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The deadline is approaching to volunteer to serve on the Steering Committees of your National Collection Service Area (NCSA). Steering Committees foster discussion, collaboration, and help shape guidance and services for the depository libraries within their respective NCSA. If you are interested in serving, please complete this form by March 15, 2026. Those of you who… Read More

Spring is coming; could your “How to Find U.S. Government Publications” poster use a refresh in your library? The poster is available for download and printing at your library or local print shop in three different print-standard sizes. The poster guides patrons in navigating U.S. Government resources that are arranged by Superintendent of Documents classification number… Read More

Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026,  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, "FDLP eXchange: Manage Your Discards and Strategically Build Collections."Speaker: Lorelei Sensabaugh, User Support Librarian, Federal Depository Support… Read More

Depository Library Council’s Statistics and Metrics Working Group was convened in 2024 to research, report on, and recommend options for how the U.S. Government Publishing Office can collect data from Federal depository libraries (FDLs) on the usage of digital and tangible Government information products. Having undertaken a quantitative survey of FDLs in 2024, the… Read More

U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern, on the Agency’s 165th birthday, has appointed six new members to the Depository Library Council (DLC). The DLC has advised the GPO Director on policy matters relating to the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and access to U.S. Government information for more than 50 years. In addition to… Read More

Upon the close of the fall 2025 Federal Depository Library Conference, the Depository Library Council (DLC) developed recommendations for the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). On December 5, 2025, three recommendations were transmitted to GPO. These were reviewed and discussed, and GPO Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern disseminated official GPO responses to… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce that the final data from the 2025 Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries is now available on FDLP.gov. The data contains responses to the survey received from September 22, 2025 – January 31, 2026. You can download the full set of 2025 Biennial Survey responses. This data is used by… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.The spring 2026 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting and the lead-up event, the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Pre-Meeting are one week away! Updated, detailed agendas for both events are now available. Have you registered to attend?FDLP Pre-Meeting: Updates from GPOTuesday, March 3,… Read More

Now available, exclusively to Federal depository libraries, are DiscoverGov pens. Use these translucent green gem pens to promote DiscoverGov, GPO’s newest web-based tool for searching across multiple U.S. Government databases. Each library may order up to 100 pens.How to Order:Visit our ordering page.Click ‘Log In To The Ordering Site,’ and use your existing FDLP.gov… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Pre-Meeting will take place Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Join GPO staff for updates on a variety of initiatives underway in support of the FDLP and Cataloging & Indexing Program. GPO’s LSCM leadership team wants to hear your questions related… Read More