Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 23h"[T]here seems to be a clear consensus that public libraries want more guidance and resources for navigating the AI landscape." Read the initial findings from our AI Policy Working Group and stay tuned for more! www.libraryfutures.net/post/ai-poli... 022
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Now we are six, and we still have big plans for an equitable digital future. Happy 6th birthday to Library Futures and here's to many more! www.libraryfutures.net 050
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Like the bear who celebrates his 100th birthday this month, we've had some adventures along the way.... www.libraryfutures.net/blog (As have these books that belong to our comms person, printings of 1928 and 1979 respectively.) 110
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 14/10/2026When we were very young, we had a big goal to take control of the digital future for libraries... 120
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 06/10/2026However you recognize Banned Books Week, we hope you'll take a moment today and every day to reflect on what information means to people--and what happens when we let it flourish as well as when we keep it hidden. www.libraryfutures.net/publications... 110
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Of course, the easiest way to ban a book is to send it to prison. Dr. Jeanie Austin tells a bit about how. www.libraryfutures.net/post/four-qu... 100
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We have a whole little catalog of the ways ban access to physical and digital information. www.libraryfutures.net/post/eight-w... 100
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 06/10/2026But there are a lot of ways censorship happens, and they're not all books. Ban a few keywords and you can ban a whole lot of information. www.libraryfutures.net/post/new-res... 100
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Next month you can learn more about How to Talk to a Reporter when a book challenge comes to your library. nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 100
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's Banned Books Week. (Maybe you heard. If not, IT'S BANNED BOOKS WEEK.) This week and every week you can plan Imagine IF, our intellectual freedom training game! imagineif.libraryfutures.net 171
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22/09/2026And now that you've got the who, what, where, when, and why, learn HOW to launch a library/local newsroom collaboration in your library! /end nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 031
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Take a little detour and learn all about how to talk to a reporter in these challenging times from a library director, a journalist, and a library communications expert! (Oh, and play our game!) /3 nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 120
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Kick things with an intro to how libraries and local newsrooms can--and have--worked together to build stronger communities. /2 nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 120
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 · 21/09/2026Libraries! News! Register today! /end www.libraryfutures.net/post/stronge... 000
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
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 14/09/2026And, of course, play Imagine IF! imagineif.libraryfutures.net 011
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 14/09/2026AI slop in your library? Please tell us about it! nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 120
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 · 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 · 01/09/2026And then we get into the numbers--lots of details of how lowered book sales harm revenue and jobs... /6 100
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Like, say... readers? You know, the people we all purport to serve? /5 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_la... 120
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
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 20/08/2026And of course, don't forget to play Imagine IF! /end imagineif.libraryfutures.net 020
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Plus slides! /2 drive.google.com/file/d/12P_f... 130
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
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
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 · 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 · 29/06/2026Even 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
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
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 11/06/2026They buy bestsellers (we're looking at you, James Patterson). And they buy and promote books by independent presses and authors! /3 100
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 11/06/2026As a reminder, libraries buy a LOT of books--often in multiple formats and copies! /2 110
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 08/06/2026For more, @authorsalliance.bsky.social and the eBook Study Group offer some point-by-point fact-checking. /3 storage.ghost.io/c/ca/49/ca49... 120
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Oh James Patterson. A library loan does not "[undermine]" how authors are compensated for their creative contributions." And ebook legislation means libraries can buy MORE books. (Including yours.) /1 www.wordsandmoney.com/the-queue-li... 31910
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 26/05/2026And, of course, play Imagine IF while you're waiting for more of Siena's work! imagineif.libraryfutures.net 020
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Join us for a book talk on The House Archives Built, the book that sold out its first two printings! @dorothyjberry.bsky.social and @zzcollier.bsky.social will talk Black archival possibilities June 3, 1 pm ET/10 am PT, and you're all invited. nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 02612
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 30/04/2026We're still taking mentor applications for our flagship internship program! Apply today! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 140
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Minot Public Library director comes out swinging on library ebook costs with the best metaphor we've seen yet. www.minotdailynews.com/opinion/loca... 12011
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Amazon is now in a race to see which can expire faster--your library ebook or the device you read it on. More from Wired via our friends @wordsandmoney.bsky.social. www.wired.com/story/amazon... 0116
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 23/04/2026And we love to see it! patch.com/illinois/hun... 0176
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Vendors and libraries survey! Dr. Barbara Alvarez (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) and Dr. Eleanor "Nora" Mattern (University of Pittsburgh) invite you to participate as part of their work with the Library Futures Research Network. pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 021
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Public librarians are invited to take this anonymous survey to inform the work of our AI Policies Working Group. nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 011
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Stay tuned for more from Library Futures on Ink Knows No Borders--and in the meantime, if you're in or near the fine town of North Liberty, Iowa, check out this event with Kaveh Akbar! northlibertylibrary.org/programs/eve... 000
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Libraries pay more. Continued. More from @readersfirst.bsky.social! www.readersfirst.org/publisher-pr... 042
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 06/04/2026We'll be disclosing non-disclosure at How to Read a Contract Part 2 (The Confidentiality Edition) tomorrow 4/7! Register now to hear from LF Staff Attorney Layla Maurer and get a sneak preview of our confidentiality and NDA guides! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 020
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 01/04/2026And hey, are YOU in Minneapolis for PLA? Don't forget to get up early on Friday so you can catch our own Michelle Reed and ALA President Sam Helmick! www.placonference.org/confschedule 001