Revisiting perceptions of and experience using artificial intelligence among North American librarians

Publication date: January 2026

Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 52, Issue 1

Author(s): Wilhelm Peekhaus

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2025 Year in Review

Freedom to read faces federal scrutiny

Following the Trump administration’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the US Naval Academy removed nearly 400 books deemed DEI-related from its Nimitz Library (later returning most of them to circulation). Read more

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Unlocking Possibilities

At a time when libraries are facing immense, unprecedented challenges—fiscal, logistical, institutional, existential—the role of library supporters has never been more critical.

These types of challenges were top of mind at United for Libraries (UFL) Virtual 2025, held in Read more

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Moving Beyond the Acronym

The world of college admissions drastically shifted in 2023, when the Supreme Court’s landmark rulings in two cases—Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard and SFFA v. University of North Carolina—rejected race-conscious affirmative action policies. Just two Read more

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Racing the Clock

Hands flew, timers ticked, and tensions ran high. But team Piece Out found success by sticking to a classic strategy: starting its 500-piece jigsaw puzzle with the borders and sorting pieces by color. In the end, the team was Read more

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Newsmaker: Brian Selznick

Until recently, Caldecott Medal–winning author-illustrator Brian Selznick had never written for young adults, nor written a full-fledged love story. That changed with Run Away with Me (Scholastic, 2025), a YA novel about a transformative summer romance between two teenage Read more

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Care in Uncertain Times

Volume 65, Issue 8, November-December 2025, Page 959-966.

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