Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Looking to fight misinformation and improve your community? Look no further! Our libraries and local news series kicks off tomorrow and there's still time to register! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 032
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Be the media! Or at the least let your library and local newsroom work together to create it in our fall series! /1 www.libraryfutures.net/post/stronge... 194
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hey. We're talking video games tomorrow. Hope you can come. nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 1164
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Hey, did you know we have a webinar series WITH TERRY PARRIS JR. coming up? Check down thread for the deets. /1 www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/the-...niemanlab.orgThe Library Newsroom Project could be coming to a library near you"Journalism can live inside the public library and allow people to take part in it together." 150
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Convoluted, rambling, misleading, questionable: LF advisory board member @loudpoet.com offers some analysis of recent attacks on library ebooks in @wordsandmoney.bsky.social and offers a way forward. www.wordsandmoney.com/in-the-libra... 053
Reposted by Library FuturesRe:Create Coalition @recreatecoalition.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Re:Create member @libraryfutures.bsky.social joined @404media.co to break down the fight for digital ownership in libraries—from expiring ebook licenses to protecting public digital collections. Listen to the full interview here:youtube.comFighting for the Future of Libraries (With Jennie Rose Halperin)YouTube video by 404 Media 051
Reposted by Library FuturesT. May (or Not)🕊️ 🌻 @meemaa1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Love this idea from @libraryfutures.bsky.social: Stronger Together: A Webinar Series for Librarians and Journalists www.libraryfutures.net/post/stronge... All events are held on Thursdays at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. RSVP for FREElibraryfutures.netStronger Together: A Webinar Series for Librarians and Journalists 001
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Our ED @littlewow.online was on the @404media.co podcast taking AI slop, vendor slurry, ebook battles, and games. We may be suffering--but we're going to win. A few links below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS0x...youtube.comFighting for the Future of Libraries (With Jennie Rose Halperin)YouTube video by 404 Media 281
Reposted by Library Futures404 Media @404media.co · 14/09/2026Censorship, AI, and the role of librarians in a country with crumbling public institutions.404media.coFighting for the Future of Libraries (With Jennie Rose Halperin)Censorship, AI, and the role of librarians in a country with crumbling public institutions. 08237
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We're proud to call members of the Independent Publishers Caucus friends and allies, including LF Research Network member @clairekelley.bsky.social! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comIndependent Publishers Caucus Marks a Decade of AdvocacySince launching in 2016, the organization has grown its ranks and built programs for presses, booksellers, and librarians in support of indie publishing. 011
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We're looking for an attorney with 1-5 years of experience that includes transactional work and a passion for libraries, open access, and digital rights. If that's you, click below to apply! www.libraryfutures.net/apply-to-be-...libraryfutures.netApply to Be the Library Futures Staff Attorney 02026
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Calling all gaming enthusiasts--level up on video game access and preservation with the fine folks from Digital Games in Libraries and the National Games and Libraries Project! The webinar is coming up September 23, so register today: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 030
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Now "[publishers] claim they can’t afford to help libraries — the biggest promoter of their wares and their most effective ally in the fight against literary oblivion." Book critic Ron Charles takes down the AAP/Authors Guild attack on... libraries. roncharles.substack.com/p/libraries-...roncharles.substack.comLibraries Are Not the ProblemA new publishing-industry study takes aim at ebook lending just as public libraries are fighting for their lives. 082
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 04/09/2026What's the big bold idea in digital library rights that you'd like to research? This year's Research Network Call for Proposals is out, and we'd love to hear from you! www.libraryfutures.net/apply 044
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We're just going to do a little light live-blogging of this 71-page study "Prepared for the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Authors Guild" by Secretariat Advisors ("a global expert witness, litigation consulting, and economic advisory firm"). /1 secretariat-intl.com/wp-content/u... 252
Reposted by Library FuturesRe:Create Coalition @recreatecoalition.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🚨🆕 Today in an op-ed for the Washington Examiner executive director @bb.usefairuse.com explains how copyright law is being weaponized to censor political coverage and why Congress must reject copyright expansion through site-blocking legislation like FADPA & the Block BEARD Act. Read the full piece⬇️ 112
