If you're looking to curl up with a good book this weekend, check out our #PalaceBookshelf collection of more than 11,000 #free #ebooks. Just download the free app for iOS or Android + choose "Palace Bookshelf" as your library. Or browse here: freebooks.dp.la
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As of today, we have more than 100 libraries live on our platform and App. We welcome all our new libraries from CT, MD, FL, WA and CA! #econtent #libraries
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On this day today... Esteemed Jazz trumpeter, Miles Davis was born in 1926 in Illinois. He went on to become one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time. His album "Kind of Blue" is the highest selling jazz album of all time 🎺 🎶
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Two years, 2.5M+ articles on , and 100 million pageviews later, shares the milestones of their collaboration with to increase the online digital collections of cultural heritage institutions.
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Many thanks to the DPLA Outreach + Accessibility Working Group and Allison Ryall, #genealogy specialist at , for an informative webinar yesterday on creative ways to use DPLA to research #familyhistory. ICYMI, a recording is available here:
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Congratulations to North Miami Public Library, for being the 100th library to go live in The Palace Project! #FLACON22 @LYRASIS @dpla
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The historic letters in the collection makes you go "WOW!" It incl this letter from Nina Simone to Hazel Scott: "I met your old friend Lena Horne not long ago. I liked her very much, we talked of you and I told her how much I loved you..." loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_20
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Our calendar is filling up! Join us TOMORROW at 1p ET to learn how to research #genealogy with DPLA resources. And check out our June 7 webinar w/ + on digital #bookchallenges, our next book talk + a Wikimedia Project update. More: bit.ly/dpla-events
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Massachusetts librarians, stop by the Palace booth at #MassLib2022 to learn more about , and how it can help deliver equitable e-content access to patrons.
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We're at the 2022 @MassLibAssoc Conference to share The Palace Project! TPP is a new, non-profit platform that puts librarians at the forefront of the econtent landscape. Learn more here: thepalaceproject.org
#MassLib2022 #libraries #ebooks
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This Wednesday, May 25, at 1p ET: Join us to learn how to use DPLA resources to research #genealogy w/ our Outreach + Accessibility Working Group + Allison Ryall of . More info + RSVP here: bit.ly/dplafamily2
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It's time to register to vote in 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 & 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘁𝗮! To vote in your primary elections, you should register to vote by 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬. To check your voter registration or to register, visit weall.vote/register. Questions? Call .
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Tune into our programming this week, live from the World Economic Forum in Davos. Today at 2pm CET / 8am ET, we'll livestream a panel on tech and the future of democracy, featuring 's and 's , with moderator .
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What: Smart conversations about the future of technology 
Where: Davos
When: Next week
Join Unfinished and the @Web3foundation at the @Polkadot venue—with special guests like @nxthompson, @nabihasyed, and @mikejcasey 
Full details and schedule: wef22.polkadot.network
Where: Davos
When: Next week
Join Unfinished and the @Web3foundation at the @Polkadot venue—with special guests like @nxthompson, @nabihasyed, and @mikejcasey
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My Surgeon General’s Advisory lays out recommendations for health care organizations, policymakers, health insurers, and others to address the systemic causes of health worker burnout and improve well-being. Learn more: surgeongeneral.gov/burnout 5/6
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Rhode Island digital book bill passes Senate committee unanimously. Now goes to the full Senate.
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“My characters’ experiences speak to the longings of all children: to be loved, to have friends they can trust, & to feel seen & heard as they grow up & make decisions of their own” - #FReadom
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Op-Ed: Want to shape your bicultural child's sense of self before society does? Lead them to books (via @latimesopinion) latimes.com/opinion/story/
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"With Wikipedia, usage tends to accumulate, as the initial investment of time to add an image continues to reap benefits over time..." Great case study, insights, and work by and #glamwiki communities.
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New blog post: Update on Newspaper Digitization at Boston Public Library
blog.digitalcommonwealth.org/?p=2905
🗞️: The Woman's Era, vol. 1 no. 1, March 24, 1894
ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/804
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Join us on June 7 at 1p ET for the third in our Collaborating for Access webinar series w/ + . We'll be talking about what #bookchallenges mean for #ereading w/ library leaders from New York, Kentucky, and North Dakota. Sign up here: ow.ly/jKrq50Je5B4
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More than 25 national partners, including the American Federation of Teachers and the Authors Guild, have joined forces with and to #UniteAgainstBookBans. Here is your action toolkit!
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Please join us for our next online discussion held on June 6th at 1:30PM EST. This 90-minute panel presentation & discussion will be related to reparative and inclusive metadata projects.
Sign up here: bit.ly/3sGWSgE 🖥️ We hope to see you there!
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Find out all the latest news from DPLA, including upcoming events and updates from our network, in our May newsletter! mailchi.mp/dp.la/dpla-may
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DPLA releases The Covid Archive as free ebook
dp.la/news/dpla-rele #COVID #EBook #EBooks #HistoryOfMedicine #COVID19
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Did you know that DPLA has added over 2.5 million files to Wikimedia Commons, which have already received more than 100 million page views? Find out more in this update from DPLA data fellow :
dp.la/news/wikimedia
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published free ebook, The Covid Archive: A finding aid to government documents related to the Covid19 Pandemic. This digital finding aid is for the digital archive of gov docs related to the response of U.S. federal and state governments to Covid.
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Upcoming Online Event: " and : Collaborating for Access: Book Challenges in a Digital World" ow.ly/GQxj50Jbxut #books #libraies #bookchallenges
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From the Raphael Cilento Collection and taken in approx 1924.
espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a06e9a7 via #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬
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Explore the story of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through primary sources! The holds photographs, records, and film related to #AAPI experiences.
archives.gov/news/topics/as
📸 Bruce Lee and his mother, catalog.archives.gov/id/5720262
#AAPIHeritageMonth #APAHM
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New Free Ebook From the Digital Public Library of America (): “The Covid Archive: A Finding Aid to Government Documents Related to the Covid19 Pandemic”
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#OnThisDay in 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. These images of Thurgood Marshall, who led the legal team that successfully argued the case, are courtesy via dp.la
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New Free Ebook From the Digital Public Library of America (): “The Covid Archive: A Finding Aid to Government Documents Related to the Covid19 Pandemic” ow.ly/uNrq50J9vxZ
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Join our Historian, Jessie Kratz, on Wednesday, May 18, at 1 pm ET, as she presents the history of #census records in relation to the history of the National Archives.
archives.gov/calendar/event
#1950Census
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To read more about this collection and to see the photographs: digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/obje
Photographs from the Ronnie Moore Papers, 1964 -1972. #NationalPhotographyMonth
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Today's photography spotlight is on breathtaking images from the Ronnie Moore Papers. These pictures capture the political, economic and social empowerment of African Americans in the South and the North during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Ever wanted to know more about one of eastern CT’s hidden gems? Check out part 3 of the "Connecticut Unsolved" series. Explore the local history of vampires in Connecticut through CTDA images and collections. Click the link in our bio to read it!
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Join us on May 25 at 1p ET to learn how to use DPLA resources to research #genealogy with our Outreach + Accessibility Working Group and Allison Ryall of . Get more info + RSVP here: bit.ly/dplafamily2
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Join us this Thursday at 1pm EDT for the #Wikipedia edit-a-thon for #APAHM. You can help increase the representation of APA women on Wikipedia with your edits. No experience required - register to join us! #BecauseOfHerStory
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Thank you new followers for joining us in our fight for student intellectual #FReadom! Follow our website where we have "how to" pages for contacting school boards or our resource page for helpful info!
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