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Date: Wednesday, September 17, 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, "Trials and Tribulations: Introducing the New Jersey State Library's Efforts to Digitize Historic Court Documents."   Speakers:Caitlyn Cook, State… Read More

FDLP.gov is undergoing enhancements to refresh its site contents and organization. This project will enhance site usability and ensure that Federal depository libraries have easy access to the information, tools, and resources needed to administer nationwide FDLP libraries efficiently and effectively.New, descriptive web pages are now available for the resources in the… Read More

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 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, "Webinar: Inspire Learning with the Library of Congress!"   Speakers:Lee Ann Potter, Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives Office, Library of… Read More

The 2025 Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries is set to launch on September 22 and run through November 14, 2025. You can now download a preview of the questions to help you prepare for submitting your responses. The preview can be filled out in MS Word. Your library director or designee must approve of the library’s responses.The Biennial Survey of Depository… Read More

GPO has acquired copies of ten publications for distribution as a Special Selection OffersPublication NameFrom Boot Camp to the Naval Academy: making a Marine aviator, 1946–1949, Marine Corps University Press, 2025, D 214.513:B 64 Treasonous Tides: A Historical Primer of Espionage within the U.S. Department of the Navy, Marine Corps University Press, 2025, D 214… Read More

Date: Thursday, September 4, 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, "Accessible Content from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled."Speaker: Alice O'Reilly, Chief Collections Division, National Library… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is beginning a systematic shutdown of MetaLib, a federated search engine and a service of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).Your Action Needed: Please update your links to point to DiscoverGov, GPO’s new discovery search tool. Learn more about DiscoverGov, and don’t forget to order DiscoverGov sticky… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.There is one week left to volunteer to share your experience and expertise with the FDLP community during the fall 2025 Federal Depository Library Conference. GPO is seeking your content for the all-virtual event, September 25 - 26.There are three ways to participate:Present an educational program… Read More

Date: Thursday, August 28, 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, "Introduction to the United States Reports Collection on GovInfo," which has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 28, 2025. Those who registered for the original… Read More

U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern named Jamie Fowler GPO Managing Director of Government Publishing & Print Procurement (GPPP). As Managing Director of GPPP, Fowler oversees GPO’s Customer Services business unit, a public/private sector partnership consisting of printing professionals located in Washington D.C., a nationwide… Read More