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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

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