🌐 Join us on 15 October for an exclusive look at #OCLCmeridian, a one-of-its-kind service to increase resource discoverability and relevance by leveraging linked data.

⤵️ Register here.

Improve metadata visibility and usefulness: Create, curate, and connect linked data entities with Meridian | OCLC

A 30-minute live demonstration of OCLC's Meridian platform, where a product expert will walk you through the interface, share key use cases, and explain how Meridian can help libraries enrich metadata...

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 2d

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association

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OCLC @oclc.org · 2d

Uncertainty over global shipping operations in August 2025 led to various pauses that affected interlibrary loan into the US. In this #HangingTogether blog, #OCLCresearch's Dennis Massie highlights how the SHARES community responded.

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Rising to the challenge: How the SHARES resource sharing community navigated a global disruption to international shipping - Hanging Together

When international ILL shipping faced an unprecedented disruption, the OCLC RLP SHARES community turned confusion into collaboration, crafting creative solutions to keep library materials moving acros...

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American Libraries magazine @amlibraries.bsky.social · 4d

Did you know author R.F. Kuang got married in a library? Learn more about her connection with libraries, how she balances logic and imagination in her work, and her attraction to underworld stories in our extended interview. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/09/02/newsmaker-r-f-kuang/

Newsmaker: R. F. Kuang | American Libraries Magazine

Author Rebecca F. Kuang returns to the realm of fantasy and higher education in her latest novel, Katabasis.

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OCLC @oclc.org · 3d

#EngagedLibraries connect with teens. 💿 Getting teens to engage requires creativity. Dallas Public Library in Georgia hosted Crafts and Blind Date with a Book, inviting teens to turn old CDs into decorations while exploring new books.

➡️ See more: oc.lc/4o62njm

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OCLC @oclc.org · 3d

📲 We want to know how your library gets creative in connecting with youth of all ages. Share your story on social media by including #EngagedLibraries and tagging OCLC in your post.

⤵️ Learn how to share your community engagement success stories.

Share your library’s #EngagedLibaries success stories | OCLC

#EngagedLibraries invites library workers to share stories of community engagement success across their social media channels. Consider posting ideas that your peers might find helpful, highlights of ...

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Rutgers University Press @rutgersupress.bsky.social · 2d

It's Banned Books Week! Check out the Top Ten Banned Books of 2024 on the
@americanlibraryassociation's website. What are YOUR favorite banned books?
#BannedBooksWeek #CelebrateYourFreedomtoRead #CensorshipIsSo1984

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OCLC @oclc.org · 3d

📲 We want to know how your library gets creative in connecting with youth of all ages. Share your story on social media by including #EngagedLibraries and tagging OCLC in your post.

⤵️ Learn how to share your community engagement success stories.

Share your library’s #EngagedLibaries success stories | OCLC

#EngagedLibraries invites library workers to share stories of community engagement success across their social media channels. Consider posting ideas that your peers might find helpful, highlights of ...

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OCLC @oclc.org · 3d

#EngagedLibraries connect with teens. 💿 Getting teens to engage requires creativity. Dallas Public Library in Georgia hosted Crafts and Blind Date with a Book, inviting teens to turn old CDs into decorations while exploring new books.

➡️ See more: oc.lc/4o62njm

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 3d

#LetFreedomReadDay is in ONE WEEK! On 10/11, take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for those who make them available. Find resources/tools + actions you can take in just 5 mins: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans

On a grayscale background of a stack of books are the Banned Books Week Coalition, Unite Against Book Bans, and Let Freedom Read Day logos. Text reads: October 11, 2025. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5 - 11, 2025. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/let-freedom-read-day

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OCLC @oclc.org · 5d

The move to linked data facilitates greater contextualization of information, makes resources more discoverable, provides opportunities to improve workflows, and supports easier integration of library data into other systems and services.

➡️ Learn more: oc.lc/linked-data

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 13d

OCLC Leaders Council Elects Keith Webster to Board of Trustees www.oclc.org/en/news/rele... @oclc.org #libraries #librarians

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OCLC @oclc.org · 5d

The move to linked data facilitates greater contextualization of information, makes resources more discoverable, provides opportunities to improve workflows, and supports easier integration of library data into other systems and services.

➡️ Learn more: oc.lc/linked-data

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OCLC @oclc.org · 6d

Social media can feel like running on a hamster wheel, always chasing what’s new and trendy. 📲 Join OCLC's #WebJunction on 14 October to learn what types of posts break through the algorithm and which ones are a time suck.

