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Research and advocacy for the future of libraries. A project of @NYUEngelberg.
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We will NOT be recording today's webinar, so be there if you want to full experience! You can still register to attend or get the recap and links!

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Legal and Ethical Issues in AI Thursday, October 30 | I pm ET/10 PT / Library Futures logo
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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One day only THIS THURSDAY 10/30! @nickgarcia.bsky.social, @merbroussard.bsky.social, and @bb.usefairuse.com will be talking legal and ethical issues in AI for libraries and librarians! Register to attend (or get the recording and all the links)!

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Legal and Ethical Issues in AI / Thursday, October 30 1 pm ET/10 am PT Library Futures logo
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Missed our beautiful library posters at #ILAAC25 earlier today? No worries! We’ll be at The Librarians Documentary screening this evening. Come get some swag!
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October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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We're thrilled to welcome @nickgarcia.bsky.social arcia.bsky.social, @merbroussard.bsky.social, and @bb.usefairuse.com to the next in our fall webinar series!

Register today for Legal and Ethical Issues in AI on 10/30!

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Legal and Ethical Issues in AI Thursday, October 30, 1 pm ET/10 am PT / Library Futures logo
October 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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If YOU have experience with digital content challenges, we want to hear from you.

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Digital content suppression call for survey participants / empty search box / Library Futures logo
October 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Library budget cuts are bad. Cuts in the form of censorship are even worse.

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ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins announced Monday he was suspending payments to a company called Overdrive, which provides apps to access ebooks and audiobooks. He said he was withholding a $30,000 quarterly payment after allegations that minors were able to access inappropriate materials. Newcast caption: children can't access inappropriate material, digital material through apps.
October 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Have you seen digital content suppressed, censored, or disappeared? We'd love to hear from you. /end

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Digital Content Suppression Call for survey participants / search box / Library Futures logo
October 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Maybe you can't read Ray Carver at work, but you CAN talk about AI, and we've got the webinar series you've been waiting for. Join @hypervisible.blacksky.app, Christa Albrecht-Crane, and Library Futures this Thursday 9/25 for the first installment!

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What We Talk About When We Talk About AI Thursday, September 25, 1 pm ET/10 am PT Library Futures logo
September 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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If you see something, say something! We've got an AI slop in libraries reporting form!

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Have you found AI slop in your library? Let us know. / Library Futures logo / ink spill
September 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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AI slop spotters--we have a mission for you, should you choose to accept it. Have you found AI slop in a library collection? Report it here!

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Have you found AI slop in your library? / inkblot / LET US KNOW / Library Futures logo
August 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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An outtake for any of you who've made it this far! Stay tuned to all the latest from us here and sign up for our newsletter on our brand-spanking new website! /end

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July 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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A ruling on Bartz v. Anthropic PBC “reaffirms that fair use continues to adapt alongside new technologies.” /3


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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA / ANDREA BARTZ, CHARLES GRAEBER, and KIRK WALLACE JOHNSON, Plaintiffs, V. ANTHROPIC PBC, Defendant. No. C 24-05417 WHA ORDER ON FAIR USE 5. OVERALL ANALYSIS After the four factors and any others deemed relevant are “explored, [ | the results [are] weighed together, in light of the purposes of copyright.” Campbell, 510 U.S. at 578. The copies used to train specific LLMs were justified as a fair use. Every factor but the nature of the copyrighted work favors this result. The technology at issue was among the most transformative many of us will see in our lifetimes. The copies used to convert purchased print library copies into digital library copies were justified, too, though for a different fair use. The first factor strongly favors this result, and the third favors it, too. The fourth is neutral. Only the second slightly disfavors it. On balance, as
July 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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So what's been up while Library Futures was fighting for your digital rights at ALA? /1

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July 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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If you’re looking for us at Love City Brewing, we’re across the street in the lovely garden!
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June 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Did you miss our poster session? Too bad, so sad. But if you have a big bold idea for digital libraries that just needs a little research funding, check out our RFP and maybe you'll be on next year's poster! #alaac25

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June 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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A new report from ALA on the importance of prison libraries from the perspective of those of us on the outside... /1

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ALA POLICY PERSEPCTIVES Investing in Prison Libraries: A Cost-Effective Path to Safer Communities and Second Chances /ERIN BOYINGTON, AMELIA BRYNE , AND EMILY DURKIN
June 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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@librarypunk.bsky.social reminds us that you can always organize, even informally. So we’ll remind you of that, too.
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June 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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In the house with @littlewow.online, Library Freedom Project and @librarypunk.bsky.social for a live recording at Iffy Books!
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June 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Doughnuts at the Copyright Booth (right by registration!) are waiting to be eaten! #alaac25

(Also coffee! Zines! Stickers! Conversation!)
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June 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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We are so proud to have Controlled Chaos out in the world! Get your copy from the fine people at uproot at the Zine Pavilion! #alaac25

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June 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Library Futures intern extraordinaire Haley Park presenting on Strengthening partnerships with immigrant communities: self-paced, practical librarian training at #alaac25!
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June 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Hey #alaac25. Do you have any… questions for Clarivate? Be sure to stop by #1105 to ask them.

They’re giving $2 to the Freedom to Read Foundation for every checkin. #TwoBirdsOneStone
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June 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Go see our friends @authorsalliance.bsky.social at booth 1366. Sign up for their excellent newsletter AND get an excellent tshirt!
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June 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Hey #alaac25! Are you a current or former library or vendor employee in the U.S. with knowledge about digital content suppression? We want YOU for a study.

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June 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Library Futures ED @littlewow.online breaks down some ebook trivia. What year did Amazon start licensing their exclusive books to libraries?

Did you guess… never? #alaac25
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June 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM