An OverDrive rep said Debevoise will focus on “operational leadership and execution," while founder and CEO Steve Potash will "continue to set the long-term vision and overall strategic direction for the company."
Among the week's headlines: ALA workers form a union; library advocates get to work as congress begins the FY 2027 budget process; a controversial book banning bill in Wyoming dies in committee; and a startup in Texas looks to cash in on the state's new book banning bill, S.B. 13.
To celebrate its 100-year anniversary, IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions) is asking librarians to use their imaginations—literally—to contemplate the future of librarianship.
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Among the headlines this week: An unusual election could deliver clues about how voters are feeling about book bans in Texas; Republicans introduce an anti-trans bill in Congress; a controversial book banning bill advances in Wyoming; and why a key publishing industry diversity study is on hold.
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Among the headlines this week: a federal judge rebukes Trump's efforts to rewrite history via executive order; New York Mayor Zorhan Mamdani's love of libraries faces a tough budget test; New Jersey's library ebook bill is back in the news; and Martha Hickson is featured in 'Vogue' magazine.
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Among the week's headlines: the library community mourns Fobazi Ettarh; a tough winter is taking a toll on Philadelphia library workers; new book banning bills advance in Iowa, Florida, and Arizona; a freedom to read bill emerges in Alaska; and don't forget to make plans for PLA in Minneapolis.
“The parties seek this extension in good faith as they have begun to engage in negotiations regarding a potential settlement,” the joint filing states.
In a February 5 brief, the publishers stressed that their intervention in the case was necessary to ensure "the publishing industry’s discrete interests are fairly treated” and rejected Google's "over-the-top" opposition to their joining the litigation.
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“Partnering with Draft2Digital means self-published authors, an essential and rapidly growing part of the publishing landscape, can now work with indie bookstores, and they can support each other,” said Andy Hunter, Founder & CEO of Bookshop.org.
Among the week's headlines: Congress funds the IMLS, but the future remains uncertain; why South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace wants IMLS to pause funding for one library in her state; Iowa seeks to end school and public library partnerships; and Library Futures responds to OverDrive’s broadside in D.C.
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Among the week's headlines: New York's mayor helps 'Heated Rivalry' score with library users; Maine looks to bar ICE from public libraries; a Tennessee library is poised to remove nearly 3,000 books after a state-ordered review; and the ALA announces the winners of its annual literary awards.