#LetLibrariesBeLibraries
SPAIN’S TWENTIETH-CENTURY BLACK HOLE
Zero works declared on the EUIPO portal. Ana Ordás on the #FeriaLiber 2026 roundtable, where FESABID and CEDRO gave the latest state of play on talks about #OutOfCommerce works.
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/t...
#libraries #LetLibrariesBeLibraries
October 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
20 NOV (9:15-10:15)-LIMASSOL: CALIS, the UNIC Library & KR21 on IP & libraries, with Philippe Jougleux, Sylvia Koukounidou & MP Fotini Tsiridou
🔗 Programme: limassolbookfair.com/en/programma...
🔗 KR21’s Cyprus report: knowledgerights21.org/reports/cypr...
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries #LimassolBookFair
October 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
KR21 IN CYPRUS: 2 DAYS ON #COPYRIGHT, #AI & #LIBRARIES
19 NOV (9:30-13:00)-NICOSIA: Workshop with the University of Nicosia Library & CALIS
✱ Anthi Baliou on AI literacy
✱ Giorgos Glossiotis on KR21’s Action Plan to #LetLibrariesBeLibraries.
🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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October 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! UNIFYING THE FIELD
Two days in Greece with @ifla.org on turning the KR21 #LetLibrariesBeLibraries agenda into national wins: coalitions, evidence & associations ready to take copyright to policymakers.
#libraries #eBooks #eLending
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/u...
October 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING!
21 OCT | GET READY FOR THE 1ST MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN #EBOOKS & #ELENDING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
Recommended read: KR21’s #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
🔗 Details & Registration: kr21.info/ebooks-cop-m...
#eBookSOS
October 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
14 OCTOBRE (16H) | ACCÈS REFUSÉ ? LE DROIT D'AUTEUR FACE AUX BIBLIOTHÈQUES NUMÉRIQUES
Quelle place pour les œuvres protégées dans les collections numériques ?
Un panel organisé par KR21 France.
🔗 ifla-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#bibliotheques #droitdauteur #LetLibrariesBeLibraries
September 22, 2026 at 8:30 AM
21 OCT-11H CEST | #LETLIBRARIESBELIBRARIES: 1ST EUROPEAN #EBOOKS & #ELENDING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING
Topic: e-Lending systems in Europe
🔗 Register: kr21.info/ebooks-cop-m...
🔗 About: kr21.info/ebooks-cop
🔗 Mailing list: kr21.info/ebooks-cop-m...
#eBookSOS #libraries
September 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
KR21 @ #TELL WEBINAR SERIES
Today (11:00 CEST), Deborah De Angelis, KR21 national coordinator for Italy, outlines the threats to libraries’ mission & makes the case for #LetLibrariesBeLibraries.
🔗 retedellereti.org/webinar-grat...
#eBooks #eLending
September 15, 2026 at 7:01 AM
FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! KR21'S NEW #EBOOKS & #ELENDING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TAKES SHAPE
Results are in: practical lending models are the top priority (77%)
1st meeting: 21 Oct | 12h-13h30 CEST
Join the mailing list for updates: kr21.info/ebooks-elend...
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries
September 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
25 SEPT - GREECE | @IFLA.ORG EUROPE REGIONAL DIVISION COMMITTEE (ERDC) MID-TERM MEETING: ADVOCACY FOR LIBRARIES IN EUROPE
KR21 joins the symposium on unifying library advocacy across Europe, discussing out-of-commerce works and why we need to #LetLibrariesBeLibraries (kr21.info/library-acti...).
September 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
5/ A STORY WORTH REWRITING
Libraries are being written out of the digital age.
It’s time to write them back in.
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries
🔗 Explore the full Action Plan or share your story: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
#libraries #eBooks #eBookSOS #eBooks #eLending
August 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
3/ CASE STUDY: MANDATED BY GOVERNMENTS, EXCLUDED BY COPYRIGHT
Governments mandate libraries to promote lifelong learning & invest in this mission. Yet EU copyright law limits education exceptions to formal institutions. Same purpose, different rules.
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries
August 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
1/ LEARNING DOES NOT STOP AT THE CLASSROOM DOOR
Action 09/09 - #LetLibrariesBeLibraries
Libraries support learning, from formal education to lifelong learners. Yet EU education exceptions for digital materials only cover formal institutions. Extend these provisions to libraries.
August 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
2/ THE ISSUE: LIBRARIES SUPPORT LEARNING, THE LAW FAILS THEM
Formal education: permitted. Library learning: excluded. EU copyright law fails libraries: the same content that universities can share digitally cannot be used by libraries for their learners.
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries
August 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
4/ KNOWLEDGE RIGHTS NEED DEFENDERS
Nine actions to rebalance the equation in the digital age.
Read them. Act on them. Speak up.
🔗 Action 9: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
🔗 Case: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries #libraries #eBookSOS #eBooks #eLending
August 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
1/ OUT OF COMMERCE SHOULD NOT MEAN OUT OF REACH
Action 08/09 - #LetLibrariesBeLibraries
Millions of works sit on shelves but can’t be shared. Publishers cease offering titles before libraries no longer need them. Enabling access doesn't lead to lost sales of out-of-print titles.
August 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
5/ A STORY WORTH REWRITING
Libraries are being written out of the digital age.
It’s time to write them back in.
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries
🔗 Explore the full Action Plan or share your story: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
#libraries #eBooks #eBookSOS #eBooks #eLending
August 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
4/ KNOWLEDGE RIGHTS NEED DEFENDERS
Nine actions to rebalance the equation in the digital age.
Read them. Act on them. Speak up.
🔗 Action 8: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
🔗 Case: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries #libraries #eBookSOS #eBooks #eLending
August 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
3/ CASE STUDY: A FIX THAT DEPENDS ON THOSE WHO REFUSE TO ACT
KR21 research found libraries derived little benefit from the CDSM Directive's out-of-commerce provisions. Millions of 20th-century works remain inaccessible despite a law to unlock them.
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries
August 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
2/ THE ISSUE: NO ONE SELLS THEM, NO ONE CAN SHARE THEM
No longer sold. Not yet in the public domain. Still locked away. The EU's CDSM Directive was designed to fix this, but it relies on CMOs choosing to offer licences. Many simply refuse.
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries
August 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
2/ The result: a 21st-century black hole for digital works, and public access to information gated by unfair terms. Time to fix this and #LetLibrariesBeLibraries.
#eBooks #eLending #eBookSOS #libraries
August 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM
6/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY
A new European Community of Practice on #eBooks & #eLending is taking shape.
First meeting: 21 October, 12:00-13:30 CEST.
🔗 Sign up: mailchi.mp/knowledgerig...
#libraries #eBookSOS #LetLibrariesBeLibraries
August 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM
3/ START HERE
Two KR21 #eBooks & #eLending resources to bookmark:
⇒ Explainer: the issue, the case, KR21’s position
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/ebooks-digit...
⇒ #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan: what to do about it
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
#eBookSOS #libraries
August 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM
5/ A STORY WORTH REWRITING
Libraries are being written out of the digital age.
It’s time to write them back in.
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries
🔗 Explore the full Action Plan or share your story: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
#libraries #eBooks #eBookSOS #eBooks #eLending
August 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
4/ KNOWLEDGE RIGHTS NEED DEFENDERS
Nine actions to rebalance the equation in the digital age.
Read them. Act on them. Speak up.
🔗 Action 7: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
🔗 Case: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
#LetLibrariesBeLibraries #libraries #eBookSOS #eBooks #eLending
August 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM