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08/30/2026

What are the costs involved in participating in global leadership conversations, and are they shared equally by everyone in the room?

⤵️ In this blog, OCLC's Ellen Hartman reflects on the challenges participants and organizers faced to achieve a meaningful outcome during the most recent meeting.

There are costs involved in participating in global leadership conversations. But they are not always shared equally by everyone in the room.

08/29/2026

expand transportation access. 🚲 Getting around town has never been easier (or healthier) in Mount Vernon, New York. That’s all thanks to the Mount Vernon Public Library, which just launched its Bike Borrow Program. With a library card, patrons can borrow the bicycles at no cost, encouraging healthy living, recreation, sustainable transportation, and greater access to the community. The initiative expands the library’s mission of providing free access to resources that enrich lives and strengthen the community.

➡️ Read about the program: https://oc.lc/4cd2yG3

08/27/2026

Today’s libraries are navigating rapid change as the library landscape evolves—AI and automation, e-resource complexity, privacy and cybersecurity concerns, accessibility mandates, and growing demand for measurable outcomes.

▶️⏺️ Watch these four recent, on-demand webinars from our Cool Trends & Hot Topics webinar series to learn how OCLC WorldShare Management Services gives you all the applications you need to manage your library while facing modern pressures.

Today’s libraries are navigating rapid change as the library landscape evolves—AI and automation, e-resource complexity, privacy and cybersecurity concerns, accessibility mandates, and growing demand for measurable outcomes. OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS)—an advanced library service...

08/26/2026

Today, we celebrate 55 years of supporting libraries. Here's to another 55 more!

08/25/2026

Attending webinars, virtual conferences, and other online learning events as a group can turn a single training opportunity into a shared learning experience for your entire library staff.

⤵️ This collection of best practices from OCLC's WebJunction offers simple ways to help staff stay engaged before, during, and after an event while building a stronger culture of professional development.

This is a collection of best practices for attending online webinars, conferences, and learning events as a group. Whether you're facilitating a cohort of 2 or 20, these strategies help maximize learning and build a culture of professional development in your library.

08/23/2026

inspire storytelling. 🧚 Looking to combine fantasy and imagination with creativity and storytelling? You may consider offering a workshop for patrons to create fairy or gnome houses. This article from American Libraries Magazine showcases examples from Centennial Park Library in Colorado, Juneau Public Libraries in Alaska, and Port Townsend Public Library in Washington to inspire workshops of your own.

➡️ Read the article: https://oc.lc/4xYzhYc

08/22/2026

Academic libraries that don't align with institutional priorities, collaborate effectively, or articulate their value clearly may see diminished influence and relevance. 🏛️ The Library Beyond the Library—the latest report from —offers a framework and insight for library leaders to assist in reflection and strategic planning, with an aim of strengthening institutional positioning, demonstrating impact, and ensuring the library remains central to the research and learning enterprise.

⤵️ Read the report.

Explore how strategic alignment, collaboration, and storytelling can elevate the library’s visibility and impact within the institutional mission.

08/20/2026

Part of our mission is to connect people to the information they need. ☁️📚 In an effort to fulfill this promise, we're sharing our five best and most popular webinars on OCLC's CloudLibrary. In these on-demand webinars, you'll hear from guest librarians and OCLC product experts on CloudLibrary offers streamlined content sharing, cost savings, and shorter wait times.

▶️⏺️ Watch here.

Part of OCLC's mission is to connect people to the information they need. In an effort to fulfill this mission, we're sharing our five best and most popular webinars related to OCLC's CloudLibrary. At your convenience, please take a little time and listen to guest librarians talk about their library...

08/19/2026

Have you checked out America's 250-Year Bookshelf? 🇺🇸 To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, OCLC analyzed data from to identify the nonfiction book about America from every year since 1776 that is the most widely held in libraries today. More than a reading list, this collection tells the story of what we continue to learn from, return to, and pass forward.

⤵️ Explore the bookshelf here.

Spanning two and a half centuries, these 250 books offer a unique view of America through the lens of library collections. Together, they reveal the ideas, discoveries, histories, and lived experiences that have endured across generations. More than a reading list, this collection tells the story of...

08/18/2026

Join the world’s largest virtual cataloging meeting—now in two sessions—with OCLC and members of the library community to hear about the exciting work happening across the field. 🌐 Both sessions will offer unique insights, perspectives, and updates you won’t want to miss:

🔵 Tuesday, September 22: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT
🟢 Wednesday, September 23: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT

➡️ Register for each session here: https://oc.lc/4xduz92

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ℹ️ Can’t attend live? All registrants will receive the recordings after the event.