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ALA grows its global network at UN forum
Coalition-building has been top of mind for the American Library Association, which is fresh from its 2025 Annual Conference with a new strategic plan and a mandate to bolster pro-library partnerships locally and worldwide.
EveryLibrary Releases Legislative Update, Library Use Survey
Advocacy organization EveryLibrary has shared some of its latest research on the status of library-related policymaking and patrons' library usage across the U.S. In a summary titled "Codifying Censorship or Reclaiming Rights? The State-by-State 2025 Legislative Landscape for Libraries," EveryLibrary compiles an eye-opening stack of bills that have been passed, enacted, vetoed, or left to […]
Senate hearing debates AI training on copyrighted works
A U.S. Senate hearing held July 16 gave some hope to publishers and authors that at least some members of Congress seem willing to step up the fight against Big Tech companies who knowingly violate copyright laws to train their large language models.
AI translation service launched for fiction writers and publishers prompts dismay among translators
An AI fiction translation service aimed at both traditional publishers and self-published authors has been launched in the UK. GlobeScribe.ai is currently charging $100 per book, per language for use of its translation services.
Four years after buying it for $440 Million, Kakao to shutter Radish Fiction
Just four years after Korea's Kakao Entertainment acquired mobile-first serialized fiction platform Radish Fiction for $440 million, the company announced it will shutter the platform at the end of the year. Radish informed users of the closure in a July 3 email. "After nearly a decade, we have made the difficult decision to wind down […]
Reform councillor's boast about removing 'trans-ideological' books from children's library sections falls flat
A boast by a Reform UK councillor that he ensured the removal of "trans-ideological material and books" from the children's section of his county's libraries has fallen flat after it emerged that no such material ever existed there.
ALA 2025: AI tech, DIY zines capture librarians' attention
Participants at the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Philadelphia last week sampled the profession's digital technologies as well as hands-on innovations available in library spaces. From breakout meeting rooms to the Library Marketplace, which this year included a spacious Amazon Library exhibit and a TikTok booth, attendees talked about resources and conducted on-the-fly cost-benefit […]
ALA 2025: librarians chart a course for the future amid 'existential threat'
The American Library Association's 2025 Annual Conference, held in Philadelphia from June 26–30, found attendees simultaneously anxious about the future and in a fighting mood, with multiple presenters describing librarians as the "frontlines" and the "lifelines" of American democracy.
Meta wins AI copyright case, but judge writes roadmap for authors' revenge
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria granted summary judgment to Meta in a case brought by 13 authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sarah Silverman, and Pulitzer Prize winners Junot Díaz and Andrew Sean Greer, who alleged the company illegally used their books to train its Llama AI models. The judge found Meta's use was "highly transformative" under […]
Russia destroys publishing house in Kyiv following book festival
A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on June 17 destroyed a Ukrainian publishing house and damaged several other book-related businesses, the Ukrainian publishing industry news service Chytomo has reported. Ukrainian Priority Publishing was completely destroyed when Russian forces launched 175 drones, more than 14 cruise missiles, and at least two ballistic missiles at […]