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The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives and museums, and makes them freely available to all.

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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Announcement: We're hiring an Engagement Coordinator to advance our work with public libraries. This is a part-time, remote position. Find the listing here: digital-public-library-of-america.breezy.hr/p/55fa192073...
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
She talks about the study she's co-authoring on nearly 1,800 AI LibGuides, what a book about AI taught her about the Oracle of Delphi, and why she's inspired by people imagining a different future. Read the interview here: dp.la/news/four-qu...
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our first interview is with Laurie Bridges, Humanities Librarian and Director of the AI Literacy Center at Oregon State University.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We've been asking librarians four questions about AI: what excites them, what worries them, what they've learned, and what they’re finding inspiring. We're excited to share their answers in a new interview series called Four Questions With.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You can register for both here: pro.dp.la/events/works...
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Webinars
DPLA webinars are online learning opportunities highlighting subjects central to our community, such as education, metadata, technology, copyright, and more. These events are open to the public (regis...
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
∙ Keeping Online Collections Online: Automated Traffic and Site Reliability, Oct. 1 We'll share insights from our own recent efforts keeping our catalog online under sustained bot pressure. ∙ Get to Know DPLA Hubs, Oct. 22 Ever wonder what other DPLA hubs are up to? We'll showcase several members.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We have two upcoming webinars we're excited to welcome you to:
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thank you to the National Archives and Records Administration for contributing this photo. Creator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field. 3/1/1999
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is a NASA table display from 1999 that reads, “The future in space and aeronautics includes Hispanics.”
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Thanks to our dedicated partners, our cultural heritage archives hold pages of fantastic contributions befitting this month, like this one.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Join us for a casual Zoom coffee chat where we'll share insights from our own recent efforts keeping our catalog online under sustained bot pressure. Register here and we'll see you Thursday, Oct. 1: dpla.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Libraries and other heritage web sites are contending with a surge of automated traffic. Aggressive botnets of AI scrapers and crawlers overwhelm servers, causing site performance issues and downtime affecting the legitimate users we serve.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
— and successfully protested to add “Section 504” to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prevented hiring discrimination. Our thanks to the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social and the National Portrait Gallery for this moving contribution.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
In 1977, Panzarino petitioned Congress to allow people with disabilities to both work and collect Medicaid benefits. She subsequently fought for the rights of veterans with disabilities —
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Yesterday we celebrated National Disability Independence Day to commemorate the 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Pictured here: Activist Connie Panzarino. Born with spinal muscular atrophy, she was forced to choose between holding a job or receiving governmental aid.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A recap of the event is available here: lnkd.in/dUcK7RJD
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We co-hosted a convening with the Chicago Public Library at the Obama Presidential Center, bringing national library leaders together with civic leaders from Chicago to discuss the role of civic institutions in the age of artificial intelligence.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The platform provides free public access to a wealth of photographs, manuscripts, books, audio recordings, artifacts, and videos from numerous cultural heritage institutions throughout Wyoming and Colorado. Go exploring: www.plains2peaks.org
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Huge congratulations to our partner the Plains to Peaks Collective, a service of the Colorado State Library and Wyoming State Library, on launching their new discovery portal.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Learn more in this 2016 post from Library of Congress: blogs.loc.gov/loc/2016/07/...
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Long before the term was coined, these continents were known by an array of Indigenous titles.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Where did the name "America" come from? From Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer who first believed that the lands Christopher Columbus sailed to in 1492 were part of a separate continent. Later, in 1705, a cartographer depicted the name “America” on a map, a Latinized version of “Amerigo.”
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
We invite you to read more about the Stonewall Riot in this primary source set gathered from our partners: dp.la/primary-sour...
