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This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.Final agendas and a final schedule are now available for the fall 2025 FDL Conference events.Agenda: FDLP Preconference: Updates from GPO (September 18)Final Schedule and Agenda: fall 2025 Federal Depository Library Conference (September 25 – 26)Both of these free events are virtual. Participate anywhere,… Read More

Happy Constitution Day from the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO)! Federal depository libraries across the Nation are celebrating today with events, contests, giveaways, and more. Snap some photos as your events are taking place, and send them to GPO. Your library could be featured via FDLP.gov and GPO social media. We look forward to seeing and sharing how your… Read More

 Constitution Day is September 17, 2025. How are you celebrating? Send us photos from your events and of your displays, and your library could be featured on FDLP.gov and on GPO social media. Please try to include some action shots of your staff and patrons enjoying your offerings.Still planning? A wide variety of downloadable resources is available on FDLP.gov’s … Read More

Date: Wednesday, October 8, 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, "Meet FRED® (Federal Reserve Economic Data) from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis."Speaker: Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Senior Economic Education Specialist, Federal… Read More

Two new handouts on the value of the FDLP are now available for download.  The Value of the FDLP (library administration): Use this handout to articulate the value of your library’s participation in the FDLP to your library administration.The Value of the FDLP (library staff): This handout articulates the value of your library’s participation in the FDLP and is… Read More

The 2025 Federal Depository Library Conference is just a few weeks away. Let’s have some fun and play Fall Conference Bingo!Keep your bingo card nearby during the conference. Each time you experience something listed on the card, check off the box. Post your completed bingo card, include #FDLConference, and tag @USGPO. No social media? No worries; you can also email… Read More

Get ready for Constitution Day! The deadline to order your library’s batch of free Pocket Constitutions is September 2, 2025, in order to ensure delivery for Constitution Day (September 17). Each Federal depository library may order up to 100 copies.Order Pocket Constitutions:Visit our ordering page.Click ‘Log In To The Ordering Site,’ and use your existing FDLP… Read More

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) team at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) conducted an inspection to assess whether the Superintendent of Documents is meeting the intent of 44 United States Code Section 1909 to “make firsthand investigation of conditions for which need is indicated” with Public Access Assessments of Federal depository libraries. … Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.Detailed agendas and an updated schedule are now available for the fall 2025 FDL Conference events.Preliminary Agenda: FDLP Preconference: Updates from GPO (September 18)Updated Schedule and Preliminary Agenda: fall 2025 Federal Depository Library Conference (September 25 – 26)***The Schedule and Agendas… Read More

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