April 2025

Access to Government Information

• US Government Publishing Office Introduces Legislative Proposals for Depository Library Program

CARL Advocacy

• CARL Expresses Concerns About Impacts of Retaliatory Tariffs on Books and Other Printed Materials

Copyright and Fair Use/Fair Dealing

• Library Copyright Alliance Joins Brief in Support of Public Access to the Law
• Dispatch from Geneva: CARL’s WIPO SCCR Observer Status Approved; Little Progress Made in Meeting, by Jonathan Band, Counsel to LCA

US Federal Funding for Libraries

• ALA, AFSCME Sue Trump Administration for Actions Taken to Dismantle IMLS
• Librarian of Congress Testifies in Support of FY 2026 Appropriations Request