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'Libraries are among the most powerful discovery engines available to an author. The person who borrows your book from the library is, far more often than not, a reader who would not have purchased it at all' https://starkreflections.substack.com/p/the-l…

The Library Is Not The Enemy But The Equalizer
Why the library is an author's friend and how Public Lending Rights (PLR) Programs take that relationship to whole new level

"2026 Top Trends in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Trends and Issues"
https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/27364
"[W]e cover the new challenges academic libraries faced, including radical political and regulatory shifts in academi…

The Library That Made Me
Brings to life the stories of acclaimed Australian writers, thinkers, performers and other remarkable individuals as they reflect on the libraries that have shaped them...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-li

The case to buy physical media: Sony is removing all purchased Studio Canal movies from users libraries - no refunds - including:
▫️ Terminator 2: Judgment Day
▫️ Apocalypse Now: Final Cut
▫️ Hot Fuzz
▫️ Total Recall
▫️ Rambo: First Blood
▫️ Paddington
▫️ Moonlight
▫️ Bridget Jones’s Diary
☑️ Sony Removes Hundreds of Purchased PlayStation Store Movies From Customer Libraries

Sony Removes Hundreds of Purchased PlayStation Store Movies From Customer Libraries
Sony will remove hundreds of purchased PlayStation Store movies due to licensing agreements, raising fresh concerns over digital ownership rights.

Trump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them (Nate Jones/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/03/trump-library-says-no-twitter-dms-can-be-found-despite-evidence-he-sent-them/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260603/p8#a260603p8

A librarian was fired for refusing to hide LGBTQ books from kids. Then something amazing happened. - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/a-librarian-was-fired-for-refusing-to-hide-lgbtq-books-from-kids-then-something-amazing-happened/

"Envisioning AI’s Role in Libraries: Perspectives on Innovation, Equity, and Responsibility Across Career Stages"
https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/27366

"Beyond the Cardigan: Why Asking “What Do You Think a Librarian Does?” Transforms Instruction"
https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/27374

Rezension zu "Platform Power and Libraries" (Christine F. Smith 2025, https://litwinbooks.com/books/platform-power-and-libraries/ &

#TIL: Bibliothèques Sans Frontières / Libraries Without Borders
https://www.librarieswithoutborders.org/
"Since 2007 [it] has been working to provide everyone with access to knowledge. Thanks…