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OCLC is the proud sponsor of the Public Library Association's #PLA2026 Opening Session with Bryan Stevenson, happening tomorrow, 1 April, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. in the Minneapolis Convention Center Main Auditorium. Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, which has won reversals, relief, or release for over 140 wrongly condemned prisoners on death row. He is one of the most inspiring voices in the fight for justice today. ➡️ Learn more: https://oc.lc/4tdydgu

We have arrived in Minneapolis for the Public Library Association's #PLA2026! 💜 “Here for you” is a promise we’ve been making to libraries since 1967, and it’s one we refuse to compromise on. Visit our team at OCLC booth 1102 when the exhibits open tomorrow afternoon and throughout the conference for warm drinks and a warm welcome. ☕️ Our team can't wait to hear about the amazing things happening at your library, answer questions, brainstorm solutions, and offer a pause in all the busyness from the conference. 👋 See you soon!

Want to hear from librarians about why they moved to a new library system? 🗣️ Join us tomorrow, 31 March, for a one-hour virtual discussion with those who chose OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their new cloud-based library services platform. Our guests will share what helped and hindered their search, questions that led them toward a decision, and what they wish they knew before they went through the process. Presenters include: 🔵 Dana Higeons, Oral Roberts University 🟢 Carolyn Prescott, Oral Roberts University ⤵️ Register here. #OCLCwms

We're excited to at UKSG's #UKSG2026 Conference in Glasgow today through 1 April. Stop by stand 91, where we look forward to hearing what innovative things you are doing at your library and sharing what’s new at OCLC. ➡️ Learn more about the conference: https://oc.lc/4bDuwuN #OCLCuk

#EngagedLibraries connect adults to diplomas and careers. 🎓 Prince William Public Libraries are helping adults hit reset with Career Online High School, a free program for people ages 20 and older without a diploma. Students earn a high school diploma plus a career certificate, along with practical job skills they can use right away. It’s a big deal: more education means better job options, stronger families, and a healthier local economy. Fifty adults have graduated over the past five years that the library has supported this life-changing program. ➡️ See the program in action: https://oc.lc/4rWHV5S --- 📲 How has your library helped people move forward in their lives? Share your story on social media and include #EngagedLibraries in your post. You could be featured in an upcoming issue of Abstracts, on our community engagement hub, in an upcoming blog or video, or across our social media channels.

Students in Temple University College of Engineering's Engineers for Climate Action planned and installed a permanent hydroponic system in Temple University Libraries' Charles Library. The system will be used to grow lettuce and tomatoes and donated to their local food pantry. ➡️ Learn how the project came together and how it will continue to serve the community: oc.lc/4cadRir

The Public Library Association's #PLA2026 is next week! ☕️ Stop by the OCLC booth #1102, where our staff will be serving up warm drinks and a warm welcome. Sip on a hot cocoa or cider and share your library story with us—something you're proud of, building, rethinking, hopeful about, or anything in between. 👋 See you there!

We had the privilege of hosting the OCLC Leaders Council at our Dublin, Ohio headquarters last week, bringing together library leaders from around the world. It was an inspiring opportunity to exchange insights, share diverse perspectives, and explore how we can collectively shape the future of libraries on a global scale. The collaboration and dialogue around our shared challenges and opportunities made this gathering especially meaningful. The industry leaders serving as Councilors include: 🔵 Joseph Hafner (Chair), York University 🇨🇦 🟢 Helen Thomas (Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect), UC Library 🇳🇿 🟠 Lorely Ambriz (Councilor-At-Large), El Paso Community College 🇺🇸 🔵 Reinhard Altenhoener, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin 🇩🇪 🟢 Brian Bannon, The New York Public Library 🇺🇸 🟠 Kimberley Bugg, PhD, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 🇺🇸 🔵 Robert Gerrity, Monash University 🇦🇺 🟢 Cass Kvenild, University of Wyoming 🇺🇸 🟠 David Leonard, Boston Public Library 🇺🇸 🔵 Michael Levine-Clark, University of Denver 🇺🇸 🟢 Chi-Shiou Lin, National Taiwan University 🇹🇼 🟠 Geoffrey Robert Little, Western Libraries 🇨🇦 🔵 Elizabeth G. McClenney, Roanoke College 🇺🇸 🟢 Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts, University of Tennessee Libraries 🇺🇸 🟠 Helen Shenton, Trinity College Dublin 🇮🇪 🔵 Sirito Paolo, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 🇮🇹 🟢 Matthijs van Otegem, Universiteit Utrecht 🇳🇱 🟠 Sarawoot Watechagit, มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล 🇹🇭 🔵 Erna Winters, KB nationale bibliotheek 🇳🇱 ➡️ Learn more about the Council: oc.lc/4t55Tgd #OCLCleaderscouncil

We love connecting with library leaders and staff at conferences and events. 👋 Whether it's an international, national, state, or program-specific gathering, it's one of our favorite ways to learn more about your library and share the latest OCLC happenings and product updates. ⤵️🔖 Bookmark our Upcoming Conferences webpage to see where we’ll be in the coming months. We look forward to catching up with you there!

The 2026 Resource Sharing Conference (#OCLCrsc26) is back this Wednesday, 25 March, with a lightning talks session. ⚡️ Don't miss this triple feature of presentations: 🔵 "Data and dialogue: Statistics as a bridge in ILL" from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. with Christine Shearman, Interlibrary Loan Coordinator at Rivier University 🟢 "Actionable statistics: Using ILL cancellation data for troubleshooting" from 11:30 a.m. to noon with K. Zdepski, Resource Sharing Librarian at UMass Amherst Libraries 🟠 "Picking up where you didn't leave off: Building data best practices when you didn't start the process" from noon to 12:30 p.m. with Katherine E. DeVet, Resource Sharing & Recording Studios Librarian at Texas Tech University ➡️ Find full details and register for this session and other sessions in the series: oc.lc/3Ny6qs7 --- #OCLC #ResourceSharing #InterlibraryLoan #ILL #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove