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Movie Night at the Library: Your Solution for Isolation and a Tight Budget

July 01, 2025

Want a fun movie night out without breaking the bank? Unfortunately, cinemas often come with a bloated price tag and are not always conveniently located. Library movie nights are the solution to this problem! These underrated options are perfect for enjoying a free evening out.

The Spy Who Shushed Me

June 30, 2025

It isn’t often that libraries, those citadels of quiet refinement, play a role in capturing a serial killer. Yet that is what happens in the movie Se7en.

Foundational Documents: Your Library Is Your Gateway to Democracy

June 27, 2025

What makes a democracy strong? It's more than just voting. Democracy is about informed participation, shared values, and understanding the principles that bind us together as a nation.

Fun and Unique Homeschool Resources to Prevent Summer Learning Loss

June 26, 2025

Students get excited about summer break and for understandable reasons! They stay up late, enjoy the outdoors, and never worry about homework. However, the gap can lead to a challenging transition back to school for homeschoolers or children with long summer breaks. Here are a few resources for homeschoolers and summer break students to keep up with academics.

The Happiest Country in the World Invests in Public Libraries

June 25, 2025

Nordic countries have clearly found a winning formula for happiness. Finland has claimed the top spot as the world’s happiest country for the eighth year in a row, with its neighbors not far behind.

Libraries Are Changing Lives: Real Stories from Real People

June 24, 2025

Across the globe, people are walking into their local libraries and finding more than just books—they’re finding hope, a sense of belonging, and a second chance. The following links and testimonies come directly from real people whose lives have been transformed by their libraries. These real stories remind us that libraries aren't luxuries—they're essential. Now more than ever, we must fight to protect and fund the institutions that change lives every day.

Universal Design in Library Environments

June 23, 2025

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed into law by President George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990. The act “prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications, and access to state and local government programs and services.” The ADA has undergone several updates since its implementation and will be celebrating its thirty-fifth year of implementation this July.

National Archives and Records Administration Should Never be Politicized.

June 20, 2025

With so much attention focused on the threats to IMLS and libraries in the federal budget, we want to make sure that we don’t lose sight of what is happening at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

No More Free Ebooks? Why IMLS Cuts Could Cost You Hoopla Access

June 20, 2025

Imagine settling into your daily commute with an engaging audiobook or streaming a blockbuster movie free from your library, anytime and anywhere. Thanks to Hoopla, this kind of access is a reality for millions of Americans. But this modern library perk is in jeopardy. A proposed federal budget for FY26 threatens to eliminate funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). And it's this very agency that helps make digital services like Hoopla possible.

LGBTQIA+ Resources for Pride Month and Beyond

June 19, 2025

Only a few decades ago, it was considered a criminal offense to live as a Queer person in many areas of the United States. Individuals could be openly LGBTQIA+, at their peril, but many laws in place prevented Queer individuals from enjoying the same equal rights as cisgender persons. For example, in 1969, it was still illegal to serve gay patrons alcohol in New York, and therefore, many gay establishments became easy targets for police raids.
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