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Two new promotional library items are available free to FDLP libraries. 1.  Depository Library Door/Window Decal  The depository library door and window decal has been redesigned, based on your feedback. Now is a great time to replace and upgrade your library’s decal to this new version. As noted in the FDLP Guidance document, ‘Visibility of the… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) welcomes Utah Tech University Library and Open Learning Services as a new member of GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Congressman Chris Stewart (R-UT) designated the library to be part of the program. The library will provide citizens in Saint George, Utah, and the surrounding area with no… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has completed digitization of 11,140 historic depository shipping lists, primarily print, from 1980-1989. GPO plans to digitize additional shipping lists in FY 2024 and beyond. Depository shipping lists, and their predecessors, list the publications that were mailed to libraries in depository distribution boxes. Numbering and… Read More

New featured publications have been added to the Historic Publications page for Summer 2023, including: Digitized historic volumes of the Congressional Directory. New additions to the Serial Set collection, including issues of the Journal of the House of Representatives and the Journal of the Senate. New contributions from Digital Content Contributor Boise State… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Preparing for the Unthinkable, Planning for the Inevitable: Disaster Prevention, Response, and Recovery for Libraries."  Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All… Read More

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 August 18, 2023. Library of the Year Nominate an exceptional Federal depository library for the 2023 Federal Depository Library of the Year award. GPO… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. You are cordially invited to join the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) and the Depository Library Council (DLC) for the fall 2023 Federal Depository Library Conference and the FDLP Preconference: Updates from GPO’s Library Services & Content Management. Federal Depository Library… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is improving printing and publishing services for Federal agencies by restructuring the Agency’s regional customer services teams throughout the country. GPO’s successful telework and remote work policy has provided the flexibility required to make these teams more responsive and productive. After conducting a pilot with the… Read More

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 1, 2023, in order to ensure delivery for Constitution Day.   Order Pocket Constitutions. Visit our ordering page. Click ‘Log In To The Ordering Site,’ and… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Paper Maps & Rogue TIGERs: Using Government Documents to Digitize 1980 Census Blocks for IPUMS NHGIS." Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of… Read More