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Happy Constitution Day from the U.S. Government Publishing Office! Federal depository libraries across the Nation are celebrating today with events, contests, giveaways, and more. Snap some photos as your events are taking place, and send them to GPO. Your library could be featured via FDLP.gov and GPO social media. We look forward to seeing and sharing how your… Read More

GPO’s Depository Distribution unit continues to improve procedures at our distribution facility in Laurel, MD. Print Distribution Titles (PDT) are being shipped to PDT recipients. Overall, libraries may note a decline in the number and frequency of their shipments. Very few shipments are being sent to non-PDT selectors (remaining shipments include, for example,… Read More

New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for August 2024. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Read More

FDLP Resource Guides has recently debuted three new guides for the fall season: America’s GLAM: Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums Then and Now Experiences of Hispanics and Latinos U.S. Department of Education (ED) Learn about the Nation’s institutions that focus on its diverse cultures and histories, civil rights experiences of Hispanics and… Read More

Item Update Cycle Depository libraries have until midnight September 30, 2024, to add any unlimited distribution paper-format titles to their library’s item selection profile. New selections will become effective on October 1, 2024 (Federal fiscal year 2025). Please note: Libraries should focus on unlimited distribution titles in the Print Distribution… Read More

GPO is aware that many libraries are reviewing and discussing options for continued cataloging and discovery of Federal depository resources in response to the end of the Cataloging Record Distribution Program and the closure of MARCIVE, Inc. Both services will end in December 2024. GPO thanks MARCIVE for over 40 years of contributions to the Federal Depository Library… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), alongside the Department of Defense (DoD), has won a 2024 Service to the Citizen Award for making it easier for active, retired, and disabled Uniformed Service members and their families to renew their ID cards. GPO, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), and representatives from across the Uniformed Services partnered… Read More

Federal agencies must now submit congressionally mandated reports to GPO in compliance with the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, after first submitting to Congress or any required committee or subcommittee of Congress. Submitted reports are published and made available to the public on GPO's online system of access, GovInfo, in the Congressionally Mandated… Read More

Please consult with your library staff who process FDLP shipments or otherwise make use of shipping list data for other projects to complete a quick, five-minute survey. Due to the changing nature of FDLP distribution, LSCM is seeking information on how shipping lists are currently being used in depository libraries. Responses will help advise on the future creation and… Read More

Constitution Day is September 17, 2024. GPO wants to know how you are celebrating. Send us photos from your events and of your displays, and your library could be featured on FDLP.gov and on GPO social media. Please try to include your staff and patrons enjoying your offerings in the photos. Still planning? A wide variety of… Read More