Anna Gooding-Call is a reference librarian at the Nevins Memorial Library in Methuen, Massachusetts, where she focuses on digital literacy. She’s interested in closing the gap between those who have easy access to information and those... Read More

Total defunding is an oddly passive-aggressive way to destroy a government agency. Yet that’s what’s supposed to happen to several federal agencies, including PBS, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of... Read More

One of the most frequent questions I get from independent authors and publishers I meet at writing conferences is “How do I get my book into libraries?“ Here are some insights and advice for indie authors in how best to get their... Read More

When the White House spokesperson claims the right to choose facts, purveyors of information need to take notice. Yes, even when the issue in question is as silly as the size of an inauguration crowd. As with private citizens, it’s the... Read More

There is a close relationship between libraries (public libraries at the very least) and government. From funding to governing itself, libraries have their eyes on government, and vice-versa. The library community celebrated a big win... Read More

It’s frustrating, right? You spend thousands of taxpayer dollars on a fancy-schmancy digital book loaning system, and then your taxpaying patrons don’t use it. You know they’ve got smartphones—they’re constantly yakking on them... Read More

Late last September, without a ton of fanfare or to-do, Congress passed H.R. 5325, a continuing appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017. It included some Zika funding, some verbage covering veterans, and nothing at all about National... Read More

The Dewey Decimal System is a strange beast. Young Melville Dewey—and I do mean young, because he wasn’t even 25 yet—cooked it up based on the subjects of one of his general studies college textbooks. Previously, librarians had... Read More