Publication date: November 2025
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 51, Issue 6
Author(s): Lan Thi Nguyen, Kulthida Tuamsuk
In this new online column, American Library Association (ALA) Senior Endowment Trustee Brett Bonfield will update members about the ALA Endowment Fund, its role in ALA finances, and additional topics related to investment decisions and how they are made.
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International Journal on Digital Libraries, Volume 26, Issue 4, Oct 2025.
Librarians at the National Library of Chile in Santiago discovered a cache of hidden texts from the government of 1970–1973 President Salvador Allende, the Latin American Post reported. After the September 11, 1973, military coup, dictator Augusto Read more
Author(s): Mei Zhang, Darshai Hollie
While the drumbeat of news stories of libraries and schools relocating or removing books continues, it’s important to remember that librarians have allies in the fight against book-banning. Here’s how a few notable figures American Libraries spoke to or Read more
Conversations about censorship and book bans tend to exclude the voices of the very population they claim to protect: young people. Now a rising generation is bristling at these restrictions, seeking a more active role in advocating for their Read more
Author(s): Janet Hyunju Clarke, Chris Kretz, Christine Fena
Despite measures to continue operations and preserve pending contracts with libraries, the book distributor Baker & Taylor (B&T), a longtime fixture in the library technology industry, will shutter.
B&T is in the process of closing following financial difficulties experienced Read more
