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Margaret Atwood, Becky Calzada to Be Honored for 'Bravery' in Literature

Margaret Atwood, Becky Calzada to Be Honored for 'Bravery' in Literature

The Eleanor Roosevelt Center this week announced 10 honorees for the 2025 Eleanor Roosevelt Awards for Bravery in Literature, including bestselling author Margaret Atwood, who will receive the Eleanor Roosevelt Lifetime Achievement Award, and Texas librarian and freedom to read advocate Becky Calzada, who will receive the Eleanor Roosevelt Literary

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending July 18, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending July 18, 2025

Among the week's headlines: EveryLibrary takes stock of the legislative landscape; New Hampshire's Ayotte vetoes book ban bill; the book ban battles rage on in Alabama; and the 'New York Times' reports on the state of library ebooks.

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter for the Week Ending July 11, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter for the Week Ending July 11, 2025

In this week's newsletter we dive in with some thoughtful takes on where AI is taking the library and publishing worlds. First up, we're delighted to have an exclusive essay by acclaimed author and library educator R. David Lankes on his decision to self-publish his new

In Conversation: Journalist and Author Vauhini Vara

In Conversation: Journalist and Author Vauhini Vara

In her latest book, 'Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age,' Vara delivers a potent, highly engaging exploration of AI, technology, and humanness.

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending July 11, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending July 11, 2025

Among the week's headlines: Rhode Island enacts the strongest 'freedom to read' law yet; a Georgia librarian fired for including an LGBTQ+ book in a library display is getting community support for her reinstatement; and North Carolina Governor Josh Stein vetoes several anti-DEI bills.

New Report Looks at the State of the Library Ebook Market

New Report Looks at the State of the Library Ebook Market

"The data forces us to conclude, reluctantly, that not only does print still offer libraries a far better bang-per-book than digital, but that for the most popular titles, digital collections are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain," the report concludes.

Carla Hayden Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

Carla Hayden Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

Hayden will “pursue scholarship, writing, and research projects” while also advising Mellon on “opportunities to support and advance libraries, archives, and other organizations in the public knowledge ecosystem.”