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‌Message from CEO

We are winding down our current 2025-26 membership year and preparing for what's ahead. As I shared at our recent Member Business Meeting, we have made good progress over the past year. Our membership remains strong, welcoming more than a dozen new and returning member libraries. Our continuing education offerings flourished - over 60 learning events for over 6,000 registered attendees from 485 institutions (as of March 31, 2026). Our subscription and renewal services helped libraries save over $3 million on electronic resources from a range of popular vendors. Over 165,000 parcels shipped through our TExpress and Trans-Amigos Express courier networks (as of March 31, 2026). And six libraries launched in our new digital repository service. In addition to the guidance of the Board of Directors, I have had the privilege of speaking with dozens of library deans and directors who provided their advice, guidance, and aspirations for Amigos' future. We are excited for our new strategic framework and look forward to populating that framework with the activities that will guide our next several years’ work.

As we begin our next membership year, I hope we can continue to work together to grow our programs and services and build new opportunities. Please reach out at membership@amigos.org or email me directly at figueroa@amigos.org to talk more about how Amigos can partner with your library.

Lisa Wells Awarded 2026 ALA Award for Promoting Librarianship

Lisa Wells, Executive Director of Pioneer Library System and a past member of the Amigos Board of Directors, is the recipient of the prestigious 2026 American Library Association (ALA) Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship. Amigos congratulates Wells on this accomplishment. One of the profession’s highest honors recognizing extraordinary contributions to the public understanding, appreciation, and advancement of libraries and librarianship, the award honors individuals whose work elevates librarianship beyond traditional expectations and strengthens the visibility and credibility of libraries within the broader public sphere.

Wells will be formally recognized during the ALA Annual Conference 2026, taking place June 25 through 29 in Chicago. Learn more about Wells, her accomplishments, and this award in the ALA press release and the Purcell Register article.

Are You Making the Most of Your Amigos Membership?

Register today to join us for Unlocking the Benefits of Membership in Amigos Library Services on July 23, 2026, 1:00 pm. Whether a long-time member or new staff at a member library, this one-hour session will introduce Amigos’ programs and services. Even experienced members say they learn something new each time they attend this session. From benefits for staff, like workshops and conferences, to institutional benefits, including discounts on services and products, and events, this overview will help ensure libraries maximize the value of membership.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn how Amigos Library Services can support and elevate your library's mission.

‌Summer Learning Is Here: Train Your Whole Team Together

The Amigos Continuing Education summer schedule is now available, offering members a valuable opportunity to take advantage of one of their key benefits. For members, all courses are free for everyone at their institution, including administrators, librarians, staff, volunteers, and student employees. 

Attending a course together as a team can spark conversation, reinforce key concepts, and provide a foundation for applying new ideas in daily work. Consider sharing the full schedule with your teams and begin planning summer learning together.

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‌You Asked, We Listened: Courses Returning to the Schedule

Amigos Continuing Education appreciates everyone who took the time to share feedback on courses they would like to see return to the schedule. That input plays an important role in shaping future offerings, and several requested topics are already being added back into upcoming sessions.

Event Planning 101 will return this summer on July 15, and Intermediate Cataloging: Subject Analysis is scheduled for September 10. 

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‌Amigos Online Learning - Free for Members

All courses on the Continuing Education Services schedule are free for Amigos members. Review the Schedule for the latest additions and updates:

‌Coming July 13: The TAE Courier Hub

Amigos Library Services will launch the new Trans-Amigos Express (TAE) Courier Hub on July 13. The hub will give TAE users a clearer, more useful starting point for managing their courier activity.

Instead of opening directly to the label-making screen, users will now start on a dashboard that brings important information together in one place.

To help users become familiar with the new layout, Amigos will offer a short informational webinar on Wednesday, July 8, at 11:00 a.m.

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‌Docuseek Launches Streaming Platform for Public Libraries

Docuseek is announcing the official launch of Docuseek for Public Libraries, a dedicated streaming platform that delivers more than 3,000 curated educational documentaries exclusively to public library systems nationwide. Available at pl.docuseek2.com, the service provides unlimited patron access through a simple, fixed annual subscription — with no per-view fees, no seat limits, or hidden costs.

The collection is multilingual and the platform meets WCAG accessibility standards and features closed captioning and full transcripts on many films, helping ensure that all patrons can engage with the collection.

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New Pollinators Free to Read for Limited Time

BioOne has released another free to read collection of articles on its BioOne Digital Library platform. In honor of Pollinator Week (June 22-28, 2026), this collection highlights the remarkable pollination systems that sustain ecosystems around the world, from cavity-nesting bees and buzz-pollinated tomatoes to hummingbirds, butterflies, bats, ants, and even cockroaches contributing to plant reproduction in unexpected ways.

All articles are sourced from BioOne Complete’s trusted society and nonprofit publishing partners, providing your users with high-quality, citable scholarship. Sharing this collection helps faculty and students easily discover high-impact content already available through a BioOne Complete subscription.

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Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Migration Studies is new at Oxford University Press

The topic of migration raises questions that cut across disciplines: Why do people migrate, and where do they migrate to? What are the consequences, and how has migration shaped international relations, economics, history, and other fields? The new Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Migration Studies aims to provide research to help build a grounded foundation for this work.

Designed for researchers, students, educators, and policy engaged readers alike, the encyclopedia offers authoritative, peer reviewed entries written by leading scholars in the field.

Every article distills key arguments, perspectives, and contexts, helping you build a strong understanding in one read.

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