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American Libraries Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/alm-logo-opengraph-sm.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-148407\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/roleplaying-games-150.jpg\" alt=\"Danielle Costello, librarian at Louisiana State University, explains game jams for creating tabletop roleplaying games at the American Library Association\u2019s 2023 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago.\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/>Carrie Smith writes: \u201cWhereas recreation jams\u2014accelerated recreation creation occasions\u2014began as a option to develop videogames, they\u2019re additionally helpful for creating tabletop role-playing video games (TTRPGs). The most effective-known TTRPGs, like Dungeons &amp; Dragons, Pathfinder, and Name of Cthulhu, embody rule books that may run to lots of of pages and have steep worth tags, however there are a number of smaller, independently developed video games with easy and shareable methods. Why create video games as an alternative of simply taking part in them? Recreation jams open up the method of recreation growth and make it extra accessible.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/2025\/11\/03\/jam-forever\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>American Libraries<\/i> feature, Nov.\/Dec.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-147634\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pres-helmick-150.jpg\" alt=\"From the president by Sam Helmick\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/>Sam Helmick writes: \u201cIn libraries, as in life, we study to hear intently for the indicators that inform us about our well being and path. In our occupation, these indicators usually come from our chapters, like state library associations. They&#8217;re our heartbeat, our first indicators of recent developments, the tightening strain on legislative challenges, and the regular rhythm of group wants. Library employees and members of the general public depend on chapters to interpret these indicators and reply successfully.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/2025\/11\/03\/the-pulse-of-our-profession\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>American Libraries<\/i> column, Nov.\/Dec.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-144643\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/conversation-balloons-150.png\" alt=\"conversation bubbles in multiple colors and shapes\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/>Liz Bellamy et al. write: \u201cThe tutorial library is usually a difficult place for neurodivergent people who workers it. Our survey questions have been designed to seize the methods and the extent to which libraries take neurodiversity under consideration when growing and enacting their hiring practices. It seems libraries interact in some greatest practices for hiring neurodivergent candidates, however essentially the most extensively adopted initiatives are typically these extra \u2018low-hanging fruit\u2019 that may be completed with minimal effort or consensus constructing.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org\/2025\/neuroinclusive-hiring\/\" target=\"_blank\">In the Library with the Lead Pipe, Oct. 22<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-147313\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hacking-computer-150.jpg\" alt=\"Hacking computer\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/>Jason Casden et al. write: \u201cBecause the launch of a number of competing generative AI platforms, the College of North Carolina at Chapel Hill College Libraries has seen more and more overwhelming and <a href=\"https:\/\/library.unc.edu\/news\/library-it-vs-the-ai-bots\/\">service-disrupting traffic from web crawlers<\/a>. This visitors consists of an unprecedented flood of evasive and very aggressive requests, which brought about a number of consecutive days of intermittent service disruption for our public catalog interface (and later to varied digital collections providers). This text will describe these impacts, in addition to our evolving and escalating makes an attempt to mitigate the denial-of-service attributable to these automated crawls.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/journal.code4lib.org\/articles\/18489\" target=\"_blank\">Code{4}lib Journal, Oct. 21; University of North Carolina Libraries, June 9<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-146864\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/crossroads-elementary-reading-150.jpg\" alt=\"US Marine Corps Col. Michael L. Brooks reads to second graders at Crossroads Elementary School at Marine Corps Base Quantico in 2023.\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/>Elizabeth Blair writes: On October 20, \u201cA federal decide ordered the Division of Protection to return books about gender and race again to 5 faculty libraries on army bases. In April, 12 college students at colleges on army bases in Virginia, Kentucky, Italy, and Japan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2025\/04\/16\/military-families-sue-over-defense-department-school-book-bans-other-anti-diversity-measures.html\">claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated<\/a> when almost 600 books have been faraway from the Division of Protection Schooling Exercise colleges they attend. US District Court docket Decide Patricia Tolliver Giles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ek-v-department-of-defense-education-activity-memorandum-opinion.pdf\">sided with the students and their families<\/a>, writing that \u2018the removals weren&#8217;t rooted in pedagogical issues\u2019 however somewhat there was \u2018improper partisan motivation underlying [defendants\u2019] actions.