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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

GPO Produces Official Photographs of President Trump and Vice President Vance

March 19, 2025
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has produced the official photographs of President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance. These photographs will be hung in more than 1,600 Federal buildings managed by the General Services Administration (GSA), military installations, and other Federal facilities. GPO will print nearly 100,000 photographs, which include… Read More

Four Libraries in the Midwest Partner with GPO to Preserve Government Information

March 13, 2025
Jerome Hall Library, Indiana State Library, and the State Library of Ohio have expanded upon their Preservation Steward collections with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), and Allen County Public Library signed a Memorandum of Agreement with GPO to become a Preservation Steward. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the… Read More

Civic Learning Week: Showcase Your FDLP Library

March 06, 2025
Civic Learning Week, an annual observance that seeks to highlight the importance of civic education for a stronger democracy, is March 10 – 14, 2025. Federal depository libraries and the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) play an important role in civic education. Tell us about some of the innovative ways you are advancing civic education at your library. Share your… Read More

GPO Partners with Yale University Library to Preserve Government Information

March 06, 2025
Yale University’s Lillian Goldman Law Library signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become a Preservation Steward. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has established Preservation Stewards to support continued public access to U.S. Government documents in print… Read More