Book: The power of geography by Tim Marshall.

#NewArrival

The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall is now available for reference.

Increase your community impact with WebJunction | OCLC OCLC’s WebJunction offers free, on-demand professional development and continuing education resources that build the knowledge, skills, and confidence library staff need to deliver transformational services to their communities. Below you’ll find what’s new and coming soon.

The #WebJunction course catalog is a free, online learning environment of library-related on-demand courses and webinar recordings.

⤵️ Explore timely and relevant content for library staff and volunteers to access anytime and from anywhere. www.oclc.org/go/en/webjun...

Li-Sci-Fi: IFLA100 Library Science Fiction Short Story Competition What does the future hold for libraries? This is the theme for the Li-Sci-Fi (Library Science Fiction) short story competition hosted by the International Federation of Library Ass...

To celebrate #IFLA100, we’re launching our Li-Sci-Fi (Library #ScienceFiction) short story competition — with Mary Robinette Kowal as celebrity judge.

Details: tr.ee/NcXPwt

Deadline: 1 September 2026.

Six books to read about Iran A selection of books examines Iran's turbulent history, from American influence and the Islamic revolution to the recent Woman Life Freedom protests.

Iran is no stranger to moments of upheaval. Here are six of the best books about the country

Three women standing in front of a Busan 2026 conference poster promoting grants for WLIC 2026 in South Korea.

A new round of #WLIC2026 grants is now open — & you might be eligible! ✨

These grants are designed to support #library & information professionals from diverse backgrounds in attending #IFLA’s flagship global conference in Busan, South Korea.

📌 Submit your application today: https://tr.ee/FCe61s

Vibrant poster for the IFLA 100th Anniversary Logo Competition. Colorful paint splashes surround text inviting design submissions with incentives.

IFLA turns 100 in 2027!

To celebrate #IFLA100, we are launching a logo competition and invite the global library and information community to participate.

🗓 Submissions: 30 Jan – 31 Mar 2026
🏆 Prize: 500 EUR towards an IFLA membership or free #WLIC2027 registration

tr.ee/ldMSRA

Braille

Today is World Braille Day!

#WorldBrailleDay is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication for blind and partially sighted people.

People are harshing on some “diverse reading challenge” thing that’s going around, and I get it, but looking at what you read and asking yourself “what isn’t represented here?” is imo a good and healthy practice

A heartfelt thank you to our community of readers, partners and clients for all your support in 2025.

We are excited to connect with you again in 2026.

Thank you for supporting Libraries.

kids

2025 Wrapped! 🎉

📚 We acquired 579 new titles, totaling 1,600 copies, for our national collection.
🧑‍💻🖥️ We updated our catalog to include over 1,000 text searchable items excluding periodicals.
🏛️ We visited over 30 public libraries and provided them with brand new books.

Greetings from Lisbon: My GLAM Wiki Story. I was thrilled to receive a scholarship to attend the GLAM Wiki 2025 in Lisbon. It was my very first GLAM conference, which made the opportunity even more exciting. In case you’re wondering, GLAM s…

Greetings from Lisbon: My GLAM Wiki Story. diff.wikimedia.org/2025/11/26/g...

Welcome to our three-part series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon will take you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Stay tuned for parts two and three!

In a space like this, what can I possibly say? – My reflections on GLAM Wiki 2025 This year, I attended a GLAM event for the first time in my life, and I’d like to share some learnings and reflections as someone relatively new to this world, despite my long history as a Wi…

In a space like this, what can I possibly say? – My reflections on GLAM Wiki 2025 diff.wikimedia.org/2025/11/22/i...

Even though I have not read all of my books, I bought more books: The never-ending story.

Two manatee (large grey sea cows) feeing on seagrass in shallow water.

November is #ManateeAwarenessMonth! This beautiful Manatee #SciArt is from Biologia Centrali-Americana (1879-1882), illustrated by Josef Wolf. www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/570882 #ILoveBHL #OpenAccess #SaveTheManatee #SeaCow 🧪 🌎 📖 🌱

Brewster Kahle presents Tim Berners-Lee with the Internet Archive Hero Award.

🎉 Celebrating Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web & recipient of the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award.

Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c...

#Wayback1T @timbl.bsky.social

Podcast cover for Episode #13 of 'Future Knowledge' titled 'Building and Preserving the Web.' The design features portraits of speakers Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle. Surrounding them are collage-style retro-futuristic elements, including a classical statue head, a vintage computer with the word "NEW" on its screen, a modernist observation tower, and abstract architectural shapes. The title uses bold, blocky typography, giving the cover a vintage sci-fi aesthetic.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, & @BrewsterKahle chat with Wired’s @LaurenGoode.bsky.social on the Future Knowledge #podcast about the web’s rise, its impact, & why preserving it is vital for cultural history.

🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/bui...

The Wikimedia Board of Trustees.

Day 3.

Meet the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees - Natalia Szafran, Lorenzo Losa, Maryana Iskander and Mike Peel

#GLAMWikiPT

Nominating Wikipedia for UNESCO Memory of the World - Liam Wyatt

Day 3.

Nominating Wikipedia for UNESCO Memory of the World. The Never Told Before Story - Liam Wyatt.

Resilience as a Tool - Filipa Oliviera

The museum of the future will be a community before it is an institution - Filipa Oliviera.

#GLAMWikiPT

Day 3

Community Resilience - Farida El-Gueretly, Fiona Romeo, Dee Harris, Alice Kibombo, Flavia Doria, Karin Glasemann.

#GLAMWikiPT

Female researchers in the National Archives of Spain - Isabel Zapico & Patricia Horillo

Female researchers in the National Archives of Spain - Isabel Zapico & Patricia Horillo.

#GLAMWikiPT

Developing a Wikimedia Strategy for Musuems by Mike Dickison at the GLAM Wiki Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

Developing a Wikimedia Strategy for Musuems - Mike Dickison.

#GLAMWikiPT

Dickison• Developing a Wikimedia Strategy for a Museum Developing a Wikimedia Strategy for a Museum Mike Dickison • mike@rove.wiki (nine ideas)

This afternoon (but 4 AM NZ time) I'm giving a lightning talk at #GLAMWikiPT about developing a Wikimedia strategy for a museum. I don’t think it’s recorded, but the slides are here: docs.google.com/presentation...

Camelia Boban of WikiDonne presenting the value of images and signatures.

Images humanize biographies on #Wikimedia - @cameliaboban.bsky.social

GLAM Wiki Conference in Lisbon, Portugal 2025

Greetings,

We are in Lisbon for the GLAM Wiki Conference.

GLAM stands for "Galleries Libraries Archives and Museums."

An image of the facade of Bibliotheca Alexandrina with hieroglyphics symbols carved in stone and text

🎉 Happy Birthday, #IFLA!

Today, we celebrate not just #libraries, but the vibrant cultures they protect, share, and inspire worldwide.

Check out our latest newsletter, themed “Celebrating Cultures”
🔗 mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n...

New Jersey is the number one producer of eggplant in the United States.

It produces 26 million pounds of eggplant every year, and is sometimes called “the eggplant capital of the world.”

Don’t make us use the emoji.

Since its launch in 2023, our Generation Reader campaign has benefitted 426,288 young people across Africa, providing them with access to 141,601 brand-new books and opening 72 new reading spaces where learning can thrive.

Find out more here⤵️ bookaid.org/blog/educati...

#BookSky