| City of Library Love | ALA Annual 2025 Preview By LJ Staff ALA held its first Annual conference, in 1876, in Philadelphia. While the city has seen a number of Midwinters and Public Library Association meetings, Philadelphia has hosted only five Annuals in ALA’s history, the most recent in 1982. If any year called for reconnecting with American roots and ideals, however, this one is it. |
| The Schomburg Center’s Joy Bivins on Collecting, Celebrating, and Talking to the Future By Lisa Peet It’s been four years since LJ spoke with Joy Bivins when she first stepped into her role as director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research division of New York Public Library. During that time, she has thoughtfully grown the collections and expanded programming, and this year’s Centennial exhibit and celebration have given her the chance to flex still further. |
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| Judge Denies ALA’s Motion to Block Dismantling of IMLS By Lisa Peet In an upset to the temporary restraining order granted in American Library Association v. Sonderling, Judge Richard J. Leon has denied without prejudice the request for a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
SPONSORED BY JSTOR Success Story: How Syracuse Leads in Open Access with Path to Open
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| Withholding IMLS Funding is Illegal, Says GAO By Hallie Rich The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on June 16 finding that the Trump administration broke the law when it withheld funding to the nation’s libraries via the IMLS. |
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The Aisle-by-Aisle Exhibitor Guide & Coupon Booklet is now available for download. Get an early look at the exhibitors and what’s happening on the show floor: book signings, show specials, prize drawings, and booth giveaways.
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| Call for Submissions: LJ’s 2025 Year in Architecture Library Journal is seeking submissions for its annual Year in Architecture issue (November 2025). The issue will feature public and academic library projects completed between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. Let us know about your remodeling projects and new buildings by filling out this online form. Material must be submitted by Friday, August 1 to be considered for the issue. |
| LJ Talks with Anthropologist Kendra Coulter, Author of The Tortoise’s Tale By Kristen Orth and Sarah-Ruth Tasko Kendra Coulter is a professor of management and organizational studies at Huron University College at Western University. As an anthropologist, she has become a leading voice in animal ethics and sustainability and written many academic works, including Defending Animals: Finding Hope on the Front Lines of Animal Protection. The Tortoise’s Tale marks her fiction debut. She talks with LJ about her philosophy, her inspirations, the role of music in her book, and her forthcoming projects. |
| Anthropic Ruling Approves AI LLM Training but Not Pirating Books | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene A federal judge has ruled that Anthropic’s use of books to train its AI falls under fair use. Shortlists for the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, the Highland Book Prize, and the British Fantasy Awards are announced, along with the winners of the Premios Kelvin prize. Publisher and CEO of Kirkus Reviews Meg LaBorde Kuehn will step down on July 11. |
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