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Someone should probably tell publishers and intermediaries that library eresource purchasing budgets are not going to endlessly increase, so pricing ebooks exorbitantly just means that libraries are going to purchase fewer books over time. Remind me whose best interest that's in? 🤔 0217
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Our comms manager is on a much deserved vacation so it's me, @littlewow.online, staffing Bluesky this week. (Not gonna tag her so I don't bother her) AMA about libraries and digital rights, it'll be fun. 😈 061
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton was an incredible advocate for literacy, a library innovator, and a brilliant musician. She gave away over 300 million (!) books in her lifetime, fought the increasing censorship of her Imagination Libraries, and wrote one of the greatest feminist anthems of all time. Love you, Dolly! 1346
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Another day, another library ebook pricing story. We know you're not surprised, but apparently the publishing industry hasn't gotten the message? www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...cincinnati.comRising ebook costs, less state money strain Cincinnati library budgetLess money from the state and rising digital costs led to the Cincinnati Public Library's decision to end free reciprocal cards for NKY residents. 050
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Did you miss last week's Tools for Intellectual Freedom Training? Never fear, we've got the recording right here! /1 ala-events.zoom.us/rec/play/hUB... 131
Reposted by Library FuturesSam Helmick @samhelmick.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Starting the week with an #IntellectualFreedom presentation with @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @libraryfutures.bsky.social LibraryFutures dropped a third scenario TODAY!!! Check out The Pickle of the Persistent Press Hound at: imagineif.libraryfutures.net 032
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 14/08/2026There's still time to register for Tools for Intellectual Freedom Training (Monday 8/17). Learn some stuff AND play a bit of the Pickle of the Persistent Press Hound with our own @librariansreed.bsky.social, @littlewow.online, and @samhelmick.bsky.social! elearning.ala.org/local/catalo... 032
Reposted by Library Futuresbecca @beccaquon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Forever impressed by the power of community working groups, particularly in the digital library space. May this guide power many more papers. 032
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 10/08/2026"A 17.3% annual increase is not inflation. It’s economic extraction from institutions which cannot take a pass on popular content without community blowback. Libraries cannot substitute. For bestselling titles, there is no alternative product." personanondata.substack.com/p/killing-me...personanondata.substack.comKilling Me QuietlyLibrary Ebook Lending Is Not Killing the Book Market. Publisher Pricing Is Killing Library Budgets 074
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 04/08/2026We're not saying save the date; we're just saying you might want to save the date--that's this Thursday, August 6... with some people you might know. www.civicsoftechnology.org/2026conference 031
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Congratulations to Jazmyn Gray, Library Futures intern and new @arl.org Kaleidoscope Scholar! www.arl.org/kp-current-s...arl.orgKaleidoscope Program Current Scholars — Association of Research LibrariesBelow are rosters of the 2026 cohort, 2025 cohort, and 2024 cohort of Kaleidoscope Program Scholars: 2026 Kaleidoscope Program Scholars Hazel Carias she, her, hers, herself San José State University..... 010
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"The committee was spurred to action after Library Futures... reached out regarding some vendor practices. 'When you have something that will block out large portions of a collection, it’s allowing the vendor to have a lot of control in what is being seen.'" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comALA Offers Guidance on Evaluating Digital PlatformsIn addition to navigating various systems for evaluating their print purchases from vendors, school librarians face challenges when selecting vendors to provide their students’ digital materials. 153
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Every state that passes an ebook bill is another sign that the library ebook system is broken. Which, you know, is a thing we've been saying for awhile. /1 www.valleybreeze.com/news/north_p...valleybreeze.comRhode Island Library Association celebrates ebook bills becoming lawPROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) announces that legislation regarding the fair licensing of library ebooks in the state of Rhode Island has become law. According to RILA, 160
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22/07/2026"Will Gottsegen describes the impending loss of consumer autonomy in a way that librarians will find sadly familiar." Also concerned about digital ownership: PlayStation gamers. And yes, we are sadly familiar. www.arl.org/blog/consume...arl.orgConsumers Are Worried About the Loss of Physical Media Ownership. Libraries Are Leading the Conversation. — Association of Research LibrariesSally Sax is head, Collection Strategy and Partnerships, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University. In a recent Atlantic Monthly article about Sony’s plan to end physical sales of PlayStation console game... 0167
