Five Things: July 23, 2026

Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: I’m still taking on short-term projects while continuing to explore my next long-term move, and have added a new block of time to my calendar for consultations in August. If you’re looking for help with Strategic Planning, Content Strategy, Audience Development, Email Acquisition & Engagement, Event Programming, and/or Project Management — let’s talk. _ONE One Year After Connecticut’s eBook Law | The Straight Download That is an essential title within a library’s collection that they should have. We don’t have that because we’re chasing the holds list, because we are buying the holds list. It is limiting our ability to build broad and deep collections. And that is the essential role of the library. We are not just here for the James Patterson titles. I caught most of this episode live at ALA last month and nearly hollered “Amen!” several times as Ellen Paul broke down various aspects of library ebook pricing, the limitations of…