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- 1Cloudflare open sources Forge code generation pipelineβΌIntroducing Forge: the open source pipeline for generating SDKs, CLIs, docs, and more
Cloudflare has introduced Forge, an open source pipeline that automatically generates software development kits, command-line interfaces, documentation and other developer assets. By releasing the tool publicly, the company aims to let teams standardize how they produce client libraries and docs from API definitions, reducing manual maintenance work as developer tooling ecosystems continue to grow.
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Free speech organisations are warning that new education directives will broaden book bans in schools, arguing the orders will restrict what students can read. The groups say the measures give officials wider authority to remove titles from libraries and classrooms. The reports stem from Florida outlets, suggesting the policy debate centres on US state education policy, with civil liberties groups pushing back against expanded censorship powers.
- 3Oxford partners with OpenAI to digitize Bodleian public-domain booksβIn March 2025, # Oxford announced that it was working with # OpenAI to digitize # PublicDomain # books from the # Bodlei
In March 2025, the University of Oxford announced a partnership with OpenAI to digitize public-domain books from the Bodleian Library. According to the announcement, the digitized works will become searchable and more widely accessible. The collaboration has drawn attention among librarians, researchers and open-access advocates discussing the role of AI companies in digitizing cultural heritage collections.
- 4Library of Congress Opens Nominations for Federal Library AwardsβLibrary of Congress Opens Award Nominations for Outstanding Federal Libraries, Librarians and Library Technicians
The Library of Congress has opened nominations for awards honoring outstanding federal libraries, librarians and library technicians. The program recognizes excellence across US federal library services, and nominations are being accepted through the Library's announcement. Federal library staff and institutions are eligible, with details available from the Library of Congress.
- 5Google raises minimum AndroidX SDK requirement to Android 7βGoogle is raising the minimum SDK version for several core AndroidX libraries to 24 (Android 7). This means that even we
Google is raising the minimum SDK version required for several core AndroidX libraries to API 24, corresponding to Android 7. Independent developers say the change makes it significantly harder to keep apps compatible with Android 6, even when they want to, raising concerns for open-source projects and platforms like F-Droid that serve users on older devices.
- 6Duke University Press Publishes 'Speaking of America' BookβΌβSpeaking of America,β Featuring Conversations from the Congressional Dialogues Series, Publishes with Duke University Press
Duke University Press has published 'Speaking of America,' a new book collecting conversations from the Congressional Dialogues series hosted by the Library of Congress. The volume brings together discussions with members of Congress, offering insight into American political life and lawmaking. The Library of Congress announced the release, highlighting the project as a way to share candid congressional conversations with a wider public audience.
- 7Author giving away free Japanese edition of The Mathematicians' LibraryβWould you be able to put a FREE Japanese language edition of The Mathematicians' Library to good use? I'll send it out t
The author of The Mathematicians' Library is offering a free Japanese language edition of the book to whoever gives the best reason for wanting it, with postage covered within the UK. The Polish edition of the same book previously went to a teacher, and the giveaway is drawing friendly engagement from maths enthusiasts online.
- 8Steam global stats tracker logs 2.67 million owned gamesβ:steam: The global statistics have been updated! Owned Games: +15 (2674692) Total playtime: +4 hours 56 minutes https://
The Steam statistics tracker GStats has updated its global figures, showing 15 newly registered owned games for a running total of 2,674,692 across its tracked accounts, along with just under five hours of additional playtime. The service regularly publishes these cumulative snapshots of user libraries and gaming hours.
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The New York Times has published a guide on ways to listen to your favorite music both online and offline, away from internet connectivity. The piece outlines options for streaming and for playing music off the grid, such as downloaded or locally stored tracks. It comes as listeners look for more control over how and where they access their libraries.
