RT @infodocket: NEW Journal Article: “Citizen Science in #Libraries Worldwide: A Systematic Review” #citizenscience….

RT @infodocket: Video: Smithsonian Racing to Save Rare #Audio #Recordings Stored on #Cassette Tapes (via @CBSNews) .

In recent years libraries have partnered with local Parks & Rec agencies, state parks, and even federal parks to bring residents to green spaces—and bring nature-based programs into libraries as well.

THE WOMEN IN SUITE 11 by Ruth Ware leads holds this week. People’s book of the week is VERA, OR FAITH by Gary Shteyngart. Plus, LitHub releases its “Most Anticipated Books of 2025, Part Two.”

RT @infodocket: Mellon Foundation Announces Appointment of Dr. Carla Hayden as Mellon Senior Fellow @MellonFdn #lib….

North Carolina: Gov. Josh Stein Vetoes DEI Bans, Saying They ‘Whitewash History’ and ‘Ban #Books’ (via @newsobserver)

Large Public #Libraries Give Young Adults Across U.S. Access to Banned #Books (via @EdSurge) #publiclibraries #bookbans.

South Georgia librarian is fired over LGBTQ children’s book included in summer reading display (via @axios Atlanta) #libraries #librarians.

RT @infodocket: Coalition For Networked Information (CNI) Announces Publication of Festschrift to Honor the Legacy of Dr. Clifford Lynch Pu….

The Black Women’s Organizing Archive gathers the papers and ephemera of 19th- and 20th-century Black female activists and intellectuals, including Anna Julia Cooper, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Mary Church Terrell, and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

All the November & December 2025 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all the titles.

Song’s sequel to The Night Ends with Fire is a wonderfully immersive fantasy, filled with high-stakes action, political machinations, and intense consequences.

Told in alternating viewpoints, with a fun literary storyline, a joyous sapphic relationship, and more than one mystery to unfurl, Vasti’s steamy gothic Regency will appeal to fans of historical romances where social justice is central.

Rhode Island: Gov. McKee Signs Freedom to Read Act Into Law (via @RICurrent) #reading #books #libraries.

Fredericks’s (The Lindbergh Nanny) latest, based on a real case, is set in Roaring Twenties New York City, complete with opulent parties, swanky businessmen, and more than one mystery. It is a roaring good time.

It's Disability Pride Month! The following book list promotes the de-stigmatization of disability, combats ableism, celebrates visibility, and honors the accomplishments, influence, strength, and joy of the disability community.

Great reads for the month span fiction, nonfiction, and audio.

Ohio: "#Libraries Preparing For Funding Cuts Following Passage of State Budget" (via @WDTN) & "Ohio Library Funding: Dewine Signs Budget Cutting Guaranteed Funding Formula"

NYC’s Education Department and Public Library Pull Out of FCC’s Cybersecurity Initiative (via @BroadbandCensus) #libraries.

Among the encouraging dispatches coming out of this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference, one of the most welcome was the announcement that Daniel J. Montgomery has been appointed as the association’s next Executive Director.