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Weekly News Digest

January 8, 2026 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.

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1000 Libraries Magazine Covers Launch of Rural Ethiopian Library

Millie Ramm writes the following in “These Siblings Brought a Public Library and Innovation Hub to Their Rural Community in Ethiopia” for 1000 Libraries Magazine:

In a rural area marked by years of conflict and harsh climate conditions, something remarkable has taken shape: a public library and innovation hub founded by siblings Yohans [Zerihun] and his sister. Fresh out of university, instead of heading straight into career life, they made a bold, beautiful decision: to build a place where young people could learn, explore, create, and simply be kids again. …

Together, they gathered books, prepared digital materials, set up computers, and transformed an empty space into something meaningful. The moment the doors opened, the community felt an immediate shift. Suddenly, there was a place designed with them in mind, a center that belonged to everyone.

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