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Special Selection Offers: Department of Defense – By Request Only
    August 14, 2025
  
  
    
      
              
  GPO has acquired copies of ten publications for distribution as a Special Selection OffersPublication NameFrom Boot Camp to the Naval Academy: making a Marine aviator, 1946–1949, Marine Corps University Press, 2025, D 214.513:B 64 Treasonous Tides: A Historical Primer of Espionage within the U.S. Department of the Navy, Marine Corps University Press, 2025, D 214…
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Webinar: Accessible Content from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
    August 11, 2025
  
  
    
      
              
  Date: Thursday, September 4, 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, "Accessible Content from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled."Speaker: Alice O'Reilly, Chief Collections Division, National Library…
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Preparing for the Sunset of MetaLib: Update Your Links
    August 05, 2025
  
  
    
      
              
  The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is beginning a systematic shutdown of MetaLib, a federated search engine and a service of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).Your Action Needed: Please update your links to point to DiscoverGov, GPO’s new discovery search tool. Learn more about DiscoverGov, and don’t forget to order DiscoverGov sticky…
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Volunteer to Present at the Fall 2025 FDL Conference by August 8, 2025
    August 04, 2025
  
  
    
      
              
  This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.There is one week left to volunteer to share your experience and expertise with the FDLP community during the fall 2025 Federal Depository Library Conference. GPO is seeking your content for the all-virtual event, September 25 - 26.There are three ways to participate:Present an educational program…
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Webinar: Introduction to the United States Reports Collection on GovInfo
    July 31, 2025
  
  
    
      
              
  Date: Thursday, August 28, 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, "Introduction to the United States Reports Collection on GovInfo," which has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 28, 2025. Those who registered for the original…
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GPO Director Names Managing Director of Government Publishing & Print Procurement: GPO's Jamie Fowler Began Working in Print Shops at Age 16
    July 23, 2025
  
  
    
      
              
  U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern named Jamie Fowler GPO Managing Director of Government Publishing & Print Procurement (GPPP). As Managing Director of GPPP, Fowler oversees GPO’s Customer Services business unit, a public/private sector partnership consisting of printing professionals located in Washington D.C., a nationwide…
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Your Action Needed – Review Your Library’s FDLP Information
    July 21, 2025
  
  
    
      
              
   Summer is the perfect time to review your library’s FDLP information online and make sure it is up–to-date. References and Links in Library Websites and GuidesPlease check your library websites or guides, and edit references and links to update any out-of-date resources, such as: CurrentObsoleteU.S. Government Publishing Office  U.S. Government…
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President’s FY 2026 Discretionary Budget Request
    July 17, 2025
  
  
    
      
              
  The President’s FY 2026 Discretionary Budget Request and associated documents are now available on GPO’s GovInfo.Distribution and cataloging information for FY 2026 Budget documents are as follows:The President’s FY 2026 Discretionary Budget RequestClass: PREX 2.8:2026Item Number: 0853-C-01 (online)CGP System Number: 000467942PURLTechnical Supplement to the 2026 Budget…
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Nominate Exceptional Federal Depository Libraries by August 1
    July 15, 2025
  
  
    
      
              
  This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking nominations for two Federal depository library awards. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, August 1, 2025.Learn more about the awards and nomination guidelines.Nominate libraries.Library of the YearNominate an exceptional Federal…
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Volunteer to Present at the Fall 2025 Federal Depository Library Conference, September 25 - 26
    July 14, 2025
  
  
    
      
              
  This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.Are you working on new or interesting initiatives at your library that feature your depository collection? Share your experience and expertise with the FDLP community during the fall 2025 Federal Depository Library Conference. GPO is seeking your content for the all-virtual event, September 25 - 26…
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