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Our first stop in The Great Reading Road Trip is Boston! 🥳 We're kicking off the road trip with the announcement of Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards winners. 🏆 Check out all of our Boston resources here: hubs.la/Q04lDFb-0

Report: “Dozens Object to Rule Requiring #Arkansas Libraries to Restrict ‘Sexually Explicit’ Materials” infodocket.com/2026/06/16/rep… #libraries #publiclibraries

New Issue Alert: Information Technology and #Libraries (ITAL)(45.2; 2026) Now Available Online (via @ALA_Core) ital.corejournals.org/index.php/ital… #infotech #librarytechnology #AI #discovery #access

Arkansas: ACLU Speaks Up Against Sex Ed #Censorship Rule in #Libraries (via @ArkTimes) arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/…

Join JLG, 𝘓𝘑, 𝘚𝘓𝘑, and 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 on The Great Reading Road Trip this summer! 🛣️ We'll be highlighting iconic locations across the U.S. and discussing all things books and libraries along the way. Be sure to follow along as we make our way through each stop!

After Rhode Island Victory, Connecticut #Libraries Call on More States to Address Predatory E-Book Pricing (Statement by the Connecticut #Library Consortium) infodocket.com/2026/06/12/sta… #publishing #legislation #ebooks

Company News: AIP #Publishing Partners with Hum to Strengthen Quality Control for AIP Conference Proceedings publishing.aip.org/about/news/aip… @AIP_Publishing @Hum_wrks #AI #integrity #science

Report: Federal Court Hears Oral Arguments in Appeal of Arkansas' Library Obscenity Law (via @ArkAdvocate) arkansasadvocate.com/2026/06/11/fed… #libraries #librarians #legal

Our online course, Accessibility Without Overwhelm: Library Programs That Actually Work for Disabled Patrons, will give you a practical way to make library programs more accessible without starting from scratch. Learn more about this course today: hubs.la/Q04klD5h0

Tomorrow (6/11): A @LYRASIS Webinar: #Data vs. #Censorship: How Critical Data to Protect Intellectual Freedom is Being Preserved Register: lyrasis.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

More Perfect and Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Select Eight Public #Libraries Selected for Local #News Partnership Project infodocket.com/2026/06/10/mor… #media #journalism #urbanlibraries #ULC #publiclibraries @UrbanLibCouncil

Company News: OverDrive and EBSCO Information Services Announce New Integration to Enhance Discovery of Digital Resources in Academic #Libraries company.overdrive.com/2026/06/10/ove… #ebooks #audiobooks @OverDriveInc @EBSCO

First-Ever Statewide Digital Library Resource Program Launches in Illinois (via @ILSecOfState) ilsos.gov/news/2026/june… #libraries #researchtools @EBSCO

More From the AP apnews.com/article/nation…:

From @APNews: A Trump Order Asked National Park Visitors To Flag ‘Negative’ Historical Info. They Had Other Ideas" apnews.com/article/nation… #SaveOurSigns #USHistory #USNationalParks

Ithaka S+R Introduces a New #LibGuide: Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence infodocket.com/2026/06/09/ith… #AI #GenAI #environment #energy #climate #water @IthakaSR #researchtools

UTAH: School District’s Book Bans May Have Flouted State Law (via @UTNewsDispatch) utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/06/09/was… #books #bookbans #libraries

Google Adds New Agentic Capabilities and Advanced Reasoning to #NotebookLM; More Output Formats Also Now Avallable (via @Google) blog.google/innovation-and…

Scholarly Impact and Societal Relevance: How Highly Cited Researchers Contribute to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (via @ClarivateAG) Analysis clarivate.com/academia-gover… Interactive Dashboard clarivate.com/academia-gover… #SDG #researchers #scholcomm

Report: U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Take Over #Librarian of Congress Appointment Power infodocket.com/2026/06/08/rep… #LibraryofCongress #copyright #GPO #libraries #librarians #legislation