Navigating the Stacks: Understanding First-Gen International Student Journeys in the Library
Creating Space: How Online Library Services Support Equity – The Sheridan Libraries & University Museums Blog
How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America
Only one library book ban case has ever been decided by the U.S. Supreme Court: Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico (1982). In 1975, the Island Trees school b…
What Does the Termination of the Digital Equity Act Grant Programs Mean for Libraries? - Public Libraries Online
We know that the need for reliable internet access, digital skills training, and wi-fi-enabled technology persists. The DEA programs would have brought capacity-building resources to communities all over the United States; these devastating cancellations will hinder our progress toward closing the digital divide and ensuring that all Americans can thrive.
Together We Are Not Helpless
Alt Text: White words on blue background stating “Rather than succumbing to helplessness, the response is to do something, take a step, find your work, and commit to it.” Allison Jennin…
Libraries and library studies
I wrote this piece on libraries and possible educational responses as part of a longer contribution on the informational disciplines and the iSchool. A principal goal was to suggest that libraries present interesting and challenging research and educational questions, which cross disciplines.
Prepare for Uncertainty — David Whelan
I crossed the US-Canadian border recently with some new tactics to limit my risk of detention on return. Here is what worked for me.
Americans Like You Are Speaking Up for Their Local Libraries!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to write a letter to the editor during National Library Week! Your voices made a big difference.
Prison libraries brace for staffing and program cuts after IMLS funding loss
The IMLS Grants to States program previously supported technology, materials and literacy services in correctional facilities
Vanishing Culture: Preserving the Library System | Internet Archive Blogs
Showing Up for Our Libraries
And then they came for the libraries. On March 14, the Trump Administration promulgated an executive order that, as the American Library Association (ALA) describes it, “calls for the el…
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Hoarders and Archivisits, Unite!
“Two is one, one is none.” This military adage, typically attributed to the US Navy Seals, advises that one should always have a backup plan, in the event that something inevitably fails or goes wr…
NALP Report Finds Slow Progress in ‘Fragile’ Pipeline of Diverse Talent in the Legal Profession
NALP's annual Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms finds slow progress in the legal profession's 'fragile' pipeline of diverse talent.
Black Memory Workers — Zakiya Collier
Read Open Letter to President Garimella and University of Arizona Board now from Blog for Arizona for Politics from a Liberal Viewpoint
Dear President Garimella, On January 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded its policy restricting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in sensitive areas …
DEI disconnect: Students have more hope as political pressure grows
While top brass in conservative circles aim to curtail DEI, college students are optimistic about diversity, according to a new survey.
Uptick in First Amendment Audits | American Libraries Magazine
Libraries are now reporting more aggressive, targeted, and organized First Amendment audits than in years past.
How to address misinformation and sovereign citizens in law libraries
Censorship Beyond Books | American Libraries Magazine
Challenges to nonbook materials -- such as displays, social media posts, reading lists, and programs -- are on the rise. What should libraries do in the face of these attacks?
Beyond Book Banning: Efforts to Criminally Charge Librarians
Both the Indiana and Iowa State Legislatures have introduced legislation regarding criminally charging libraries and librarians over “inappropriate” material. These bills are closely related to widespread book challenges occurring at schools and public libraries across the nation, with people trying to remove books that address certain topics relating to gender, sexuality, and race from library collections. In many cases there is already a clear process for reconsidering materials in a collection, so how do legal defenses play a role in this and what do the bills change?
Library Patron Loneliness: Strategies for Building Community and Connection
Editor’s Note: This guest post has been authored by Alejandro Marquez (Science and Engineering Librarian at the University of Denver Libraries) and Brady Niemitalo Woods (Patron Training Specialist at Jefferson County Public Library, Colorado).
The fall semester started recently, marking the begi
Between the Lines: What Is Missing in the Diversity in Publishing Discourse
On Saturdays in late ’90s, my father, a taxi driver, would pool his tips for the week and take me, a child too precocious for his own good, to a local bookstore in search of my next read. Together,…
Google’s Increasing Selectivity: Effects on Information Access and Diversity
On July 17, 2024, we noticed a posting from Wisblawg which stated in part that “In recent months web developers and SEO experts have noted significant changes in Google’s Indexing practices ...
Addressing Weight Stigma in Libraries to Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
Trauma-Informed Librarianship for Survivors
By Allan Cho (Follow us on LinkedIn) As part of the Visible Minority Librarians of Canada Network (ViMLoC), I’ve participated in its mentorship program and have met many talented and eager ear…
Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 5 December 2023 - Hanging Together
Invisible illness and disability; Latino USA story, The Archivists; Toolkit for Program Challenges; Kellogg Canada's EDI efforts threated by boycott
Postcards from the Gender War: Job Hunting as a Trans Early-Career Librarian
By Ezekiel Amari McGee (Follow us on LinkedIn) For the past year, watching the news often feels like watching a Hitchcock film—you know something awful’s coming, it’s just a matter of when. Wh…
Emotional Intelligence in the Law Library
Although much of my work involves navigating digital information, I try not to forget that libraries are also physical spaces. Indeed, my lifelong love of libraries as places and structures is a bi…
Three Takeaways From a Disabled Person Attending the AALL Conference
Guest Post by Mari Cheney, Associate Director of Research and InstructionBoley Law Library, Lewis & Clark Law School I had the immense honor of attending this year’s annual meeting in Boston us…