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Weekly News Digest
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July 22, 2025 — 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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ALA Puts a New Strategic Plan in Place
ALA introduced its new multiyear strategic plan. “As the library profession evolves, we are excited to launch a strategic vision that reflects both the challenges and the enormous opportunities ahead,” says Sam Helmick, ALA president 2025–2026. “This plan puts members and stakeholders at the center of everything we do—focusing on workforce development, advocacy, technology, and community connection.”The plan’s priorities include developing the library workforce pipeline, driving innovation and technology adoption, expanding advocacy efforts, and growing community programs. For more information, read the press release.
EveryLibrary Report Tracks the Current Legislative Landscape for Libraries
EveryLibrary issued a report, “Codifying Censorship or Reclaiming Rights: The State-by-State 2025 Legislative Landscape for Libraries” (registration required) that “provides a comprehensive overview of legislative trends, including an executive summary of 11 categories of harmful bills and their impact on libraries. … [T]he report also highlights important legislative victories in nine states that passed pro-library, pro-reader bills in the first half of the year.”For more information, read the report summary.
Carla Hayden's New Job
The Authors Guild issued a news update to congratulate Dr. Carla Hayden on her new job as senior fellow with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. “After President Trump’s shocking and unjustified dismissal of Dr. Hayden from her position as Librarian of Congress in May—a firing we condemned—Dr. Hayden has found a new platform from which to continue her vital work advancing public knowledge through libraries and archives,” The Authors Guild states. “This appointment represents not just a personal triumph for Dr. Hayden but a victory for the principles of intellectual freedom and democratic access to information that she has championed throughout her distinguished career.”For more information, read the news item.
Hungarian Library Saves Historical Books From a Beetle Infestation
Justin Spike writes the following in “Hungary’s Oldest Library Is Fighting to Save 100,000 Books From a Beetle Infestation” for the Associated Press (AP):Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history. The 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey is a sprawling Benedictine monastery that is one of Hungary’s oldest centers of learning and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Restoration workers are removing about 100,000 handbound books from their shelves and carefully placing them in crates, the start of a disinfection process that aims to kill the tiny beetles burrowed into them. For more information, read the article.
EBSCO Information Services Unveils African Studies Collection
EBSCO Information Services introduced Africa Studies Source, a collection of more than 650 “scholarly full-text journals and magazines, offering detailed insights into the history, culture, politics, education, and ongoing medical and scientific research that define the African continent.” Subjects include the African diaspora, African history and politics, agriculture, business and industry, cultural traditions, colonialism and human rights, economic development and globalization, education, environmental issues, foreign relations, government and politics, health and medicine, religion, and science and technology. For more information, read the press release.
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