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Two libraries in Alaska — the Alaska State Court Law Library and the Alaska State Library — have entered into agreements with GPO to become Preservation Stewards. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has established Preservation Stewards to support continued public access to U.S. Government documents in… Read More

The Limited Distribution PDT Dashboard has been replaced with the Print Distribution Dashboard. This new dashboard has a wider scope than the earlier release. The Dashboard displays libraries that are currently selecting any of the paper format titles being distributed through the FDLP and indicates when a library is a Preservation Steward for a particular… Read More

As you prepare for the FDLP Pre-Meeting (April 23) and Spring 2025 DLC Virtual Meeting (May 1), download this cross stitch pattern inspired by the Spring Meeting motifs, and stitch along with your fellow attendees. This ambitious beginner's pattern uses full cross stitches and only five colors of thread/floss. This pattern was composed by Depository Library… Read More

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Time: 2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. (ET) Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.Register to attend the live training webinar, "Federal Courts: Structure, Jurisdiction, & Research."Speaker: SaraJean Petite, Reference and Government Documents Librarian, Case Western Reserve University… Read More

U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern has appointed five new members to the Depository Library Council (DLC). DLC members advise the GPO Director on policy matters relating to the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and access to U.S. Government information. In addition to experience working in various types of libraries, the new… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern presented GPO’s FY 2026 appropriations request before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations. Director Halpern requested appropriations in the amount of $135,377,000, a 2.6 percent increase over GPO’s FY 2025 appropriation. GPO operates as a business, and directly… Read More

GPO Director Hugh Halpern will testify today, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (ET), before Congress at the Budget Hearing for the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the U.S. Government Publishing Office. Watch the hearing.  Read More

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Time: 11:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. (ET) Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.Register to attend the live training webinar, "Providing Mental Health Resources at Your Library."Speaker: April Wright, Outreach and Education Librarian, Region 1, Network of the National Library of Medicine … Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.Have you registered to attend the spring 2025 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting and the lead-up event, the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Pre-Meeting? Agendas for both events are now available.FDLP Pre-Meeting: Updates from GPO Wednesday, April 23, 2025; 1… Read More

National Library Week (NLW) is April 6 – 12, 2025. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) wants to showcase Federal depository libraries nationwide and the important work you do every day.Share a photo of you and your colleagues at your library, and you could be featured on FDLP.gov and GPO social media.Download this NLW image to share on… Read More