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Each program lasts 60 minutes.</p> <p>Register for upcoming episodes of <em>American Libraries Live</em> at the links below.</p> <hr /> <h3>Upcoming episodes</h3> <ul> <li>Check back soon for more webinars.</li> </ul> <hr /> <h3>Archived episodes</h3> <h4>2024</h4> <ul> <li>November 19: <a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/p8nPvtSsJAqrDaIpTftRkl01B_Ez6rswh1v923r8-5DpRhZG4xB2_5j3Ip7sfUpI.CqUGEqtBm-MYUz1M?startTime=1732038303000">Accessibility Partners: Building Inclusive Experiences in Libraries</a></li> <li>October 21: <a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/MmqZStj_57fN_Jy4zxZota5KA2CIrbS2DVBOfePH7XvfNa82h-IKY4UdWYdO_k5H.UAlybVbiSQJbd6oU?startTime=1729529409000">In Libraries We Trust: How Libraries Can Lead the Way in Fighting Misinformation</a></li> <li>October 15: <a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/RG1ERhOfdYypp-zjokqp23VdmFqKsCRJKVLN-qlPl4qN6QGFBhJw9rVZaHXVrUvM.o2jszuEimYpAUSJm?startTime=1729011004000">The Top Five Questions Asked About OpenAthens</a></li> 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<ul> <li>June 1: Libraries and COVID-19: <a href="https://vimeo.com/694131588/9ceb4d630b">Reimagining Programming during a Pandemic</a></li> <li>April 17: Libraries and COVID-19: <a href="https://vimeo.com/694065742/ac33669810">Considering Copyright during a Crisis, Part 2</a> (<a href="https://www.slideshare.net/ALAeLearningSolutions/al-livelibraries-and-covid19-considering-copyright-during-a-crisis-part-2-resources-shared-in-chat-april-2020">resources from the webinar</a>)</li> <li>April 9: Libraries and COVID-19: <a href="https://vimeo.com/694065845/30dc393e19">Using 3D Printing to Make Personal Protective Equipment</a> (<a href="https://www.slideshare.net/ALAeLearningSolutions/american-libraries-livelibraries-and-covid19-using-3d-printing-to-make-personal-protective-equipment-list-of-links-shared-in-chat-april-2020">resources from the webinar</a>)</li> <li>April 3: Libraries and COVID-19: <a href="https://vimeo.com/694153983/a319dfa3d6">Considering Copyright during a Crisis</a> (<a href="https://www.slideshare.net/ALAeLearningSolutions/american-libraries-livelibraries-and-covid19-considering-copyright-during-a-crisis-list-of-links-shared-in-chat-april-2020">resources from the webinar</a>)</li> <li>March 26: Libraries and COVID-19: <a href="https://vimeo.com/694065942/eccc9e3174">Providing Virtual Services</a> (<a href="https://www.slideshare.net/ALAeLearningSolutions/american-libraries-livelibraries-and-covid19-providing-virtual-services-list-of-links-shared-in-chat-march-2020">resources from the webinar</a>)</li> <li>March 20: Libraries and COVID-19: <a href="https://vimeo.com/694066036/79750a0dc6">Managing Strategies and Stress</a> (<a href="https://www.slideshare.net/ALAeLearningSolutions/american-libraries-livelibraries-and-covid19-managing-strategies-and-stress-resource-list">resources from the webinar</a>)</li> <li>March 4: <a href="https://vimeo.com/694066162/dcb0686255">Libraries and the Census</a></li> </ul> <h4>2019</h4> <ul> <li>November 4: <a 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In the US, works created between 1929 and 1963 that gave notice and renewed copyright have 95 years from their first publication date. That means that on January 1, 2025, a host of works from 1929 will enter the public domain. This means that copyright will expire on Buck Rogers, Captain Easy, Horace Horsecollar, Tintin, Hal Foster’s first <em>Tarzan</em> comic strips and, yes, Popeye.” Other notable works entering public domain in the United States include the <a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2024/12/07/take-your-marx/">Marx Brothers’ first film, <em>The Cocoanuts</em></a>, <a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2024/12/03/a-powerful-voice-joins-the-public-domain-chorus/">contralto Marian Anderson’s first record</a>, and <a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2025/">Ernest Hemingway’s <em>A Farewell to Arms</em></a><em>.</em></p> </p> <p class="link-source"><a href="https://www.creativebloq.com/art/all-these-iconic-artworks-and-characters-lose-copyright-in-2025" target="_blank">Creative Bloq, Dec. 7; Everybody’s Libraries, Dec. 3, Dec. 7; Public Domain Review, Dec. 10 </a></p> </div> </li> <li id="post-145954" class="post-145954 latest-links type-latest-links status-publish hentry"> <div class="latest-library-links__timestamp-container"> <span class="link-timestamp">21h</span> </div> <div class="latest-library-links__content-container"> <p class="link-content"><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-145955" src="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/children-celebrating-150.jpg" alt="Children celebrating at a computer" width="150" height="100" />Brittany Adams writes: “The digital landscape of libraries is expanding rapidly, with an increasing shift towards electronic resources and online services. As members of the library community, we’re witnessing a transformative era where physical collections are complemented—and sometimes replaced—by digital ones. This transition offers new opportunities for enhancing accessibility and engagement, but it also presents challenges, especially for young patrons and their families. It is essential to equip children and their caregivers with the tools and knowledge they need to navigate this evolving space confidently.”</p> </p> <p class="link-source"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2024/12/navigating-the-transition-to-digital-library-resources/" target="_blank">ALSC Blog, Dec. 9</a></p> </div> </li> <li id="post-145952" class="post-145952 latest-links type-latest-links status-publish hentry"> <div class="latest-library-links__timestamp-container"> <span class="link-timestamp">1d</span> </div> <div class="latest-library-links__content-container"> <p class="link-content"><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-145953" src="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/embedded-150.jpg" alt="Group of hexagons, a few of which are a different color" width="150" height="100" />Karen O’Grady writes: “I am the embedded librarian for the Hahn School of Nursing at the University of San Diego. I am surrounded by nursing faculty, staff, and students rather than by librarians. This has proven to be an incredible gamechanger for the way I see things. Every student in my school knows me by name. I am often stopped in the hallway to answer questions. Every correct answer I give increases my authority and builds trust. Through these casual mini-lessons, this foreign animal called ‘librarian’ slowly becomes an approachable, knowledgeable person.”