🚀 Ready to get creative? The #MakeYourMark bookmark contest is blasting off! Stop by your local library to submit a design from June 1 to July 31 for a chance to have your bookmark printed for all 48 STLS libraries.

🎨 Open to all ages.
📅 Deadline: July 31st
🔗 Learn more here!

#STLSBookmarks #StarDesigner 

Protect the Freedom to Read!

With the end of the 2025 legislative session in sight, the New York Library Association is asking #LibraryAdvocates to tell their legislators to protect intellectual freedom by supporting the Freedom to Read Act (S.1099/A.7777) and Open Shelves Act (S.1100/A.3119-A). Already passed in the Senate, it’s the Assembly’s turn to pass both bills before adjourning on June 17th!

Take action today!

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Learn more about library advocacy and find contact information for your NYS legislators.

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Ground News is an online resource to compare headlines across the political spectrum and spot media bias using ratings driven by data. Best of all, you can access Ground News for free with your library card. Find it under “Extras” in the Libby app. Or, click the button below!

Features:

• Compare 50,000 news sources in one convenient place
• Get media bias and factuality ratings for news outlets
• See how news stories are covered across the political spectrum
• Balance your news diet with the My News Bias dashboard
• Supported languages: English, Spanish, French

The NYS Historic Newspapers project provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York’s unique history. This collection contains 1,421,496 issues comprising 14,411,106 pages.

Many STLS libraries have contributed to the collection! Check out the website to learn more!

Language learning for over 70 languages, plus access to modules for American Sign Language. Get started with Mango today.

Unlimited access to stream thousands of documentaries, movies, and series.
Get started with Kanopy today.

JobNow provides live, anytime, anywhere job assistance including up-to-date nation-wide and local job search engines, professional resume critique, and proven interview techniques. Live coaches are available to meet with you every day from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Access JobNow.

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