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Stonewall and Its Impact on the Gay Liberation Movement
The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The violent response of Stonewall Inn’s patrons, as well as the subsequent riots and protests, marked a shift that rippled through the decades following and impacted the gay rights and gay liberation movements in the United States.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
As we celebrate Pride Month, we’d like to highlight this historic date. On this day in 1969, as part of a crackdown on gay bars, New York City police conducted a routine raid on Stonewall Inn.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Panel: Archives at Risk, Communities at Stake: Preserving Immigrant and Underrepresented Community Stories in a Polarized Era •Sunday, June 28 •2:30 PM - 3:30 p.m. •McCormick Place, W180
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We’re excited to attend the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Conference week. Say hello! And come see our program manager Tania María Ríos Marrero, who is speaking on a panel on ensuring diverse stories remain accessible for generations to come. Details below.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Here is a flyer we found in our archive from 1949, advertising a 17th annual celebration in Colorado. Our thanks to the Plains to Peaks Collective and Denver Public Library for this contribution.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Juneteenth was named an official federal holiday in 2021, but it has long been celebrated in honor of Black resilience and freedom.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Today at 1 p.m. ET, we're hosting a virtual coffee chat on digital accessibility in libraries. Join us for open conversation and peer learning! Register here: dpla.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
You'll learn about U.S. copyright law’s fair use doctrine and how it applies. Danielle Steinhart from the Penn State University Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright will teach the workshop. Register in advance on Zoom here: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: PA Digital Rights - Fair Use Workshop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: PA Digital Rights - Fair Use Workshop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Have you ever wondered about fair use? When does copyright law allow use of copyrighted material without permission? The PA Digital Rights team is hosting a free Zoom workshop on Wednesday, May 27 at 11 a.m. EST.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Thank you to our partner the Jewish Heritage and History Hub, and to contributor American Jewish Historical Society, for sharing this collection.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
ℹ️ Explore the Mordecai Shetfall papers: archives.cjh.org/repositories... From the American Jewish Historical Society Mordecai Sheftall Papers and protected by copyright.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
— cannot be told without acknowledging that his prosperity depended on the trafficking of enslaved people. This remarkable collection bears witness to that history too.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
These records represent an unglamorous but essential part of waging a revolution. As AJHS notes, however, the full story of Sheftall's life, like that of so many patriots of his era —
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
His war records are carefully preserved in the Mordecai Sheftall Papers, which span 1761–1873 and include nearly 2,800 "provision returns": handwritten receipts documenting supplies to Georgia and South Carolina regiments in 1777–1778.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Mordecai Sheftall was a famed privateer, patriot, and the highest-ranking Jewish officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
As we continue to explore the newest additions to DPLA, this collection from the American Jewish Historical Society caught our attention.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We’re excited to share that the Digital Public Library of America has received a $1.1 million grant from Humanity AI to ensure that libraries play a central role in shaping how artificial intelligence enters public life. Read more: dp.la/news/dpla-to...
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DPLA to Put Libraries at the Center of the AI Age
We’re excited to share that DPLA has received a $1.1 million grant from Humanity AI to ensure that libraries play a central role in shaping how artificial intelligence enters public life.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This letter is a testament to the solidarity that sustained that work. Thank you to our partner Mississippi Digital Library, and to contributor Mississippi Department of Archives and History, for sharing this item. Photo of Gladys Noel Bates retrieved from Mississippi Today.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
— to encourage her in her landmark legal fight. That year, Bates had filed Gladys Noel Bates vs. the State of Mississippi, to demand equal pay for Black teachers. It was the first civil rights lawsuit in Mississippi history and a forerunner to the school desegregation cases of the 1950s.
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The newest additions to DPLA continue to surprise and move us, like this remarkable piece of correspondence: On Oct. 12, 1948, members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority penned a letter to Gladys Noel Bates — a Black school teacher and active officer of the Jackson NAACP —
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day or May Day, honoring labor rights. We'd like to point you to this exhibition from the Lawrence History Center, which showcases the Bread and Roses Strike of 1912. Learn more about the strike that changed labor history: lnkd.in/gn_vqKXR
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We are thrilled to welcome two new Hubs to the DPLA Hub network: the Jewish Heritage and History Hub, a partnership between the Jewish Heritage Network and the Center for Jewish History, and the Mississippi Digital Library. Read more: dp.la/news/were-we...
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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Cleveland Public Library and Digital Public Library (DPLA) Formally Announce New Partnership That Will “Chart a New Vision For the National Digital Collection”;  Four Foundations Contribute $3.25 Million Towards Expansion of Collection www.infodocket.com/2026/03/10/c... @dpla.bsky.social #libraries
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Today we're announcing a partnership to chart a new vision for the national digital collection, which comprises over 50 million books, photos, maps, videos & more that document America’s cultural heritage. In July, Cleveland Public Library will lead the project. Press release: dp.la/news/new-par...
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Have you registered for our Open Board + Community Meeting? Join us for a town hall–style gathering via Zoom on Oct. 20, 2025, as we discuss our Roundtable gatherings, introduce new team members, and preview our upcoming events. Register at: bit.ly/OpenBoardComm2025
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Join DPLA for our next Open Board + Community Meeting on Oct. 20, 2025. This town hall–style gathering will take place via Zoom and include a summary of our first two Roundtable gatherings, introductions of new team members, and a preview of upcoming events. Register at: bit.ly/OpenBoardComm2025
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