Latest

Among the headlines this week: lawmakers consider ebook and freedom to read bills in Massachusetts; Trump dismisses AI copyright concerns; fired register of copyrights Shira Perlmutter gets her day in court; and big changes at 'Library Journal' and 'School Library Journal.'

It's only been a week since the American Library Association released its most recent strategic plan, but association leaders this week found themselves having to tamp down a brewing controversy. Contrary to language in an email announcing its strategic plan last week, ALA leaders have now confirmed that

In the July 23 report, the Trump administration suggests that American tech companies "must be unencumbered by bureaucratic red tape," to win an AI arms race with China. But the report is also notable for what's not in it—any discussion of copyright or the impact of AI on the creative economy.

As the summer rolls on, we are working away on some new reporting and analysis that we'll be rolling out in the coming days and weeks. In the meantime, we humbly ask a favor: please spread the word with your friends and colleagues, and ask them to support

After two significant legal victories in early May the fate of the agency is once again looking uncertain.

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

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.

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

Libraries don't just change lives, they can save them, concludes R. David Lankes in his new book. Can AI play a role in that mission?

AI is a polarizing topic. But, in choosing to self-publish his new book, 'Triptych: Death, AI, and Librarianship,' library educator R. David Lankes hopes to accelerate a conversation about how the technology might help blunt a host of simmering crises in our communities, and in the profession.

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.

"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.

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.”

It's official. We're official. At the 2025 American Library Association Annual Conference, Words & Money officially launched. We are humbled and grateful for the support you've shown us since we soft-launched at the London Book Fair back in March. While we've come

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.