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Join Amigos Library Services on December 9, 2026, for Future Driven Collections, an online conference exploring how libraries are developing sustainable, innovative practices that support access to information today while preparing for the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow.

As generative AI becomes more common in education, librarians are well-positioned to help students and faculty evaluate AI-generated information, use new tools responsibly, and maintain strong critical-thinking skills. AI literacy builds directly on the information-literacy work libraries already lead.

Amigos vendor partner Bloomsbury is offering four free webinars this November and December, giving library professionals opportunities to explore recent developments across several of its digital resources.

Amigos welcomes Pillar Booth as its newest Discount Direct vendor partner. Pillar Booth offers soundproof privacy booths designed to provide comfortable spaces for focused work, phone and video calls, small meetings, and other activities requiring greater privacy or reduced background noise.

The Amigos Library Services’ upcoming November Continuing Education schedule features two sessions of high interest to public libraries, designed to meet a variety of patron needs. Register for these sessions today. As a reminder, all courses are free for everyone at member libraries, including administrators, librarians, staff, volunteers, and student employees.

As governments around the world pursue differing approaches to AI, from accelerating innovation to introducing more measured regulation, how do we balance speed with safeguards?

The Public Library Association (PLA) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) are asking libraries to complete their statistical surveys this fall. Participation helps build a more complete picture of library services and impact nationwide.

As AI tools become increasingly embedded in research workflows, many organizations are grappling with a new question: Are the rights you have for accessing content the same rights you have for using that content with AI?

Join the American Library Association on November 19, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. for a webinar exploring how cataloging communities create RDA examples and training resources for their users.

Amigos members and the library community are invited to attend the October 20, 2026, Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (CCLP) Fall 2026 Update Webinar.

Registration is now open for Future Driven Collections, Amigos Library Services' online conference taking place December 9, 2026.

Digital accessibility is increasingly becoming a strategic priority for libraries.

Amigos Library Services invites proposals from staff at member libraries and the wider library community for individual or panel sessions at its upcoming online conference, Future Driven Collections, on December 9, 2026.

How do changing congressional district boundaries affect the way organizations understand and serve their communities? Congressional district lines are moving mid-decade, and that matters for anyone who measures, reports, or plans by district.

Oxford University Press will move the American National Biography and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography to the Oxford Academic platform on October 22, 2026. The resources will remain available on both their current platforms and Oxford Academic through November 5, 2026. After that date, redirects will be put in place.

From established legal publications to timely commentary on emerging issues, Amigos vendor partner HeinOnline offers resources for legal, government, environmental, and public policy research.