Congratulations to two former recipients of the CLIR Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources who are among this year’s 2025 Dan David Prize winner: Hannah Marcus

Congratulations to two former recipients of the CLIR Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources who are among this year’s 2025 Dan David Prize winner: Mackenzie Cooley

🎉 Congratulations to two former recipients of the CLIR Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources who are among this year’s 2025 Dan David Prize winners:

✨ Mackenzie Cooley
✨ Hannah Marcus

We’re proud to see their contributions recognized with such a prestigious award!

Congratulations to the University of Victoria Libraries on a successful launch of the Kula Library Futures Academy!

CLIR President Charles Henry, CLIR Board Chair Guy Berthaiume, and CLIR Board emerita Richard Ovenden and Leslie Weir all spoke at the Kula opening.

Applications must be received by September 30, 2025!

Happy Rosh Hashanah to all who celebrate! 🥂

Small Gauge, Big Shoulders: Films by Bill Stamets - Chicago Film Archives

We'll also be screening six of Bill's films on October 17 at UChicago's Logan Center for the Arts, with Bill in person for a post-screening conversation. Hope to see you there!

After a year of work, we've finished digitizing and cataloging hundreds of reels shot by photojournalist Bill Stamets, who described his subjects as "a miscellany of civic occasions where Americans make sense of power."

You can watch them all our website for free.

This project would not have been possible without the support of @clirnews.bsky.social!

Schomburg Center Honors 14th Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden with Inaugural Jean Blackwell Hutson Award | The New York Public Library The Schomburg Center honors professionals advancing Black librarianship with an award named after former chief Jean Blackwell Hutson. 

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Carla Hayden!

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has honored her with the inaugural Jean Blackwell Hutson Award as part of its Centennial celebration.

www.nypl.org/blog/2025/08...

CLIR’s newest affiliate is hiring! The Shared Print Partnership is seeking a part-time, fully remote Program Coordinator.

CLIR’s newest affiliate is hiring! The Shared Print Partnership is seeking a part-time, fully remote Program Coordinator.

The role is 20 hours/week and includes a standard benefits package.

Learn more and apply here: jobs.diglib.org/job/16/

We’re thrilled to welcome Shaneé Yvette Willis as CLIR’s new Senior Program Officer for DLF!

We’re thrilled to welcome Shaneé Yvette Willis as CLIR’s new Senior Program Officer for DLF!

She brings 14+ years of GLAM experience, most recently at the HBCU Library Alliance, and has been recognized as a 2021 Library Journal Mover & Shaker.

Welcome to our newest DLF members: University of Cincinnati & Arizona State University! 🎉

Membership includes Forum perks, job board access, and support for open + accessible DLF programs.

📅 Save the Date!

Join CLIR’s Grant Team for the Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices Initial Applicant Q&A Webinar on September 25, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET.

The team will answer questions about the initial application process.

👉 Register here:

clirdlf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📅 Save the Date!

Join CLIR’s Grant Team for the Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices Initial Applicant Q&A Webinar on September 25, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET.

The team will answer questions about the initial application process.

👉 Register here:

clirdlf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Labor issues in libraries, archives & museums deserve year-round attention.

Since 2017, the DLF Labor Working Group has shared resources like the Labor Advocacy Toolkit, “Do Better” Guidelines, & Valuing Labor Research Agenda.

Learn more: www.diglib.org/groups/labor...

Welcome to our newest DLF members: University of Cincinnati & Arizona State University! 🎉

Membership includes Forum perks, job board access, and support for open + accessible DLF programs.

We’re thrilled to welcome Shaneé Yvette Willis as CLIR’s new Senior Program Officer for DLF!

We’re thrilled to welcome Shaneé Yvette Willis as CLIR’s new Senior Program Officer for DLF!

She brings 14+ years of GLAM experience, most recently at the HBCU Library Alliance, and has been recognized as a 2021 Library Journal Mover & Shaker.

