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#Librarians Seek Continued #Funding From Congress to Support Local #Libraries spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/polit… (via @NY1) #publiclibraries

NEW Journal Article: “Evaluating Open Access Advantages for #Citations and #Altmetrics (2011-21): A Dynamic and Evolving Relationship Open Access” infodocket.com/2026/03/20/jou… #scholcomm #libraries #publishing

Alabama #Libraries Must Move All Books With These Characters Out of Children’s Section (via @aldotcom) al.com/politics/2026/…

St. Louis Public Library CEO Waller McGuire to Step Down After 37 Years of Service slpl.org/news/st-louis-… #libraries #librarians

Maryland: Charles M. “Skip” Auld Announces Retirement as CEO of Anne Arundel County Public Library aacpl.net/node/232128 #libraries #librarians

NEW Journal Article: How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Information Literacy in Academic #Libraries: A Global Scientometric Analysis (2020–2025) infodocket.com/2026/03/19/new… #AI #GenAI #infolit #informationliteracy

Finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards and the shortlist for the Dylan Thomas Prize have been revealed. Explore all the titles here: hubs.la/Q047x6rC0

Librarians will assemble April 1-3 for PLA in Minneapolis. Learn more about things attendees can enjoy during the event, and read our conversations with PLA presidential candidates: hubs.la/Q047p3jq0 If you will be attending, be sure to stop by and see us at booth #1303!

Learn about today's book news, including the winner of the Holberg Prize, the Climate Fiction Prize shortlist, and more: hubs.la/Q047nL_l0

DataCite Launches New Dashboards to Visualize and Monitor #Metadata Quality datacite.org/blog/visualize… #scholcomm #libraries

Report: San Francisco's Jail Library Service Program Serving as a National Model (via @KPIXtv) cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/n… #libraries

Urban Libraries Council Announces $1M Grant for Civic Labs for Youth from Carnegie Corporation of New York urbanlibraries.org/newsroom/urban… #libraries #fundings @UrbanLibCouncil @CarnegieCorp

Library programs are built with the best intentions. They’re just not always built with the people they’re meant to serve. Our course, Building Programs with Your Community (Not Just for Them), explores co-design in libraries. Enroll today: hubs.la/Q0477R2w0

Browse today's 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘗𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘦 to learn about J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Award winners, the Mark Lynton History Prize winner, finalists for the Publishing Triangle Awards, and more: hubs.la/Q0477BlX0

NEW! @newsjunkienet Introduces the Guide to Public #Archives, 2nd Edition infodocket.com/2026/03/17/new… #libraries #researchers

#Publishing: "The eLife Model: Three-Year Update" elifesciences.org/inside-elife/7… #scholcomm #publishers @eLife

#Publishing Springer Nature Releases FY 2025 Results ir.springernature.com/news/very-stro… #scholcomm #publishers @SpringerNature #AI

Washington: Timberland Regional Library Lays Off Roughly a Quarter Of Its Staff (via @NisquallyNews) yelmonline.com/stories/timber…

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In Rural Central Texas, #Libraries are Stepping Up to Offer Mental Health Support (via @KUTNews) kut.org/health/2026-03… #publiclibraries #mentalhealth