Bot attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated. It’s clear we’re operating in a new digital environment.

We’re excited to share that DPLA has received a $1.1 million grant from Humanity AI to ensure that libraries play a central role in shaping how artificial intelligence enters public life.

We believe in equal and barrier-free access to information for everyone. The recent extension of the WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance deadlines pushed us to dig deeper.

DPLA members expressed interest in learning how other partners were using their digital management systems (DAMS).

We are thrilled to welcome two new Hubs to the DPLA Hub network: the Jewish Heritage and History Hub and the Mississippi Digital Library.

Cleveland Public Library (CPL) and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) today announced a partnership to chart a new vision for the national digital collection.

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Board of Directors elected Joe Lucia as its new chair at its first meeting of the year last month. Lucia succeeds Felton Thomas, Jr., Executive Director and CEO of Cleveland Public Library, whose term of service ended after six years, the last three of which he served as […]

This year’s Independent Publisher & Librarian Forum (affectionately known as IndieLib), was a resounding success! Hosted by the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and the Independent Publishers Caucus (IPC) and held at New York University last week, IndieLib 2025 convened librarians, independent publishers, and thought leaders from across the country for a unique opportunity […]

Dear friends of DPLA,  Last month, we held our first DPLA Open Board meeting of 2025. As we were preparing for the call, we were alarmed by social media reports that friends and colleagues at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were being sent home ahead of the agency’s elimination. It was a devastating day for […]

Reflections on the latest DPLA LibLearnX 2025 Session This is a guest post authored by DPLA Curation Corps lead, Jaena Rae Cabrera. As librarians, we’ve been alarmed by the rise in book bans in recent years. Book bans seek to silence black, brown and LGBTQIA+ authors and erase stories that educate and empathize with other […]

DPLAfest is coming back this year! This will be our first time holding DPLAfest since 2019. If you are interested in hosting DPLAfest at your institution, we want to hear from you! DPLAfest is an opportunity to bring our field together to help us build connections and work on our shared goals. As we begin […]

We are excited to announce that the second annual IndieLib Forum for Independent Publishers and Librarians, co-hosted by Independent Publishers Caucus and DPLA, will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at NYU’s Engelberg Center. See below for details and registration link. INDIELIB 2025 Independent Publisher & Librarian Forum Hosted By: Independent Publishers Caucus & […]

A Year-End Note from the Staff of DPLA Here at DPLA, we are capping off an eventful 2024 and looking forward to an even more momentous year to come. We’re reflecting on all we’ve accomplished this year. Here are some highlights: Turning the page on ‘24, writing our new chapter in ‘25 Look for a […]

Last month, I joined friends and colleagues from around the country at the American Library Association’s 2024 Annual Conference. Yet again, DPLA helped co-host the day-long ALA Ebook Interest Group meeting, now affectionately known as “ALA Ebook Friday.” My own day got off to a wild start. While surfing early that morning, I was stung […]

Join DPLA on Monday, July 8 at 2 PM ET for an Open Board + Community Meeting. We will be joined by Benjamin Lee of the University of Washington’s Information School and Meaghan O’Connor of DC Public Library for a conversation on what we’ve heard through a series of conversations this spring with library leaders […]

DPLA is in San Diego this week for the 2024 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition. Here is where you can find us.

DPLA will be at the ALA Annual Conference in San Diego later this month and we hope to see you there.

On the heels of our highly successful reparative description workshop series, brought to you by the Metadata and Rights Statements working groups, the Outreach & Assessment Working Group is proud to announce Resourcefully Assessing: Critical Approaches to Assessment, an event series focused on various assessment frameworks and tools used in education, digital collections, and cultural heritage […]

In Spring 2024, DPLA’s Metadata Working Group and Rights Statements Working Group produced Practical Approaches to Reparative Description, a workshop series designed for people working with cultural heritage data looking to deepen their understanding and practice of reparative description. Reparative description focuses on remediating or contextualizing potentially outdated or harmful language used in descriptive practices, […]

DPLA held its most recent quarterly Open Board + Community Meeting this Monday, April 22. If you missed the meeting, we invite you to watch the recording to more about the ongoing process to identify a sustainable home for DPLA’s cultural heritage program. We also provided updates on our core work, including our cultural heritage […]