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We Should All Be Paying Attention To What's Happening to the National Archives

February 11, 2025

So, hi there! 👋 Former National Archives employee here. The president officially fired the Archivist of the United States, as he had promised to do before taking office. The quality of the reporting on this has been disappointing, to say the least, with only the most basic understanding of what the National Archives does. This is bigger than a little spat with a small agency.

Building a Collaborative School Library: The Impact of Staffing Roles

February 10, 2025

In some ways, school libraries have changed very little since the late-1800s setting of Barbara Cooney’s picture book Miss Rumphius, in which the main character works in a library “dusting books and keeping them from getting mixed up, and helping people find the ones they wanted.” (Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius, Viking Press, 1982.)

Trump Just Fired the National Archivist!

February 08, 2025

He most likely fired her in retaliation for the stolen documents case. The only problem is that she wasn't in charge of the National Archives at the time!

How Libraries Support Future Business Owners During National Entrepreneurship Week

February 07, 2025

Happy National Entrepreneurship Week!

Libraries Make Life Better—And Now We Have the Data to Prove It

February 06, 2025

For those of us who love libraries, it's no surprise that they make our lives better. But thanks to a groundbreaking new study from the New York Public Library (NYPL), we now have the data to prove it. In collaboration with the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, NYPL surveyed nearly 2,000 patrons to explore how libraries impact well-being. The results were resoundingly positive.

You Don’t Have to Leave Your Couch to Visit the Library

February 03, 2025

Libraries have long promoted online services to their patrons, but interest and access rose during the pandemic.

We Hate to be Right About This, but Project 2025 Was Trump 2025 and It Has Arrived

January 31, 2025

We hate to be right about this, but Project 2025 was Trump 2025 and it has arrived. It will have a significant impact on libraries.

Library Tips for Solo Practitioners

January 30, 2025

You did it. Finished law school. Wore your robe, walked the stage, took your diploma with grateful hands. Posed for pictures with classmates, only some of which were silly (the pics, not the classmates).

NO! Trump has NOT Rescinded the Federal Funding Freeze

January 29, 2025

Many outlets report that the White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded the freeze of all grants and federal aid.

A Librarian Changed Brad Meltzer’s Life

January 27, 2025

“Growing up, my family didn’t have books in our house,” says Meltzer. “A librarian changed my life.” His grandmother helped him get his first library card, and on his first visits to the local library, his world began to open up.

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