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Someone in DC believes in digital ownership. 061
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 14/07/2026What do Library Futures interns do when not making the world safe for libraries in the digital age? Get to know our 2026 cohort! From city transit to cat-walking to carnivorous plants, they're a multi-talented group. We're thrilled to have them! www.libraryfutures.net/post/meet-th...libraryfutures.netMeet the 2026 Interns!Research and advocacy for the future of libraries. 184
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Do you miss the Public Domain Slider? So did we! So we brought it back, along with all the other great interactive tools from the Copyright Advisory Network. librarycopyright.net 05830
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Open Science Community Utrecht coming in with a reading recommendation for our latest Research Network publication, Jessica Farrell's "How to Publish Your Academic Paper without Publishers, Bosses, Gods, or Masters"! oscu.nl/en/oscu-week...oscu.nlOpen Science Community 010
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 29/06/2026"There’s definitely a problem here, but libraries are not the enemy." @bookriot.bsky.social is on it, with ALL the links. bookriot.com/libraries-ta...bookriot.comLibraries Tackle Ebook Pricing, and More UpdatesCatch up on the latest in library news, including ebook legislation across the country, the growth of social reading, and more. 0129
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Even if you missed our poster session (and swag) at #ALAAC26 you can still play Imagine IF: The Game and go on your own intellectual freedom adventure! imagineif.libraryfutures.net 042
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Just a few shots of the Library Futures team at our #ALAAC26 booth (come on down to Booth 2345!) and at Radical Book Buzz last night! 0153
Reposted by Library FuturesMelanie Walsh @mellymeldubs.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This was such an energizing and joyous event! Shout out to these amazing publishers: @haymarketbooks.org @sevenstories.bsky.social @feministpress.bsky.social @onesignalbks.bsky.social @scribepub.bsky.social And to the beautiful book store @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social in Pilsen! 062
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Thanks to @wordsandmoney.bsky.social for a preliminary rundown on Ebook Friday at #ALAAC26! www.wordsandmoney.com/the-queue-li...wordsandmoney.comThe Queue: Library News for the Week Ending June 26, 2026Among the week's headlines: the ALA Annual Conference kicks off in Chicago; A former ALA leader comes out against library ebook legislation; E-rate is facing an uncertain future after the FCC votes to... 121
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 26/06/2026"Librarians are the original public interest technologists, we might say, and I urge us to put them at the forefront of our conversations here." lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2026/06...lil.law.harvard.eduLocal News as Public Data, Then and Now | Library Innovation LabThe Library Innovation Lab is growing knowledge and community by bringing library principles to technological frontiers. 072
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 25/06/2026And we encourage any and all visits to Pilsen, whether or not they're to our event! 052
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 24/06/2026"[A]ll citizens should have broad, unfettered access to the law that binds them." Read more from our partners @recreatecoalition.bsky.social. 000
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 24/06/2026This Friday only! Join us for all the ebook updates and discussions at the annual Ebook Friday at #ALAAC26! 9 am--3:30 pm. FREE SNACKS. Details at www.readersfirst.org/news/2026/5/... 030
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Attention ALA attendees: Library Futures merch at the Common Ground for Intellectual Freedom Booth #2345. Get there early and join Big Library--plus zines, buttons, our RELX shirt, and more! 120
Reposted by Library FuturesDr. Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I published an OA monograph & a source guide on @kcommons.bsky.social using Open Peer Review, & they have had more downloads than my trad paper books. Highly recommend if you can do it. 087
Reposted by Library FuturesMackenzie @mackymoo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Forever impressed by the work of the great and good Jessica Farrell! 011
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22/06/2026"Librarians have long indicated their desire to talk through the issues in the digital marketplace.... [A]fter 15 years of being rebuffed, it’s reasonable to conclude that change will only come if something forces it." www.wordsandmoney.com/librarians-w...wordsandmoney.comLibrarians Want the Big Five Publishers to Negotiate ‘Fair’ Digital License Terms with Libraries. Here’s What That Might Look LikeWhat do libraries want from the major publishers in the digital library market? Hint: it isn't to destroy copyright. Librarians and ReadersFirst organizer Michael Blackwell weighs in on the group's ju... 063
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Academic publishing got you down? DIY it and be your own publisher! Jessica Farrell show you how in How to Publish Your Academic Paper without Publishers, Bosses, Gods, or Masters, the latest from our Research Network! www.libraryfutures.net/post/introdu...libraryfutures.netIntroducing How to Publish Your Academic Paper without Publishers, Bosses, Gods, or MastersResearch and advocacy for the future of libraries. 0136
