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Registration is OPEN: Secure Your Seat for LAFCON 2027 Before Early Bird Rates End Oct 15!

October 01, 2026

If you want to know where the library ecosystem is heading—and how to protect your funding, staff, and collections in a volatile political climate—LAFCON 2027 is your must-attend event.

Partner With Your Local League of Women Voters on Midterm 2026 Information

October 01, 2026

The midterm elections are quickly approaching. Want to get your library involved but not sure where to start? Partner with your local League of Women Voters.

Register for LAFCON 2027

September 18, 2026

LAFCON 2027 serves as the library ecosystem’s strategic winter institute and primary "intel" partner for the coming year.  Join us to consider the state of our nation's libraries to strengthen your ability to make strategic decisions and plan for the new year.  Empowering library workers and supporters with the skills they need to ensure broad public support and appropriate funding for our nation’s libraries.

New Freckle Project Report Examines 15 Years of Public Library Use

September 07, 2026

A new Freckle Project Report, "15 Years of IMLS Figures", looks at national public library statistics from 2010 through 2024 and identifies a striking contrast: American public libraries have more facilities, more staff, and higher levels of funding than at any point in the period examined, while several major measures of physical library use remain substantially below their 2010 levels. The Freckle Project is led by researcher Tim Coates, and its publication is supported by the EveryLibrary Institute. 

STEM Librarians Collaborative 2026 Conference Registration Opens

August 27, 2026

Registration is now open for the STEM Librarians Collaborative 2026 Meeting, November 18-20, 2026, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET via Zoom. 

Libraries Are Powering National Voter Registration Day 2026

August 25, 2026

The VoteLibraries initiative from the EveryLibrary Institute is the leading national library organization celebrating National Voter Registration Day! 

Call for Papers - Fall 2026 Issue of The Political Librarian

August 12, 2026

For its Fall 2026 issue, The Political Librarian seeks articles exploring the intersection of emerging technology and the political challenges and opportunities facing libraries and memory institutions. Artificial intelligence, surveillance, algorithmic bias, paywalls, disinformation, and “enshittification” are just some of the forces reshaping how information is mediated between libraries and memory institutions and the communities that they serve. 

Review of Recent Book Ban Polls and Voter Surveys

July 15, 2026

The EveryLibrary Institute has collected and analyzed polling and surveys about book bans, anti-access legislation, and the perception of libraries and librarians. 

EveryLibrary Institute Releases a New Issue of The Political Librarian

July 14, 2026

A new issue of of  EveryLibrary Institute’s open-access academic journal, The Political Librarian, brings together a wide range of perspectives and experiences that share creative and coalition-building frameworks and projects that will serve all librarians, information professionals, and memory workers as we navigate a season of profound transformation.

EveryLibrary Institute in the News 2026

June 23, 2026

Throughout the first half of 2026, the EveryLibrary Institute was regularly cited, featured, and relied upon by national media, professional associations, academic institutions, and philanthropic partners for its research, convening power, and practical leadership on issues affecting libraries, higher education, civic participation, and the freedom to read.