The university librarian of the twenty-first century bears little resemblance to the quiet guardian of card catalogs that popular culture once imagined. Today’s academic library professional is a digital navigator,… read more →
The use of AI in libraries has sometimes outpaced documented evidence of its impact. That gap is now closing. A body of research, vendor studies, and professional surveys from 2025–2026… read more →
Every May, the United States observes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month — a federally recognized celebration of the history, culture, and contributions of Americans with roots across… read more →
Style guides are among the most quietly indispensable tools in academic and professional life. They are comprehensive rulebooks — governing everything from how to punctuate a title to how to… read more →
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, May 2026 Mental health has always been part of being human, and is something we’ve all either struggled with or known someone… read more →
Across the United States, the effort to remove books from school and public library shelves has reached unprecedented levels. PEN America found that 6,870 book bans were enacted during the… read more →
Every April, something quietly extraordinary happens in libraries across the United States. Storytimes fill with toddlers; makerspaces hum with activity; bookmobiles roll into neighborhoods they serve year-round. The occasion is… read more →
Every April, communities across the United States observe Autism Acceptance Month — a time to move beyond mere awareness and toward genuine inclusion and understanding of autistic individuals. This shift… read more →
Information service providers like Clarivate, EBSCO, and Elsevier are racing to embed artificial intelligence into the tools they sell to libraries — but they face a complicated market. Their institutional… read more →
Library funding has rarely been more contested than it is in 2026. At the federal level, the Trump administration’s executive order directing the elimination of the Institute of Museum and… read more →