Each January 1st is Public Domain Day, when a new crop of works have their copyrights expire and become free to share and reuse for any purpose. Here's our highlights for 2026.

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Here's a book published in 1930, thus entering the public domain on January 1 2026. I've recorded an audio version of this book, and I've al...

Here's a book published in 1930, thus entering the public domain on January 1 2026: Tales of A Basque Grandmother by Frances Carpenter (i...

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Here's another important Native American publication from 1930, a two-volume book entering the public domain on January 1 2026: The Religio...

Here's another book documenting Native American traditions, published in 1930, thus entering the public domain on January 1 2026: it is a co...

January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...

Here's another essential book of Native American stories published in 1930, thus entering the public domain on January 1 2026: Sacred Stori...

Moving on to Native American storytelling traditions, here is a very important book published in 1930, thus entering the public domain on Ja...

Moving on from African traditions, Here's an article about African American traditions published in 1930, thus entering the public domain on...

Here's another book published in 1930, thus entering the public domain on January 1 2026, which is valuable for African folklore studies: W...

Here's a book published in 1930, thus entering the public domain on January 1 2026; it's not a major anthropological study like Rattray's Ak...