CLIR’s newest affiliate is hiring! The Shared Print Partnership is seeking a part-time, fully remote Program Coordinator.

CLIR’s newest affiliate is hiring! The Shared Print Partnership is seeking a part-time, fully remote Program Coordinator.

The role is 20 hours/week and includes a standard benefits package.

Learn more and apply here: jobs.diglib.org/job/16/

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For this past #LaborDay, we’re highlighting CLIR’s Creating Ethical Temporary Positions in Archives, offering research-driven guidelines for more ethical grant-funded & term-limited roles.

Read: www.clir.org/pubs/reports...

Image: CLIR has been recognized with the Society of American Archivists Council Exemplary Service Award

We are honored that CLIR has been recognized with the Society of American Archivists Council Exemplary Service Award!

This recognition affirms CLIR’s role in supporting archives, libraries, museums and galleries through funding for essential services and innovative projects.

Excited to announce that I am following in the footsteps of my mentors @safiyanoble.bsky.social and @kishonna.bsky.social as the 2025 keynote speaker for the Digital Library Federation at CLIR Forum in Denver! forum2025.diglib.org/speakers/

Featured DLF 2025 Speaker: Dr. KáLyn Coghill

🎤 Featured at #DLF2025: @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.app — Your Silence Will Not Protect You: A Clarion Call to Make Online Protection the Rule and NOT the Exception. Nov 16–19 | Denver, CO.

Learn more: forum2025.diglib.org/speakers/?ut...

#DLFForum #OnlineSafety #DigitalLibraries

DLF Forum Fellowship Applications are open!

📢 Apply now for 2025 DLF Forum Fellowships! Support for students, emerging pros, public library staff, HBCU affiliates & grassroots archives workers. Nov 16–19 | Denver, CO.

✅ Free reg + hotel + $650 stipend. Apply by Sept 2: forum2025.diglib.org/resources/fe...

It is! We're thrilled to be with @clirnews.bsky.social.

BHL Transition Update #4: Welcoming CLIR as BHL’s New Fiscal Sponsor We’re thrilled to share some exciting news: 🎉 The Biodiversity Heritage Library has a new fiscal sponsor – the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)! This is a major step forward in s…

📢 Big news! BHL has a new fiscal sponsor – @clirnews.bsky.social 🎉 This marks a major step forward in BHL’s transition to a more sustainable, community-led future.
🌍 Read all about what this means for BHL: 🔗 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/08/tran... #ILoveBHL

Graphic: Early bird registration for the 2025 DLF Forum ends August 15!

⏳ ICYMI — Early bird registration for the 2025 DLF Forum ends August 15!

Secure your spot and save: hubs.li/Q03mJVG_0

#DLFForum #DLF2025 #DigitalLibraries

Congrats of Ohio History Connection for their award for "Sights and Sounds of LGBTQ+ Ohio: Preserving the Gay Ohio History Initiative’s Audiovisual Collections"! 🏳️‍🌈

Amplifying Unheard Voices is open until October 20 for $50k-$300k for digitization. 📜

CLIR Now Accepting Applications for Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices Grant Program CLIR Now Accepting Applications for Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices Grant Program August 5, 2025, Alexandria, VA: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is no...

CLIR is now accepting applications for Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices! Grants from $50K to $300K support the digitization of rare materials that center on underrepresented communities. Initial apps due Oct. 20.

🌐 www.clir.org/2025/08/auv4...

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Big news! CLIR has funded 21 projects through the Recordings at Risk program. Rare recordings, including Muhammad Ali footage and LGBTQ+ oral histories, will be digitized and preserved for future generations.

Learn more 👉 www.clir.org/2025/08/clir...

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🎙️ CLIR is thrilled to announce that Recordings at Risk will continue with 2 new grant cycles in 2025 & 2026, thanks to generous support from the Mellon Foundation.

📼 First time ever: Canadian nonprofits can apply alongside U.S. orgs.

MORE: www.clir.org/2025/07/mell...