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Creating Inclusive Collections at #PLA2026\nwww.alsc.ala.org/blog/2026…

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Designing for Resilience: The 7 Types of Rest in Library Work\nlibrarianbyday.net/2026/03/2…

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The Hidden Crisis Behind Rising Library Use: Staffing and Budgets Aren’t Keeping Up\nThe mismatch between increasing usage and decreasing staff and budget levels is a recipe for disaster\nmedium.com/everylibr…

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Librarian Hotline: The Difference Between Asking AI and Thinking With AI\nAI can make us better thinkers or replace the thought process entirely. The difference lives in how we show up to the conversation.\ncardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/librari…

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Public Library Boards, Democracy, and Authoritarianism\nFiling away a research project dear to my heart.\ncourageousleadersproject.substack.com/p/public-…

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Free Guide and eCourse: Libraries as Leaders in Bridging Divides\nprogramminglibrarian.org/articles/…

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Get a sneak peek of the Guelph Public Library’s future archival space\nAn event by the Guelph Historical Society will provide a glimpse into the future of the library’s expanded archival space\nwww.guelphtoday.com/local-new…

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Ramadan Iftar Party for Families! – Association for Library Service to Children Blog\nwww.alsc.ala.org/blog/2026…

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Building a civic statecraft\nTo support civic renewal, government needs new capabilities\nmedium.com/@jamestpl…

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Information Triage: A Librarian’s Guide to the Current Threat Environment\nReliable information doesn’t disappear in a crisis. It gets buried under everything that isn’t.\ncardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/informa…

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Why Librarian-Run Programs Matter (Even in a World of Amazing Performers)\nwww.alsc.ala.org/blog/2026…

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Province invests $600K in Selkirk library expansion\nportageonline.com/articles/…\nThe Manitoba government is investing $600,000 to support the expansion of the Gaynor Family Regional Library in Selkirk.

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Opinion | A day at the Hamilton Public Library reveals joy, sadness, aggression and hope

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The central branch on York Boulevard has become the physical intersection of Hamilton’s greatest challenges.

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www.thespec.com/news/hami…

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New $15.5M Hagersville Library and Active Living Centre opens to public\nHaldimand County residents got a chance to tour the new Hagersville Library + Active Living Centre on Saturday.\nwww.simcoereformer.ca/news/loca…

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Congratulations to Jackie Flowers on her new position at Burnaby Public Library.\nlibrarianship.ca/news/jack…

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100 Library Cards in One Hour: Meeting Families Where They Are (Literally)\nwww.alsc.ala.org/blog/2026…

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IFLA Journal. March 2026 [Special Issue: Indigenous Knowledge]

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This special issue of IFLA Journal is dedicated to Indigenous Knowledge, foregrounding Indigenous authority, voice, and agency in libraries, archives, and museums.

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repository.ifla.org/items/cce…

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Leonardo DiCaprio quietly funds a tiny library in the middle of LA\nA branch of the city library was built on the grounds of the actor’s childhood home\nwww.sfgate.com/la/articl…

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Making Space After School: How Lansing (IL) Public Library Serves Tweens and Teens\npubliclibrariesonline.org/2026/02/m…

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Listening to library leaders: Surveys capture real-time perspectives shaping decisions across the field\nhangingtogether.org/listening…

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The Accessible Reading Symposium is a virtual, two-day, bilingual event designed to help library staff and readers with print disabilities learn about accessible reading in Canada. Happening online March 11 and 12. celalibrary.ca/accessibl…

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Exercise More: Creating Movement-Friendly Library Programs\nwww.alsc.ala.org/blog/2026…

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Beyond Books: How Libraries Are Becoming the New Urban Living Rooms\nwww.outlinesforum.org/beyond-bo…

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The New York Public Library Announces the Return of Lunch Dances\nwww.nypl.org/press/new…

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Bill C-15 Update: House Finance Committee amendment reinstates protection for Library Book Rate\nlibrarianship.ca/news/bill…\nDuring its clause-by-clause review of the Budget Implementation Act (Bill C-15), the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance adopted an amendment put forward by the government to...

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