The best Libraries newsletters

Mita Williams shares three links every other Saturday, each framed with a short personal essay about a thought-provoking web find, such as a Kevin Slavin video or a Julia Evans thread on library tech help. Readers get a warm, curious guide to unusual corners of the internet and ideas about technology, cities and teaching.

Words & Money is a subscription newsletter covering the business of publishing, libraries, and reading, with a weekly library news roundup and reporting on legislation such as book-ban laws and New Jersey's library ebook bill. Readers get updates on court cases, legislative progress, and publisher-library disputes with analysis of what they mean for library access.

A personal blog by Wess Daniels featuring short posts on music, books, and a month spent offline with a dumb phone, plus periodic link roundups. Readers get informal, personal reflections and curated links on libraries, digital minimalism, and independent web culture.

This Malayalam newsletter from the Granthappura digital archive reports on the project's progress, including the digitisation of 10,000 Kerala records and the opening of new centres at CMS College and the Ulloor Smarakam. It suits readers interested in the preservation of Kerala's printed and documentary heritage.

A twice-monthly digest from Library Futures covering library and intellectual property news, including copyright lawsuits, library catalog and metadata issues, e-lending, and open access. It also lists library and policy events and job openings in scholarly communications and data curation.

A founder's blog chronicling the day-to-day business of Alpine Parrot, an apparel company, covering its products, growth challenges and lessons learned. It also includes personal essays such as practical tips on using public libraries as an entrepreneur.

This is a university storytelling newsletter from the University of Lethbridge, featuring profiles of staff and alumni and a series where campus members recommend books. Readers get personal, mostly positive portraits of community members and a bookstore reading list with a discount.

Announces events, book sales and fundraisers from the Friends of the Alameda Free Library and the Alameda Free Library. Also includes a monthly letter with community updates and volunteer and library-support news.