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Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Time: 2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. (EDT) Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.Register to attend the live training webinar, "Start with the Address: Building Community Profiles with U.S. Census Data."Speaker: Edward Kownslar, Head of Library Public Services, Stephen F. Austin State… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has been named one of the best employers in America by Forbes for the fourth year in a row. GPO ranked in the top 20 amongst mid-sized agencies in Government Services. GPO joined the Library of Congress and Federal Communications Commission in the category for best Government agencies.Forbes’ America’s Best Midsize Employers… Read More

February is National Library Lovers’ Month. Is your library decorated for Valentine’s Day? Have you incorporated Government publications and other library resources into a creative display? Are you hosting any special events? Share your photos with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), and your library could be featured via GPO social media or on FDLP.gov. … Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), an international charitable foundation that supports digital preservation. GPO is joining a growing DPC community with 170 members in 24 countries worldwide. The DPC helps its members deliver resilient long-term access to digital content, such as that on GPO’s GovInfo, the one… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has launched new names for its various business units. The Agency standardized department names to distinguish units that service GPO customers such as Congress, the White House, and Federal agencies from those that service GPO as an Agency.The full list of new business unit names can be found at https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default… Read More

New featured publications have been added to the Historic Publications page for Winter 2025, including:New additions to the Serial Set collection, include Maj. James W. Bagley’s 1917 Use of the Panoramic Camera in Topographic Surveying (USGS Bulletin 657).Documents, pamphlets, and other materials from the WWII-era digitized in collaboration with Utah State University… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) worked with the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) to produce printed materials for the 60th Presidential Inauguration. GPO teammates designed, produced, and procured materials over the course of the last year to support the JCCIC. GPO’s role with Inaugurations dates to at least 1913.GPO used secure… Read More

GPO has acquired copies of four publications for distribution as Special Selection Offers:Opening shots in the colonies, 1775-1776, CMH pub 71-42, The U.S. Army campaigns of the Revolutionary War, 2024Valley Forge to Monmouth, 1778, CMH pub 71-48, The U.S. Army campaigns of the Revolutionary War, 2024The Canadian campaign, CMH pub 71-4, The U.S. Army campaigns of the… Read More

Library Shelfie Day is Wednesday, January 22, 2025, and GPO wants to showcase your library staff and your ‘FDLP shelfies.’ Snap a few photos of you and your colleagues working in your library. Share your photos with us prior to the 22nd, and your library could be featured on GPO’s social media and on FDLP.gov. Have some fun with Library Shelfie… Read More

Check out some recently published content in FDLP Resource Guides and related FDLP Academy webinars to ring in the new year! EnvironmentGuide:  Environmental TopicsWebinar:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Institutional Repository (IR) Implementing Public AccessFederal AgenciesGuide:  Federal Independent Establishments… Read More