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The Internet Archive is defending its digital library in court today theverge.com/2023/3/20/2364… via The Verge

A legal blow to Internet Archive, controlled digital lending: “For democracy to thrive at global scale, libraries must be able to sustain their historic role in society—owning, preserving and lending books.” insidehighered.com/news/2023/03/2…

Why GOP culture warriors lost big in school board races this month politi.co/43Cq4pW via POLITICO “General election voters are less interested in crusades against critical race theory and transgender students than they are in funding schools and ensuring they are safe.”

Libraries with affordable housing could solve two problems at once wgbh.org/news/local-new…

YES! Please share widely. If you want to make a difference in your community, talk with your librarians. Chris Chanyasulkit APHA traci lesneski Laura Saunders ALA Public Policy & Advocacy IMLS OCLC

Somerville library encourages sex positivity in zine making workshop bostonglobe.com/2023/05/02/art… via The Boston Globe Somerville Public Library

nytimes.com/2023/05/02/opi… We didn’t understand how social networks would be used to undermine the twin pillars of free society — truth and trust. If we approach generative A.I. just as heedlessly …we are going to break things faster, harder and deeper than anyone can imagine.

Amazing!! Historic North Portland Library renovation will celebrate Blackness, community katu.com/news/local/his…

Arkansas librarians, booksellers file lawsuit against latest book ban law thehill.com/changing-ameri… Librarians are the original intellectual freedom fighters

“The search for truth and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man….Though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.”— Albert Einstein And, yes, Einstein did actually say that. Einstein and a Theory of Disinformation nytimes.com/2023/06/04/opi…

I’m looking forward to sharing these results at the ECIL conference in October in Krakow. Joumana Boustany will be sharing results from her survey of French librarians too

LIS Pedagogy Chat is an informal community of practice for LIS faculty and practitioners. We have a short presentation followed by casual discussion. Non-LIS folks are also welcome. For more info, contact Melissa Wong or Laura Saunders or check us out at lispedagogychat.org

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It's out in the world! Huge thanks to the amazing chapter authors who contributed to the 7th ed of Reference and Information Services (and the world's best writing partner Laura Saunders!).

I’m very excited to share this news: Simmons Receives Grant from Mellon Foundation for Information Literacy: tinyurl.com/2v9hdmnc We’re also looking for a Program Manger for the Center— please see the simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Simmons-Career… Simmons University SimmonsSLIS Sanda Erdelez Naresh Agarwal

Announcing the Simmons Center for Information Literacy (SCIL) with generous funding from Mellon Foundation tinyurl.com/SimmonsCIL Join us! We are recruiting: Program Manager: tinyurl.com/p498stvb assessment consultant: tinyurl.com/zzevrjj5 Simmons University SimmonsSLIS Sanda Erdelez