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ALA Names Lisa Varga to Head Public Policy and Advocacy Office
The longtime executive director of the Virginia Library Association will succeed Alan Inouye as associate executive director of the American Library Association’s Public Policy and Advocacy office on April 21.
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Board Advising IMLS Tells Acting Director Mandates ‘Cannot’ Be Hindered
In a March 24 letter, the National Museum and Library Services Board laid out the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ statutory obligations for its acting director, Keith Sonderling, as supporters continued to speak out on behalf of the embattled federal agency.
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TLA 2025: A Library Renaissance Roundup
Presentations from household-name authors and professional panels for light-bulb moments are on the schedule in Dallas.
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TLA 2025: Librarians Saddle Up for Dallas
The biggest library show in Texas hightails it to Big D, with a theme of ‘Library Renaissance: The Quest for Renewal’
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Deputy Secretary of Labor Installed as Acting Director of the IMLS
Following a March 14 executive order to scale back the Institute for Museum and Library Services, Keith Sonderling was sworn in as the grant-making agency's leader on March 20, accompanied by DOGE personnel.
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Executive Order Targets the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The ALA, EveryLibrary, and other organizations and individuals have rushed to defend the IMLS against the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to eliminate the agency, which plays a key role in distributing congressionally approved funds to libraries, museums, and archives across the country.
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Library Futures Investigates Content Bans in Research Databases
The nonprofit’s new report, Neo-Censorship in U.S. Libraries: An Investigation Into Digital Content Suppression, details the targeting of educational databases and the rise of legal challenges against libraries.
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Library Database Providers Clash Over Subscription Models
Data and analytics resource ProQuest will require libraries to lease content rather than make permanent acquisitions, shocking the library community. Competitor EBSCO responded by assuring customers that it will continue its perpetual access policy.
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New Bills in Iowa Threaten to Tighten Obscenity Provisions for Libraries
House File 274 would repeal a section of the Iowa Code that addresses obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions, while Senate File 347 proposes steep fines for sharing allegedly obscene work with minors. American Library Association president-elect Sam Helmick called the legislative pairing “a parfait of awful.”
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American Library Association Establishes Public Supporter Program
Using its I Love Libraries website as a platform, the ALA has launched a public supporter program intended to generate donations and keep library patrons apprised of the organization’s advocacy work and grants.
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