Andrew Richard Albanese

Among the week's headlines: the ALA Annual Conference draws more than 14,000 to Philadelphia; Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ library provision; authors ask publishers to eschew AI; and why Idaho schools just got less welcoming, and more political.

The 2025 ALA Annual Conference is underway, and as has become something of a tradition, the Supreme Court has weighed in with two major decisions that will impact libraries. In a bit of good news, after nearly two years of searching the ALA has found its new executive director. In

the Supreme Court delivered two major rulings on June 27, one negatively impacting the freedom to read, and one saving the popular E-rate program.

Among the week's headlines: two key fair use decisions roil the AI landscape; A major Supreme Court decision threatens the freedom to read; Texas signs its controversial school library bill into law; and the Library of Congress faces a budget cut.

Daniel J. Montgomery, currently President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, will take the helm at ALA this fall.

Some five years after it was chartered, the Palace Project will now be solely owned and operated by Lyrasis.