News and Updates

A Win Against Censorship and Book Banning in Virginia

When a politician in Virginia tried to meddle in the local school district and ban books from the local school while ridiculously threatening the jobs of the librarians, we put out a call to action and hundreds of people stood up against her.

A Big Win In Alaska for Statewide Broadband in Libraries

I am proud to share that, with your support, EveryLibrary was able to help the Alaska Library Association succeed in having $668,000 restored to the state budget for broadband subsidies to libraries after it was completely cut from the budget.

You helped school libraries win in South Orange, NJ

Every School Library Matters

My kids go back to school today. Over the last four years they have watched me work on almost 50 public library campaigns.

Reverse the Cuts to Chicago School Libraries

Please send an email to the Chicago Board of Education and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. This year marks another year of drastic cuts to school librarians.

A Win for Liberty, NY

Great news from our friends in Liberty, NY. on winning their building bond election last night (August 9) 264 to 45.

Door-to-Door and Get Outside The Lines

This year, for Get Outside the Lines, we are encouraging librarians to get out of their libraries and go directly to the front door of folks around town and sign them up for a library card.

Announcing Our Partnership With Gale for New Data on Library Support

We are excited to announce a partnership with Gale, who is providing their Analytics On Demand platform to us, which allows us to take a closer look at the data around library support in the United States. Analytics On Demand is Gale’s data analytics tool for public libraries.

Winning Around Michigan

It was a good night last night in Michigan for our library campaigns. We are happy to report that 3 out of 4 of our library communities passed their ballot measures!