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Help Build the 2026 Political Training Agenda

February 12, 2026

EveryLibrary Institute is planning our educational initiatives to tackle the biggest political challenges libraries are facing in 2026. We need your voice to ensure our resources are tactical, timely, and effective!

The Political Librarian Launches Webinar Series, “Weaponized Politics and Dismantled Policies”

February 03, 2026

Join The Political Librarian for an "In Conversation" webinar series that brings together some of the authors featured in the Special Issue to examine how Executive Orders and political narratives are reshaping DEI, public memory, free speech, labor, and professional ethics in the GLAM fields.

EveryLibrary Institute Welcomes Allison Jennings-Roche as The Political Librarian’s Editor-in-Chief

January 27, 2026

The EveryLibrary Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Allison Jennings-Roche as the new Editor-in-Chief of The Political Librarian. 

Keep Our Library Public: Erie community wins key protections

January 22, 2026

In Erie, Pennsylvania, a few residents were told they were too small to matter. They were dismissed as “4 old ladies on the corner.”  And then they proved, in real time, that civic advocacy still works when ordinary people decide a public space is worth fighting for.

EveryLibrary Institute Joins the “Our Future Memory” Coalition

January 07, 2026

The EveryLibrary Institute is proud to announce that we have joined the Our Future Memory coalition and formally endorsed the Statement on Digital Rights for Protecting Memory Institutions Online.

EveryLibrary Institute in the News 2025

December 22, 2025

Throughout 2025, 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. 

EveryLibrary Institute Announces a Special Issue of The Political Librarian, “Weaponized Politics and Dismantled Policies: Defending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in America's Libraries and Cultural Institutions.

December 08, 2025

A new special issue of the EveryLibrary Institute’s open-access academic journal, The Political Librarian, aims to help the sector understand how Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives in libraries are facing coordinated political attacks at every level of government.

We're Writing Checks and Keeping Libraries Open!

December 02, 2025

Earlier this year, the Alabama Public Library Service Board attempted to bully the Fairhope Library into removing LGBTQ+ challenged materials from the library by threatening to revoke state funding.

Limits to the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Library Shutdown Directive

November 25, 2025

The Tennessee Secretary of State has issued instructions directing public libraries to review their collections and practices in response to President Trump’s Executive Order 14168, “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”. Upon close examination, these instructions contain significant errors, likely exceeding the Secretary’s authority and reflecting a political agenda rather than a neutral or accurate interpretation of federal or state law.