\u2019\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/10\/21\/nx-s1-5580738\/judge-banned-books-returned-to-military-school-libraries\" target=\"_blank\">NPR, Oct. 21; Military.com, Apr. 16<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-148378\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/maturity-model-150.png\" alt=\"Part of the maturity model from the Data Evaluation toolkit\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/>\u201cMany establishments are taking a look at their analysis processes with the purpose of constructing evaluation extra reflective of the number of researchers\u2019 contributions and likewise extra aligned to open scholarship. A key space of consideration as a part of evaluation reform pertains to the popularity of a variety of open contributions, and importantly information outputs, in analysis. Make Information Rely and HELIOS Open joined forces within the Implementing Information Analysis at Establishments Working Group. We&#8217;re happy to share a useful resource toolkit, which features a <a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/17432837\">maturity model<\/a>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/17293504\">implementation guide<\/a>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/makedatacount.org\/explore-resources\/institutions\/\">collection of case studies<\/a>.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/makedatacount.org\/read-our-blog\/implementing-data-evaluation-a-resource-toolkit-for-institutions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Make Data Count, Oct. 27<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-148376\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/scaffolding-150.jpg\" alt=\"Construction scaffolding around a building\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/>Stephanie Charlefour writes: \u201cAs faculty librarians, we&#8217;re on the coronary heart of the academic ecosystem\u2014nurturing inquiry, fostering essential considering, and provoking a lifelong love of studying. <a href=\"https:\/\/standards.aasl.org\/\">The National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries (2nd edition)<\/a> presents a robust framework for this mission. However how will we translate these broad, bold requirements into significant, actionable instruction? A scope and sequence is a strategic doc that outlines what shall be taught, when it is going to be taught, and the way it aligns with instructional requirements.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgequest.aasl.org\/crafting-the-blueprint-why-a-scope-and-sequence-is-essential-for-your-school-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">Knowledge Quest, Oct. 27<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/magazine\/issues\/november-december-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-148403\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1125-cover-email.jpg\" alt=\"American Libraries' November-December 2025 Cover, with a collection of games and the cover lines State of Play, Game and Toy Archive, Ransomware Attacks, and Newsmaker: Sean Sherman\" width=\"250\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/digital.americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/html5\/reader\/production\/default.aspx?pubname=&amp;edid=2b10ad9e-97c9-4fcb-a442-70d1fb9392c1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read now<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/al-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Libraries Live<\/a> is a free webcast\u00a0that enables viewers to study\u00a0about library points and developments in actual time and work together with hosts through a stay chat.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alapublishing.webex.com\/ec3300\/eventcenter\/recording\/recordAction.do?theAction=poprecord&amp;siteurl=alapublishing&amp;entappname=url3300&amp;internalRecordTicket=4832534b0000000423331c5e05857f0d9fee2feac3a79590ede12579777c574314d74b0dae462c64&amp;renewticket=0&amp;isurlact=true&amp;format=short&amp;rnd=8534266302&amp;RCID=5cad9e550d5d48208888863a303f3957&amp;rID=13870002&amp;needFilter=false&amp;recordID=13870002&amp;apiname=lsr.php&amp;AT=pb&amp;actappname=ec3300&amp;&amp;SP=EC&amp;entactname=%2FnbrRecordingURL.do&amp;actname=%2Feventcenter%2Fframe%2Fg.do\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-56892 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/AL_Live_ScreenShot1-300x167.png\" alt=\"Screenshot from &quot;Filtering: The Man in the Middle&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/AL_Live_ScreenShot1-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/AL_Live_ScreenShot1-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/AL_Live_ScreenShot1-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/AL_Live_ScreenShot1-672x372.png 672w, https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/AL_Live_ScreenShot1-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/AL_Live_ScreenShot1.png 1543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; 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