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404 Media: “‘BLOCKADE’: The Right is Using AI Content Scanners to Try to Supercharge Book Banning”
From 404 Media (by Claire Woodcock): Conservative parents’ advocacy groups have been experimenting with using commercially available artificial intelligence tools to help them flag more books they’ve deemed pornographic to be removed from public schools and libraries. Even though LLMs are notoriously error-prone, and the books in question aren’t pornographic, [...]
New Report From California State University (CSU): “Ahead of the Curve: What the Nation’s Largest Public University System is Learning about AI”
From a CSU Release: The California State University (CSU) has released findings from its first-ever systemwide survey on artificial intelligence (AI), marking the largest and most comprehensive survey to date on generative artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education. The survey draws on more than 94,000 responses from faculty, staff, and students, [...]
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Tennessee: Rutherford County Library Board Fires Director After She Refuses to Relocate 132 Children’s Books
From WTVF: The Rutherford County Library Board voted in an 8-3 decision to fire library director Dr. Luanne James. The controversy began when James refused to comply with a board order to relocate 132 children’s books to the adult section of the library. The board recently deemed the books inappropriate, citing LGBTQ+ themes, female empowerment, […]
Video: RLUK 2026 Keynote by Dr. Carla Hayden
From RLUK (via YouTube): Dr Carla Hayden in conversation with Jane Harvell, Director of Library Culture and Heritage and University Librarian at the University of Sussex and RLUK Chair. Carla Hayden was sworn in as the 14th Librarian of Congress on September 14, 2016. Dr. Hayden, the first woman and the first African American to […]
Video: RLUK 2026 Keynote by Lynda Kellam, University of Pennsylvania (Public Data Stewardship in Challenging Times)
From Research Libraries UK (via YouTube) Chaired by Ed Fay, Director of Library Services and University Librarian at the University of Bristol. Lynda Kellam, Ph.D., is the Snyder-Granader Director of Research Data and Digital Scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries and a co-founder of the Data Rescue Project. Her work focuses on the U.S. […]
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Funding: “Sustainable Libraries Initiative Awarded $175,000 for Operationalizing Community Resilience: Creating a Training and Partnership Model for Libraries”
From SLI: The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) has been awarded a $175,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Public Knowledge program to lead a 15-month project titled Operationalizing Community Resilience: Creating a Training and Partnership Model for Libraries. The grant will be administered by Educopia, SLI’s fiscal sponsor. The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (founded in 2015 and now […]
Research Paper (preprint): How are AI Agents Used? Evidence From 177,000 MCP Tools
The preprint linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title How are AI Agents Used? Evidence From 177,000 MCP Tools Author Merlin Stein UK AI Security Institute, University of Oxford Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2603.23802 Abstract Today’s AI agents are built on large language models (LLMs) equipped with tools to access and modify external environments, […]
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Ithaka S+R Publishes Library Partnership Development Framework
From an Ithaka S+R Blog Post by Melissa Blakenstein: Public and academic libraries often serve the same populations through different institutional structures. In both settings, libraries regularly serve students balancing coursework, jobs, and family responsibilities, as well as community members seeking reliable internet access, workforce resources, or a place to study and connect. These shared […]
New Report From IFLA: Connecting Libraries to Empower Communities
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): A new report presents the key findings of the Libraries Boosting Connecitivity (LBC) initiative launched in 2024 to collect crucial data on how libraries are navigating and adapting to the digital landscape. The report offers insights from the selected pilot countries and provides an analysis of library […]
