IA Library Leaders Forum Available for Viewing
/Thank you to Chris Freeland for sharing news about yesterday’s Internet Archive Library Leaders Forum. Chris has posted the following, including a link to view a recording of the Forum:
The Library Leaders Forum is our annual gathering of leading experts from the library, copyright and information policy fields for a series of conversations about issues in libraries & information access. The session recording is now available for viewing, along with the resources shared during the discussion:
Take action!
Yesterday we offered four different ways to take action & show your support for libraries, including:
Tweet about the #LibraryLeadersForum. Learn something new? New idea formed following the discussion? Let people know that you attended and your takeaways!
Thank the authors who have signed on to the #AuthorsForLibraries letter. Learn more.
Share your #OwnBooks story. Take a photo of yourself with a favorite book & share why that book is meaningful to you. More info.
Celebrate with the global community of readers, researchers & dreamers at next week's event, Building Democracy's Library. Register now.
Carl Malamud, Hero
As announced at yesterday's Library Leaders Forum, Carl Malamud, founder of Public.Resource.Org and a champion for making government information accessible to all, will receive the 2022 Internet Archive Hero Award. He will be presented the award at next week’s evening celebration, Building Democracy’s Library.
RF thanks Chris and the Internet Archive for their advocacy for libraries!