HOW LIBRARIES CAN DRIVE CHANGE
The #OurFutureMemory campaign & KR21’s #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan are 2 parts of the same push for Beatrice Murch (@blmurch.com - @internetarchive.eu)
📺 youtu.be/NzpIppukH_c
🔗 Plan: www.knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
🔗 Campaign: ourfuturememory.org

CYPRUS HOLDS THE PRESIDENCY. LIBRARIES HOLD THE ARGUMENTS!
Crippling licensing, technical locks, and unfair contracts: Europe’s #libraries are being failed
KR21’s #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan outlines the fixes
📺 youtu.be/NzpIppukH_c
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...

THE MUSIC STOPPED. WILL BOOKS FOLLOW?
@annatuomikoski.bsky.social (@kansalliskirjasto.fi) fears books will share music's fate in #libraries
Libraries & authors at publishers' mercy
KR21's #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan responds
📺 youtu.be/NzpIppukH_c
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...

FEB 2026 KR21 NEWSLETTER
This month, we said loud and clear that it’s time to #LetLibrariesBeLibraries!
Discover KR21's Action Plan & launch webinar recording.
🔗 Here’s your roundup: www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-f...
Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters
#UnitedForKnowledgeRights

THE 3 BARRIERS BLOCKING ACADEMIC #LIBRARIES FROM E-BOOKS
@cathalmccauley.bsky.social (@maynoothuniversity.ie), outlines a triple challenge around #eBooks, which maps directly onto the KR21 #LetLibrariesBeLibraries 9-step Action Plan!
📺 youtu.be/NzpIppukH_c
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...

ITALY’S COMPETITION AUTHORITY CONCLUDED ITS SCHOOL TEXTBOOK INQUIRY
Digital promises? Largely undelivered
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/c...
📺 youtu.be/NzpIppukH_c

Action 5 of KR21’s #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan calls for more market scrutiny!
🔗 kr21.info/library-acti...

This isn’t just a policy paper. It’s a toolkit for #librarians, institutions, #library advocates, and associations.
🔗 Read more: www.knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
📺 Join today’s, 19 February, launch webinar at 11:00 CET: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries #eBooks

KR21’s 9 steps for EU & national governments
Front B: Modernise Copyright for Today
Copyright law shouldn't stop at the #library door
6. Fix e-Lending
7. Go remote
8. Rescue lost & hidden works
9. Support lifelong learning
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries

KR21’s 9 steps for EU & national governments
Front A: End Market Mismatch
#Libraries deserve the same protections as consumers
1. Guarantee access
2. Ban unfair contracts
3. Break digital locks
4. End legal intimidation
5. Investigate information markets
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries

LAUNCHING: Safeguard Access, Empower Europe – An Action Plan to #LetLibrariesBeLibraries
#Libraries face a silent crisis: they are being written out of the digital age. KR21 says it's time to write them back in.
📄 Download: www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u...
#eLending #eBooks #eBookSOS

LAUNCH WEBINAR TOMORROW (19 FEB | 11:00 CET): A NEW ACTION PLAN TO SUPPORT LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE
#Libraries deserve a legal framework that matches their mission.
5 expert voices. 9 actions. 1 goal: #LetLibrariesBeLibraries.
🔗 Secure your spot: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

WEBINAR ALERT | 19 FEBRUARY (11H CET)
ENABLING #LIBRARIES, GUARANTEEING RIGHTS
Join us for the official launch of KR21's 9-point Action Plan: "Safeguard Access, Empower Europe - An Action Plan to #LetLibrariesBeLibraries."
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...
#eBooks #eBookSOS #eLending

CYPRUS HERE WE COME!
Meet us tomorrow, 21 November, at the 2025 Limassol International Book Fair Conference and join the KR21 co-organised ‘On Libraries’ session (09:15-13:00) & #LetLibrariesBeLibraries workshop (16:30-18:00 | Stage 4).
🔗 Programme: limassolbookfair.com/en/programma...
#libf2025

WATCH NOW: webinar recording with @create-glasgow.bsky.social on a new KR21 #eLending study.
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries: The time has come to reassert libraries' public function & their autonomy to build digital collections in the 21st century.
🔗 youtu.be/OuSnJrsm2kI
#eBookSOS

KR21 HEADS TO CYPRUS IN NOVEMBER!
On 21 Nov, KR21 will feature prominently at the 2025 #LimassolInternationalBookFair Conference in Cyprus with a co-organised #library session, various panel contributions & a #LetLibrariesBeLibraries workshop.
🔗 Programme: limassolbookfair.com/en/programma...