Happy June! Here is an updated roundup of news and articles regarding literacy, libraries, and library professionals.
Quick Wins to Boost Engagement with Passive Programming-Passive programming invites opinions, creativity, and humor while creating community.
NISO Publishes Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project (CCLIP)-Networks of libraries have a long tradition of working together to expand their collections and provide more comprehensive coverage across all subjects through sharing of resources. To support these strategies, larger networks of institutions have recently explored wider adoption of cooperative collections management, which this project defines as a process by which networks of institutions work collaboratively to acquire, manage, circulate, and preserve collections across the network.
Setting Realistic Expectations for Summer Programming (and Yourself)-When we set realistic expectations for our programs—and for ourselves—we create space for what summer really is. Summer is–unpredictable, sometimes messy, often joyful, and always worth showing up for.
2026 Library Systems Briefing-This briefing excerpts the 2026 Library Systems Report, which documents ongoing investments of libraries in strategic technology products in 2025. It covers for-profit and nonprofit organizations that offer resource management products—especially integrated library systems and library services platforms—and comprehensive discovery products.