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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… Read More

Webinar: Introduction to the United States Reports Collection on GovInfo

July 11, 2025
Date: Tuesday, July 29, 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."   Speakers:Suzanne Ebanues, Supervisory Management Analyst, Library Services & Content… Read More

Webinar: Preservation Steward Collection Inventories: Requirements and Guidance

July 10, 2025
Date: Thursday, August 14, 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, "Preservation Steward Collection Inventories: Requirements and Guidance." Speakers:Abby McDermott, Collection Management Librarian, U.S. Government Publishing… Read More

GPO Makes Available Supreme Court Cases Dating Back to the 18th Century

July 09, 2025
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has made available hundreds of historic volumes of U.S. Supreme Court cases dating from 1790–1991. These cases are published officially in the United States Reports and are now available on GPO’s GovInfo, the one-stop site for authentic, published information for all three branches of the Federal Government.United States Reports… Read More

Get Ready for Constitution Day: Order Pocket Constitutions by September 2, 2025

June 25, 2025
Get ready for Constitution Day! You can now order your library’s batch of free Pocket Constitutions. Each Federal depository library may order up to 100 copies. All orders must be placed by September 2, 2025, in order to ensure delivery for Constitution Day, which is on September 17. Don’t delay; place your order soon to ensure delivery.  Order Pocket Constitutions… Read More

Special Selection Offers: Department of Defense – By Request Only

June 24, 2025
GPO has acquired copies of three publications for distribution as Special Selection Offers:Taming America's warriors: assessing U.S. military discipline and responses to law of war violations, 1943-2006, Marine Corps University Press, 2025, D 214.513:W 19/3The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777 (The US Army in the Revolutionary War, CMH 71-46), Center of Military… Read More