- 10Dolly Parton donating movie ticket sales to children's literacyβ# DollyParton # movies # fundraising # ImaginationLibrary 'All U.S. ticket sales will be donated to The Dollywood Founda
All U.S. ticket sales from a Dolly Parton film release will be donated to the Dollywood Foundation to support its flagship program, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which provides free books to children. The fundraising pledge has drawn attention for turning a box office release into a literacy initiative.
- 11Veilamp open source music player lets friends stream your libraryβVeilamp is an open source music player that also streams your music to friends https:// squeet.me/display/962c3e10-c97 a
Veilamp, an open source music player, is drawing attention for a feature that lets users stream their personal music libraries to friends. The project combines local playback with social sharing, appealing to people looking for alternatives to commercial streaming services. Early reactions online are positive, with interest focused on the self-hosted, community-driven approach to music listening.
- 12Veilamp open source music player streams music to friendsβVeilamp is an open source music player that also streams your music to friends You really have to see this cross-platfor
Veilamp, a cross-platform open source music player, is drawing attention for doing more than playback. Beyond detailed listening and audio tweaks, it can run as a headless music server on a home network and stream a user's music library to friends. Early reactions online highlight how much functionality is packed into the free player.
- 13Pardall Games library tool wins over retro gaming fansβRE: https:// mastodon.gamedev.place/@alfred baudisch/117356504268306297 now this is cool and going in my # RSS reader ht
Game developer Alfred Baudisch shared a project connected to Pardall Games, a website offering a library aimed at retro and retrogaming fans. Other users on Mastodon praised it as a cool tool and said they were adding its feed to their RSS readers to follow new content.
- 14Campaigners warn libraries are being defunded over booksβDid you know that many politicians and far-right groups are attempting to deny your freedom to simply check out a book b
The advocacy group EveryLibrary warns that politicians and far-right groups in the United States are pushing to defund public libraries in disputes over books and programmes, saying people's freedom to check out books is under threat and local libraries could be next. The organisation is urging readers to pay attention to local library funding decisions.
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Developer Matt Keeter published a write-up on testing WebGPU data layouts using Facet, a Rust library for reflection over data structures. The post examines how to verify that CPU-side structs match the memory layouts GPU shaders expect, a common source of subtle bugs in graphics programming. It is being discussed by developers interested in Rust, WebGPU, and safer graphics tooling.
- 16The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu documentary resurfaces onlineβThe Lost Libraries of Timbuktu released in 2009 narrated by the Black Woman Aminatta Forna Africa's storytellers, guardi
The 2009 BBC documentary The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu, narrated by Scottish-Sierra Leonean writer Aminatta Forna, is being shared again by viewers celebrating its account of Mali's manuscript heritage. The film follows African storytellers and scholars, guardians of a history long dismissed by outsiders as mere oral tradition, and explores Timbuktu's ancient libraries and their role in preserving African intellectual history.
- 17New laws could criminalise librarians over banned booksβMany people are unaware that book banning has escalated to the point that librarians and educators could be targeted for
Library advocacy group EveryLibrary is warning that book banning in the United States has escalated beyond removals from shelves, with new state laws potentially exposing librarians and educators to criminal prosecution for distributing materials deemed offensive. The group says many people are unaware of these legal risks and is urging the public to learn more about the legislation.
- 18OpenSSL 4.0.3 Released as Security Patch, Update Nowβ# OpenSSL 4.0.3 Is Out as Another # Security Patch Release, Update Now https:// 9to5linux.com/openssl-4-0-3-is -out-as-a
The OpenSSL project has released version 4.0.3, another security patch release addressing vulnerabilities in the widely used encryption library. The news is spreading through the free and open source software community, where users are being urged to update their systems promptly. As OpenSSL underpins encrypted connections across much of the internet, admins of Linux servers and other deployments are expected to apply the patch quickly.
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A developer article compares three techniques for rendering crisp text on graphics hardware: signed distance fields, multi-channel signed distance fields, and the Slug library. It examines the trade-offs in quality, memory use and performance, with Rive's approach also discussed, drawing attention from graphics programmers weighing options for their own engines.
