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GPO Director Presents FY 2026 Appropriations Request to Congress

April 09, 2025
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern presented GPO’s FY 2026 appropriations request before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations. Director Halpern requested appropriations in the amount of $135,377,000, a 2.6 percent increase over GPO’s FY 2025 appropriation. GPO operates as a business, and directly… Read More

Webinar: Providing Mental Health Resources at Your Library

April 08, 2025
Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Time: 11:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. (ET) Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.Register to attend the live training webinar, "Providing Mental Health Resources at Your Library."Speaker: April Wright, Outreach and Education Librarian, Region 1, Network of the National Library of Medicine … Read More

National Library Week: Featuring You & the FDLP!

April 01, 2025
National Library Week (NLW) is April 6 – 12, 2025. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) wants to showcase Federal depository libraries nationwide and the important work you do every day.Share a photo of you and your colleagues at your library, and you could be featured on FDLP.gov and GPO social media.Download this NLW image to share on… Read More

U.S. Government 101 FDLP Resource Guides 

March 31, 2025
Want to learn more about the U.S. Government? Check out some FDLP Resource Guides: Structure of the U.S. Government U.S. Congress U.S. Federal CourtsU.S. Presidency  Topics include the general organization of the three branches, as well as key publications and data from different agencies. For questions or comments, contact the FDLP Resource… Read More

Upcoming Positions Available at GPO: Senior Outreach Librarians

March 27, 2025
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking Senior Outreach Librarians to join the Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) team. The incumbents will serve in the Federal Depository Support Services (FDSS) unit of LSCM. FDSS provides one-on-one support and operational consultation… Read More

Webinar: FDLP eXchange Basics

March 27, 2025
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025 Time: 2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. (ET) Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.Register to attend the live training webinar, "FDLP eXchange Basics."Speaker: Lorelei Sensabaugh, User Support Librarian, Federal Depository Support Services (FDSS), Library Services & Content Management … Read More

Introducing DiscoverGov: GPO’s New Discovery Search Tool

March 19, 2025
GPO is pleased to officially launch DiscoverGov, our new search tool. DiscoverGov is a unified interface for trusted Government information. It provides simple, one-stop searching across multiple U.S. Federal Government databases, including GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and GovInfo. Direct link: https://discover.gpo.gov/PURL: https://purl… Read More