Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 23hAll the official Banned Books Week news, events, and more are at their website: bannedbooksweek.orgbannedbooksweek.orgBanned Books Week® | October 4–10, 2026 000
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 23hHowever 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 · 23hOf 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 · 23h(Hoopla has some... interesting ideas on how to flood their catalog with junk, and moving quality work out of the top search results is a form of suppression.) www.libraryfutures.net/post/hooplas...libraryfutures.netHoopla’s Content Problem: Strange, Skewed Results Still Dominate Catalog 100
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 23hWe 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 · 23hBut 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 · 23hNext 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 · 23hIt'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 161
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 · 22/09/2026And 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 · 21/09/2026Hey, 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 · 14/09/2026*TALKING, not taking. Though if Jennie could take that AI slop and shove it, we're sure she would. 031
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 · 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 · 01/09/2026And that's just our hot take on the executive summary, folks! Lots more to dig into, but we've also got a digital future for libraries to promote and defend. Make sure you're signed up for the Library Futures newsletter to get all the events happening this fall! /end www.libraryfutures.netlibraryfutures.netLibrary FuturesResearch and advocacy for the future of libraries. 000
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 01/09/2026...but not so much on library ROI to communities. (Spoiler alert: it's big.) /7 www.everylibraryinstitute.org/library_fund...everylibraryinstitute.orgLibrary Funding MapIn this interactive map, you can find your library and view your library's preliminary return on investment indicator and a dozen other library funding data points. 120
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 · 01/09/2026"[P]ublishers rely on their legal rights as copyright owners to assess and adjust details that pertain to the visibility and profitability of their books, consistent with their duty to the books’ authors and to their duty to shareholders." DO YOU NOTICE ANYONE MISSING FROM THAT LIST? /4 110
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 01/09/2026"Publishers, authors, and libraries share the goal of maximizing reading at all levels of society and often work together closely to promote and protect the freedom to read," they say. Cool. We're down with that. But... /3 100
Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 01/09/2026TL;DR "e-lending is likely to significantly decrease book sales" because of things like "frictionless library apps" We're pretty sure this whole paper is going to have fun trying to prove that correlation equals causation (although, to be fair, we're not done yet). /2 110
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 · 25/08/2026“I know there are children in your community with their own dreams... The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world.” – Dolly Parton, 1946-2026 072
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 · 20/08/2026And 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
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