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New Online: NISO #AI Workshops Report Now Available and Open for Comment infodocket.com/2025/06/11/new… NISO #standards #libraries #publishers #standards

Interview: “Developing #AI Literacy For Faculty and #Librarians” (A Conversation With Leo Lo) infodocket.com/2025/06/12/int… UNM Libraries EDUCAUSEreview Coalition for Networked Information #libraries

ICYMI National Endowment for the Humanities (#NEH): Federal #Arts Agency Lays Off Staff, Launches Grant Program For Trump-Backed Statues Project (via San Francisco Chronicle) sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

A booklist in commemoration of Juneteenth! hubs.la/Q03rP9L30

50+ state employees laid off as Indiana budget cuts take effect (via Indiana Capital Chronicle) indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/11/50-… #libraries

The longlist for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award is announced. LitHub publishes “The Ultimate Summer 2025 Reading List.” Christian publisher Baker will launch Haven, an imprint it describes as “wholesome fiction without faith content.” hubs.la/Q03rY9z30

Clarivate Commits to #ERIC, the World’s Most Widely Used Index of Education-Related Literature with Launch of the ProQuest #Education Research Index (a Free Resource) infodocket.com/2025/06/13/cla… Clarivate for Academia & Government ProQuest #libraries

Video: Margaret Atwood, Neil Young Among #Authors and Artists Opposing Peterborough Public Library Staffing Cuts (via Globalnews.ca) globalnews.ca/video/11238402… #libraries

Kendra Coulter talks with LJ about her philosophy, her inspirations, the role of music in her fiction debut, THE TORTOISE’S TALE, and her forthcoming projects. hubs.la/Q03rP9M20

LJ talks with the bestselling authors about their collaboration creating and editing the anthology THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND. hubs.la/Q03rP8hH0

Dr. Carla Hayden to Appear at 2025 American Library Association Annual Conference (via American Library Association) ala.org/news/2025/06/d… #libraries #librarians

Historical fiction was never so timely as right now, with current themes and genre blends traversing all eras. hubs.la/Q03rP9Tm0

The Gwinnett County Public Library’s Learning Labs hosted the library’s fourth annual Game Jam and GameDev Showcase, with 45 game developers and more than 1,300 attendees who had an opportunity to meet the developers and try their games. hubs.la/Q03rP6940

Funding Stream Ohio #Libraries Opposed Included In Senate Budget Proposal (via Ohio Capital Journal. bsky @ohiocapitaljournal.com) ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/16/fun…

NEW Journal Article: "Prospects of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) for Academic Library Search and Retrieval" infodocket.com/2025/06/16/jou… #libraries #LLMs #RAG

We Had Lots Of Dreams'; Idaho's Library System Ends, Restructures Programs Amid Federal Funding Cuts (via The Idaho Press) idahopress.com/news/local/we-… #libraries

SOUNDS LIKE LOVE by Ashley Poston leads holds this week. Also in demand are titles by Kristin Harmel, Laura Lippman, Nikki Erlick, and Liv Constantine. The James Beard Media Award winners are announced. People shares its must-read summer recommendations. hubs.la/Q03sdrPN0

Trump Administration Slapped With ‘Impoundment’ Violation For Freezing Library, Museum #Funding (via POLITICO) politico.com/live-updates/2… ||| Decision (via GAO) gao.gov/products/b-337… #libraries #IMLS

In March 2020, Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, and Mary Alice Monroe gathered on Zoom discussed how to reach readers and support bookstores and libraries. From their conversation, Friends & Fiction was born. hubs.la/Q03sdyQD0