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Big crowd, bestselling authors turn out for Read-In at Utah State Capitol

January 26, 2023

Librarians, educators, authors, students, and community leaders came together for a Read-In at the Utah State Capitol on Wednesday, January 25th to demonstrate Utahns support of the freedom to read, and opposition to censorship.  The event was organized by Let Utah Read, a new coalition of pro-library, pro first amendment groups including EveryLibrary, PEN America - Utah Chapter, Utah Library Association, and the ACLU of Utah. The event was managed through EveryLibrary's new Fight for the First platform, which allowed the coalition to integrate a successful petition, a discussion group, shared resources, into the event promotion, adding many new members to the Let Utah Read group who will be available to take action as needed in the future.

A Big Win Against Misinformation in New Jersey!

January 13, 2023

Students across New Jersey are struggling to navigate "information overload" and they face an excessive quantity of daily information which can cause difficulty with finding and critically evaluating information effectively. Information literacy skills are vital to help students achieve academic success and make informed decisions.

EveryLibrary in the News 2022 - July to December

December 21, 2022

EveryLibrary is proud to have been featured frequently in the news during the second half of 2022 for our work supporting libraries and librarians as they face some of the most pressing challenges of our time.

EveryLibrary's Executive Director Recognized as one of the Chicago Tribune's "Chicagoan of the year"

December 21, 2022

EveryLibrary Executive Director, John Chrastka, was proud to be included alongside Liz and the Save Niles Library Coalition in being recognized by the Chicago Tribune as a Chicagoan of the Year for 2022. 

EveryLibrary at 10 Years

December 06, 2022

EveryLibrary, the national political action committee dedicated to building voter support for libraries, is celebrating our 10th anniversary supporting libraries and librarians across the country.

2022 Election Night Results for Libraries

November 09, 2022

We tracked over 55 library elections last night where Voters in sixteen states were asked to decide on the future of their libraries. 

Library Election Watch Party 2022!

November 07, 2022

Join EveryLibrary across social media for our annual Election Night Library Watch Party on Tuesday, November 8th from 'polls-close' (7:30pm et) until the early hours of the morning as we report on dozens of library elections up and down the ballot from around the country (Including a few that were supported through your donations).

The passing of EveryLibrary Board member Roberto C. Delgadillo

November 02, 2022

We are saddened to learn about the passing of EveryLibrary Board member Roberto C. Delgadillo.

Community unites around new Superior Township library with a human book chain

October 14, 2022

We were proud to put supporter donations to work on helping the Ypsilanti District Library with their November 2018 levy which allowed them to build this new library in Superior Township.

Delaware Legislative Candidates Support Libraries - November 2022 Election

October 13, 2022

The Delaware Library Association (DLA), with assistance from EveryLibrary, recently conducted a survey of all candidates running for seats in the Delaware General Assembly to gauge their support for school and public libraries. 
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