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ELI in the News 2022 - July to December

December 21, 2022

The EveryLibrary Institute is focused on building a policy and funding framework that supports libraries in schools, communities, and campuses around the country and abroad. We are happy to be recognized and noted in the news - both within the library sector and the popular media - as commentators and experts in the our field. 

Model "School Library Database Procurement Act" Released

December 19, 2022

The EveryLibrary Institute has collaborated with Georgetown University Law Center’s Intellectual Property & Information Policy Clinic (“iPIP”) to research and create the "School Library Database Procurement Act", new model legislation to help safeguard state library database contracts and student access to information.   

ELI Joins Collaborative Amici Brief About Access to Public Laws by the Public

December 15, 2022

The EveryLibrary Institute is proud to join a collaborative amici brief filed by Library Futures alongside the Authors Alliance and Public Knowledge in "American Society for Testing and Materials, et al. v. Public.Resource.Org", a case currently pending in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. 

New Policy Report on Anti-Access Database Legislation

October 07, 2022

The legislative playbook attacking state library database contracts was developed and tested in the 2021-22 legislative session in unprecedented ways. Anti-access and anti-library organizations advanced several bills targeting these school databases by criminalizing the content - and the librarians who curate it. 

Library Advocacy and Funding Conference (LAFCON) 2022 Reframes Political Action and Organizing for Libraries

October 03, 2022

Over 500 Library leaders from around the world gathered online to learn and collaborate on effective advocacy and activism at LAFCON 2022. 

New Report from the Libraries.Today May 2022 Convening

September 26, 2022

The EveryLibrary Institute is releasing the new report "Level-Setting the Conversation" about the May 2022 Libraries.Today National Forum on Current Challenges and Future Opportunities for School Libraries.   

You Can Now Access the Library Advocacy and Funding Conference!

September 26, 2022

We are thrilled to open LAFCON 2022, the Library Advocacy and Funding Conference from EveryLibrary and the EveryLibrary Institute. 

REPORT: Voters overwhelmingly oppose book banning in the United States.

September 19, 2022

We are excited to announce the release of our latest report on Voter Perceptions of Book Banning. This report was commissioned as a public opinion poll of American voters to understand political support and opposition to book banning and to understand the impact of book banning on public support for libraries and librarians. 

Attacks on libraries are serious. That's why this conference is so important.

August 29, 2022

If you're as concerned about the political and partisan attacks on libraries and the freedom of expression as I am, then this conference is for you.

Reverse Engineering DEA and BEAD Stakeholder Engagement for State Libraries

July 18, 2022

Stakeholder engagement is central to how each state will write its BEAD and DEA plans. We believe that state libraries are uniquely positioned to convene libraries across their states and ensure that funding flows.
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