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Federal depository libraries across the Nation celebrated Constitution Day on September 17, with events, contests, giveaways, displays, and more. Over 33,000 free Pocket Constitutions from GPO were shared with library patrons across the country! FDLP.gov’s ‘Celebrating Constitution Day’ gallery showcases photos and details of 2023 celebrations at Federal depository… Read More

FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 4:30 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 6:30 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 2 hours During this time, no content will be updated, and you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation… Read More

In August 2023, the Superintendent of Documents sent all depository library coordinators and directors a letter on the Transformation to a Digital Federal Depository Library Program . GPO is inviting all libraries to a virtual meeting to receive an overview of upcoming changes to the FDLP. Four virtual meetings will be held, one for each National Collection… Read More

The item selection profile update cycle is ahead. Beginning on October 1, 2023, any tangible format item numbers that a library has previously added to their DSIMS selection cart become active.  This year’s update cycle is a bit different as the FDLP is pivoting to a digital FDLP framework. This undertaking will impact tangible material distribution in the… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Minnesota's Law Library Service to Prisoners Program.." Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speaker: Liz Reppe,… Read More

Constitution Day is just a few days away - September 17, 2023! Let’s show the world the creative ways your library is celebrating. Are you posting your events and celebrations on social media? Tag @USGPO so that we can promote your library to our followers. And don’t forget to send us photos from your events. Your library could be featured on GPO’s social… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication An updated schedule and preliminary agenda are now available for the 2023 Federal Depository Library Conference. Federal Depository Library Conference, When: October 16 – 18, 2023 (afternoons, EDT) Where: Virtual; participate anywhere, from the comfort of your own home, office, or library … Read More

In August 2023, the Superintendent of Documents sent all depository library coordinators and directors a letter on the Transformation to a Digital Federal Depository Library Program. GPO is inviting all libraries to a virtual meeting to receive an overview of upcoming changes to the FDLP. Four virtual meetings will be held, one for each National Collection Service… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has completed an effort to digitize and make available all historic Congressional Directories on GovInfo, the one-stop site to authentic information published by the Federal Government. The public now has free and easy access to nearly 130 years of additional directories and can explore directories from the 41st Congress … Read More

  Constitution Day is September 17, 2023! GPO wants to know how you are celebrating. Send us photos from your events, and your library could be featured on FDLP.gov and on GPO social media. Please try to include patrons enjoying your events in the photos. Still planning? A wide variety of downloadable resources are available on FDLP… Read More