⤵️ Register now. #WJwebinar

@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social

Lower the Stress and Increase the Effectiveness of Your Social Media

This webinar will focus on identifying what types of posts break through the algorithm and which ones are a time suck. Learn practical tips so that you can leave the stress behind and start having fun...

www.webjunction.org

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OCLC @oclc.org · 6d

"Lower the Stress and Increase the Effectiveness of Your Social Media" is presented by:

🟠 Keith Kesler, Los Angeles Public Library
🟢 Krystal Ruiz, Los Angeles Public Library

📅 14 October | 12-1 p.m. EDT #WJwebinar

@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social

Lower the Stress and Increase the Effectiveness of Your Social Media

This webinar will focus on identifying what types of posts break through the algorithm and which ones are a time suck. Learn practical tips so that you can leave the stress behind and start having fun...

www.webjunction.org

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REBIUN @rebiun.org · 6d

🔴 La IA en los sistemas de gestión bibliotecaria

Intervienen:
Jorge Olloqui. @grupobaratz.bsky.social
Lucrecia Morón. @oclc.org
Nabil Saadallah. @clarivate.com / Ex Libris

Modera: Mireia Pérez Cervera. Directora de Desarrollo de la Biblioteca de la @uocuniversitat.bsky.social

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OCLC @oclc.org · 6d

"Lower the Stress and Increase the Effectiveness of Your Social Media" is presented by:

🟠 Keith Kesler, Los Angeles Public Library
🟢 Krystal Ruiz, Los Angeles Public Library

📅 14 October | 12-1 p.m. EDT #WJwebinar

@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social

Lower the Stress and Increase the Effectiveness of Your Social Media

This webinar will focus on identifying what types of posts break through the algorithm and which ones are a time suck. Learn practical tips so that you can leave the stress behind and start having fun...

www.webjunction.org

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OCLC @oclc.org · 6d

Social media can feel like running on a hamster wheel, always chasing what’s new and trendy. 📲 Join OCLC's #WebJunction on 14 October to learn what types of posts break through the algorithm and which ones are a time suck.

⤵️ Register now. #WJwebinar

@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social

Lower the Stress and Increase the Effectiveness of Your Social Media

This webinar will focus on identifying what types of posts break through the algorithm and which ones are a time suck. Learn practical tips so that you can leave the stress behind and start having fun...

www.webjunction.org

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OCLC @oclc.org · 7d

De-duplication has always been essential to maintaining the quality of #OCLCworldcat.

⤵️ OCLC's Bemal Rajapatirana shares how OCLC is leveraging both AI and the expertise of catalogers and experienced OCLC staff to innovate the process. #OCLCnext

Scaling de-duplication in WorldCat: Balancing AI innovation with cataloging care | OCLC

Discover how OCLC uses AI to accelerate WorldCat de-duplication while preserving catalogers’ care and expertise.

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 7d

Imagine lounging on a bean bag at Gwanghwamun Plaza or by the Cheonggyecheon Stream, book in hand, city buzzing around you. That’s not a dream — it’s Seoul’s Outdoor Library! #libraries

Seoul’s Outdoor Library Is Back—And It’s Every Book Lover’s Dream - Magazine

From Gwanghwamun Plaza to Cheonggyecheon Stream, Seoul transforms into a giant library. Free books, cool vibes, and starry-night reading await.

magazine.1000libraries.com

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OCLC @oclc.org · 7d

De-duplication has always been essential to maintaining the quality of #OCLCworldcat.

⤵️ OCLC's Bemal Rajapatirana shares how OCLC is leveraging both AI and the expertise of catalogers and experienced OCLC staff to innovate the process. #OCLCnext

Scaling de-duplication in WorldCat: Balancing AI innovation with cataloging care | OCLC

Discover how OCLC uses AI to accelerate WorldCat de-duplication while preserving catalogers’ care and expertise.

blog.oclc.org

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OCLC @oclc.org · 11d

#EngagedLibraries double as a pass for exploration. 🏕️ During #LibraryCardSignUpMonth, the Maine State Library and Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry are offering 🆓 admission to state parks by showing your library card.

➡️ Read more: oc.lc/46OjGhY

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OCLC @oclc.org · 11d

📲 We want to know what unexpected experiences come with your library's card. Share your story on social media by including #EngagedLibraries and tagging OCLC in your post.

⤵️ Learn how to share your community engagement success stories.

Share your library’s #EngagedLibaries success stories | OCLC

#EngagedLibraries invites library workers to share stories of community engagement success across their social media channels. Consider posting ideas that your peers might find helpful, highlights of ...

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John Cuelenaere @princealbertpl.bsky.social · 8d

At the Prince Albert Public Library, we understand the frustration of waiting for popular books. That’s why we encourage you to explore Cloud Library, a digital resource that offers instant access with no waiting times! ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/jmcu...

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OCLC @oclc.org · 11d

📲 We want to know what unexpected experiences come with your library's card. Share your story on social media by including #EngagedLibraries and tagging OCLC in your post.

⤵️ Learn how to share your community engagement success stories.

Share your library’s #EngagedLibaries success stories | OCLC

#EngagedLibraries invites library workers to share stories of community engagement success across their social media channels. Consider posting ideas that your peers might find helpful, highlights of ...

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