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We are an international member-driven non-profit serving archives, libraries and museums. Our mission is to help you achieve your mission.

Lyrasis helps libraries operate more effectively by providing expanded access to valuable resources and professional expertise in content creation and management. With a collective history that dates back to 1936, Lyrasis continues its mission of supporting libraries and information professionals by offering creative solutions and increased savings opportunities. Comprised of more than 1,700 members, and serving hundreds more through group arrangements, the diverse Lyrasis membership is located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast, and West regions of the U.S. While large in scale, Lyrasis works closely with library professionals and their staff to build and maintain valued relationships, frequently connecting with them through site visits, conferences, and e-communications.

10/23/2026

Attention Indie Authors!

Indie Author Day is all about celebrating and supporting YOU!

Register for free here to let libraries know that you are available for an Indie Author Day event: https://indieauthorday.com/authors/

Indie Author Project

10/22/2026

Software, hosting, consulting, digitization and grant support: see what a nonprofit partner can do for your museum.

Lyrasis is a nonprofit membership organization that helps libraries, archives and museums preserve and share cultural heritage. Flip through to see how institutions like the Tuskegee University Archives and The Legacy Museum, Tuskegee University are putting that support to work.

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10/21/2026

Learn from Hannah Krauss of McDaniel College about her experience creating TikToks and Reels for Musselman Library at Gettysburg College for research, instruction and outreach.
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More Than Memes: Using Short Form Videos for Information Literacy
October 29 | 2 p.m. ET
This class is free for Lyrasis Members and discounted for Lyrasis Group members.

10/20/2026

Join Lindsay O'Neill of Lindsay O'Neill Consulting for a discussion on the human relationship with AI and AI ethics, for librarians and information professionals.

Our Chatbots, Ourselves: Developing a Human-Centered AI Literacy
October 28 | 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET

This class is free for Lyrasis members and discounted for Lyrasis group members.
https://ow.ly/j07V50ZXJkP

10/19/2026

10/16/2026

In our recent post on Lyrasis' values-based acquisitions, we highlight Knowledge Unlatched which is responsible for making 5,000 books and 50 journals openly available.
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In our previous post on how Lyrasis supports values-based acquisitions, we highlighted publisher partners Lived Places Publishing and punctum books. These publishers demonstrate value by being accessible for patrons with disabilities, embedding themselves within author and reader communities, exhibi...

10/15/2026

International is fast approaching!

This year’s theme is “The Cost of Knowledge,” and we hope you’ll attend Harvard Library’s virtual event on October 20, where you can learn about how the Lyrasis Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP) and Peer Community In (PCI) are advancing Diamond (no-fee)

The event is free and open to all. For event information and a link to the registration page, visit

Celebrate International Open Access Week 2026 at Harvard Library. Join us for a conversation with special guests Denis Bourget of Peer Community In (PCI) and Melissa Seelye of the...

10/14/2026

Indie Author Day is an opportunity for communities to support indie authors and connect with readers, libraries and booksellers for a day of connection, education, workshops and more.

While November 13-14 are the official dates this year, you can host an Indie Author Day event any day that works for you! To learn about hosting your own event, visit https://indieauthorday.com/host-an-event/

Indie Author Project

10/13/2026

Through an Institute of Museum and Library Services-funded project, Lyrasis seeks two library professionals to assist with developing educational materials, delivering training, and contributing to the creation of shared resources to help librarians leverage RAiD (Research Activity Identifier), an open persistent identifier (PID) and international standard.

See our blog for more on the project and the application forms.
https://ow.ly/Zj3G50ZVyg1

Through an IMLS-funded project to enable increased transparency and understanding of the reach and impact of research activities in the United States, Lyrasis will be seeking a total of six library professionals to assist with developing educational materials, delivering training, and contributing t...

10/12/2026

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Those with indigenous materials in their collections may be interested in this Indigenous Collections Care Guide hosted by CollectionSpace and led by the School for Advanced Research in collaboration with museum professionals, Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, and NAGPRA representatives to foster community-informed care.

https://collectionspace.org/iccguide/

CollectionSpace welcomes a major milestone for collections stewardship across our community: the release of the Indigenous Collections Care (ICC) Guide, led by the School for Advanced Research (SAR) in collaboration with a dedicated group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous museum professionals, Tribal...

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