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LibrariesDavid Ferriero to Retire from National Archives
A highly respected and celebrated library leader, Ferriero has served as archivist since November 6, 2009, presiding over one of the most successful and consequential periods in the institution's history.
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Libraries
OverDrive: Record Number of Libraries Hit Million Digital Lend Mark
Leading library service provider OverDrive this week reported that a total of 121 public libraries and consortia across seven countries and from 37 U.S. states surpassed one million digital lends in 2021, a significant jump from 2020, when 102 libraries hit the mark.
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Libraries
OverDrive Reports More than Half a Billion Digital Library Loans in 2021
In exceeding more than 500 million annual lends for the first time, OverDrive's 2021 figures suggest the pandemic has, as librarians have suggested, raised demand for digital content in public libraries.
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Libraries
Library Advocates Consider Next Steps After Veto of New York Library E-book Law
Library advocates in New York say that are discussing next steps with the bill’s sponsors, while ALA issued a statement pledging that "library groups, library advocates, and friends of libraries will not cease our efforts to ensure fair pricing."
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Libraries
New Librarian-Moderated Author Series to Celebrate AAPI Voices
The AAPI Communities in Conversation series launches on January 4 at 1 p.m. ET. The series is a joint effort between the University of South Carolina's Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and Penguin Random House Library Marketing, with media support from 'PW'.
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Copyright
Hochul Vetoes New York's Library E-book Bill
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has vetoed New York's library e-book bill. "While the goal of this bill is laudable, unfortunately, copyright protection provides the author of the work with the exclusive right to their works. Because the provisions of this bill are preempted by federal copyright law, I cannot support this bill," Hochul wrote in explaining her decision.
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Libraries
Hearing Set in AAP Suit Over Maryland E-book Law as Clock Ticks on New York Bill
A federal judge won't hear the AAP's bid to stop Maryland's library e-book law until February, meaning the law will take effect on January 1. Meanwhile, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has until December 29 to sign New York's own library e-book law.
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Libraries
AAP Seeks Preliminary Injunction to Stop Maryland’s Library E-book Law
A week after filing suit to nullify Maryland’s library e-book law, lawyers for the Association of American Publishers filed a subsequent motion for a preliminary injunction, arguing that if the law is allowed to take effect, AAP members will suffer irreparable harm.
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Libraries
The Top 10 Library Stories of 2021
PW looks back at the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year—and what they portend for 2022.
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Libraries
With LibLearnX, the ALA Midwinter Meeting Is Reborn
The ALA Midwinter Meeting is history, LibLearnX is the future...but because Covid-19 is still present, this year's inaugural event will be virtual only.
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Libraries
AAP Sues to Block Maryland, New York Library E-book Laws
The AAP filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop Maryland's library e-book law from taking effect January 1 and also disclosed that it was one of more than 20 organizations to sign a letter to New York governor Kathy Hochul urging her to veto a similar bill. Both pieces of legislation require publishers who offer to license e-books to consumers in their state to also offer to license the works to libraries on "reasonable" terms.
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Publisher News
Coalition Condemns Political Attacks Against Books in Schools
The National Coalition Against Censorship has issued a statement signed by more than 600 signatories condemning the political efforts to remove books from schools as acts of censorship that threaten the education of children while putting the safety of librarians, teachers, school administrators and school board officials in jeopardy.
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Business Deals
Control of SAGE Publishing Moves to Trust
In a move to keep the publishing company independent, founder Sara Miller McCune has signed over her voting shares and company control to the SAGE-SMM Trust.
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Business Deals
Clarivate Completes ProQuest Acquisition
London-based Clarivate has completed its $5.3 billion purchase of ProQuest in a deal that creates a powerhouse in the library and information publishing market.
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Book News
Dav Pilkey to Ring in the New Year with Next 'Cat Kid' Book
Dav Pilkey is back in his familiar perch atop the bestseller list this week with the November 30 release of 'Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives.'
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Copyright
Judge Extends Discovery Deadline in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit
At a December 2 pre-motion conference, a federal magistrate judge agreed to extend the discovery deadline in the lawsuit filed by four major publishers against the Internet Archive over the Internet Archive's scanning and lending of print library books.
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Publisher News
How Four Bestselling Authors Connected with Readers, Helped Indie Booksellers, and Beat the Pandemic
After launching as a sort of support group in the early days of Covid-19, Friends & Fiction celebrated its 100th episode on November 24. PW caught up with show's creators and hosts, Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Patti Callahan Henry, to talk about the rise of this special literary community.
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Publisher News
Former Trump Defense Secretary Sues Pentagon for Blocking Portions of his Memoir
In the suit, filed on November 28, attorneys for Mark Esper say that “significant text” is being “improperly withheld from publication…under the guise of classification.”
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Copyright
Internet Archive Rejects Publishers’ ‘Stonewalling’ Claim in Scanning Lawsuit
IA lawyers called the publishers’ recent filing ‘unfortunate’ and said they are complying with or have already complied with all of the publishers’ discovery requests.
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Publisher News
Supreme Court Asked to Rein In Government Pre-Publication Reviews
A petition was filed this week by the Knight First Amendment Institute and the ACLU on behalf of five former government employees, who claim their First Amendment rights are being unreasonably stifled by an expansive and non-transparent review process.
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