News and Updates

Despite the fact that the District of Columbia Public Schools will receive $14 million in stimulus funds, and even though dozens of reports show that school libraries are critical to student literacy success, our students continue to lose access to their school libraries. 

America's children deserve better.

I'm very happy to share that donations from people like you have helped the McCall Library pass a bond to build a new library. 

The Washington Post Book Club: Reviews and recommendations from critic Ron Charles, featured 'Inspiring Library Stories: Tales of Kindness, Connection, and Community Impact' Edited and Essays by Oleg Kagan.

Join us tonight - Monday April 19th - at 6pm EDT for our Virtual Happy Hour & Silent Auction in Support of NYC School Librarians!

Looking to reopen your library safely with CARES ACT Spending?

Our colleagues at PIkinc | International Library Services are committed to helping libraries reopen safely and supporting libraries and library workers by contributing 10% of the proceeds from the sales of their book sanitizing machines to help us build public support for library funding across the United States. 

In order to support the wide range of work of EveryLibrary and in order to comply with Federal Tax Law it is necessary to have two organizational entities: EveryLibrary and the The EveryLibrary Institute.

EveryLibrary is focused on funding for public libraries and school library programs by engaging the political process at local, state, and federal levels. Find out how we are building the largest and most effective network of activists in the United States as we continue to help libraries win the funding they need to serve their communities and campuses in our 2020 Annual Report. 

Libraries support entrepreneurs, ideation, small businesses, and side gigs every day in communities across the country. EveryLibrary is proud to be the lead library organization coordinating and promoting National Entrepreneurship Week 2021 this February 13 - 20. 

EveryLibrary welcomes and supports many of the proposals for economic relief, support for education and government, and the health and wellbeing of our communities in the American Rescue Plan announced today by the incoming Biden Administration. 

EveryLibrary continued to make headlines in 2020 as an effective library advocacy organization with features and stories about our work supporting libraries alongs with interviews, quotes, and articles from our leadership team. We're proud to be featured in library trade publications and in the popular press. (Start with stories from January to June 2020 here.)