</p> </p> <p class="link-source"><a href="https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/26596" target="_blank"><i>College & Research Libraries News</i>, Dec.</a></p> </div> </li> <li id="post-145949" class="post-145949 latest-links type-latest-links status-publish hentry"> <div class="latest-library-links__timestamp-container"> <span class="link-timestamp">1d</span> </div> <div class="latest-library-links__content-container"> <p class="link-content"><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-132558" src="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ALA-Emerging-Leaders-150.jpg" alt="ALA Emerging Leaders logo" width="150" height="100" />ALA has selected 46 participants for its <a href="https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/ALA%202025%20Class%20of%20Emerging%20Leaders.pdf">2025 class of Emerging Leaders</a> (EL). The EL program allows library staff and information workers to participate in project planning work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity early in their careers. The group will take part in a day-long session during the <a href="https://2025.alaliblearnx.org/">2025 LibLearnX conference</a> in Phoenix this January and work for six months, culminating in a poster session at <a href="https://2025.alaannual.org/">ALA’s 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition</a> in Philadelphia in June, where they will highlight results of their project planning work.</p> </p> <p class="link-source"><a href="https://www.ala.org/news/2024/12/ala-announces-2025-class-emerging-leaders" target="_blank">ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment, Dec. 4</a></p> </div> </li> <li id="post-145948" class="post-145948 latest-links type-latest-links status-publish hentry"> <div class="latest-library-links__timestamp-container"> <span class="link-timestamp">2d</span> </div> <div class="latest-library-links__content-container"> <p class="link-content"><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-129001" src="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ala-logo.png" alt="ALA logo" width="150" height="100" />On December 9, <a href="https://www.ala.org/news/2024/12/american-library-association-receives-transformational-gift-fund-scholarships">ALA announced a $25 million bequest</a> by James W. Lewis, of Washington, D.C. The gift, the largest individual bequest in ALA’s history, will fund scholarships for aspiring librarians with demonstrated financial needs. Throughout Lewis’s career at Merrill Lynch, where he leads the Lewis Group as senior vice president and senior relationship manager, he has demonstrated his commitment to libraries and their communities by generously volunteering his time, including as a member of the Board of Visitors at the library of his alma mater, Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He also served as a Library Trustee Board member at District of Columbia Public Library for 10 years.”</p> </p> <p class="link-source"><a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-receives-transformational-gift-to-fund-scholarships/" target="_blank">AL: The Scoop, Dec. 9</a></p> </div> </li> <li id="post-145942" class="post-145942 latest-links type-latest-links status-publish hentry"> <div class="latest-library-links__timestamp-container"> <span class="link-timestamp">2d</span> </div> <div class="latest-library-links__content-container"> <p class="link-content"><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-145943" src="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ym-prendergrast-150.jpg" alt="Youth Matters by Tess Pendergast" width="150" height="100" />Tess Prendergast writes: “I will never forget the surprised look on one mom’s face during storytime when I dropped a tip—technically called an <em>aside</em>—about how rhyming helps babies differentiate sounds and prepares them for reading. “You mean that all this singing will help her in school?” she asked. “I thought we were just doing this for fun!” Early literacy activities are certainly fun—but also valuable. Many parents and caregivers aren’t aware that simple, everyday activities can benefit their child’s early language and literacy development and have a lasting positive impact on their learning.”</p> </p> <p class="link-source"><a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2024/11/01/the-upside-to-asides/" target="_blank"><i>American Libraries</i> column, Nov./Dec.</a></p> </div> </li> <li id="post-145944" class="post-145944 latest-links type-latest-links status-publish hentry"> <div class="latest-library-links__timestamp-container"> <span class="link-timestamp">2d</span> </div> <div class="latest-library-links__content-container"> <p class="link-content"><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-129001" src="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ala-logo.png" alt="ALA logo" width="150" height="100" />Joel Thornton, associate dean, collections and scholarly communication at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, has withdrawn his candidacy for 2025–2028 treasurer of the ALA. Larry Neal, director of Clinton-Macomb (Mich.) Public Library, is the remaining nominated candidate for ALA treasurer. Members who are interested in running by petition for ALA treasure may do so by completing <a href="http://www.ala.org/CFApps/epetition/index.cfm">a petition form</a> with the signatures of no fewer than 200 current personal ALA members, and a <a href="https://nom.election-america.com/ALAElections/SSOLogin">Candidate Biographical Information Form</a>, by December 13.</p> </p> <p class="link-source"><a href="https://www.ala.org/news/2024/12/thornton-withdraws-candidacy-2025-2028-ala-treasurer" target="_blank">ALA Governance Office, Dec. 9</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> <a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/latest-links/" id="latest-library-more" class="latest-library-links__container__more-links">View more Latest Library Links</a> </div> </aside><aside id="black-studio-tinymce-3" class="widget col-sidebar__widget_black_studio_tinymce"><h2 class="widgettitle">AL Live</h2> <div class="textwidget"><p><a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/al-live/"><img 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