- 20Swiss libraries put 140 million pages of books onlineβRE: https:// rbfirehose.com/2026/09/27/univ ersity-of-basel-140-million-pages-of-knowledge-history-accessible-online-fou
Four Swiss libraries, led by the University of Basel, have launched a platform called Books as Data, making roughly 140 million pages of digitised historical texts freely accessible online. The database, available in English at books-as-data.ch, opens centuries of printed knowledge to researchers and the public as machine-readable data.
- 21Dolly Parton's free children's book program expands after her deathβΌDolly Partonβs free book program for children is expanding after her death
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which mails free books to young children, is expanding following the country star's death. The Washington Post reports the program will continue growing, extending the late singer's long-running literacy initiative to more families and honoring her legacy of children's reading.
- 22N.K. Jemisin calls generative AI a 'glorified plagiarism machine'βN.K. Jemisin: "The AI [we have] today is a glorified plagiarism machine." (At the # Boston Public Library right now.) Tr
Fantasy author N.K. Jemisin told an audience at the Boston Public Library that today's artificial intelligence is 'a glorified plagiarism machine', a remark now circulating widely among readers and writers. Her comment lands in an ongoing debate over AI systems trained on copyrighted books without authors' consent, with many in the literary community voicing strong agreement.
- 23Campaign urges Americans to show support for librariesβShow that Americans love their libraries! π Like π Follow π Share # library # libraries # read # reading # book # books
EveryLibrary, a US library advocacy organization, is asking Americans to publicly demonstrate their support for libraries through likes, follows, and shares. The appeal, circulated with hashtags promoting reading, books, and public libraries, aims to build visible grassroots backing for library funding and awareness. Supporters are encouraged to spread the message across social media.
- 24FCC accused of cutting internet access for schools and librariesβDonald J. Trump's Federal Communications Commission cutting INTERNET For over 100,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL AND LIBRARIES π‘π‘π‘ Co
Claims are circulating that the Federal Communications Commission under Donald Trump is moving to cut internet access for more than 100,000 public schools and libraries. Critics say the move would hit underprivileged students and job seekers who rely on library connections for research and applications, and the accusation is drawing anger online. Details of the alleged decision remain limited.
- 25Petition proposes Dolly Parton library space at Nashville airportβPetition creator proposes Dolly Parton Imagination Library space inside BNA
The creator of a petition is proposing that Nashville International Airport include a dedicated space for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, the book gifting program founded by the singer that mails free books to children. The proposal would tie the program's mission to a public space inside BNA, and the petition is drawing local attention to the idea.
- 26Putu mayam: the string hoppers of Singapore hawker centresβIn the same hawker centre we have a Singapore / Malaysian Ceylonese style idiyappam (string hoppers) that we call putu m
Food lovers are highlighting putu mayam, the Singapore and Malaysian Ceylonese take on idiyappam, or string hoppers, sold in local hawker centres. The dish, brought by South Indian and Ceylonese communities, is typically served with grated coconut and orange sugar. Posts link to National Library Board material documenting its history, and the conversation is part of a broader appreciation of Singapore's multicultural street food heritage.
- 27Dover-Foxcroft theatre screens '9 to 5' for Imagination LibraryβΌDover-Foxcroft theatre screening β9 to 5β for Dolly Partonβs Imagination Library
A theatre in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, is holding a screening of the classic comedy '9 to 5' to raise support for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, the book-gifting programme that provides free books to young children. Local audiences are being invited to enjoy the film while backing a childhood literacy cause tied to Parton's signature charity effort.
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Developer Armin Ronacher has published a lengthy write-up on Deser, an experimental project rethinking how serialization works in the Rust programming language. The piece examines the limitations of existing approaches like Serde and proposes an alternative design. The article is drawing attention from Rust developers debating whether the ecosystem's dominant serialization model needs rethinking.
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The California Writing Project has received a literacy award from the Library of Congress, an honor recognizing organizations that make outstanding contributions to promoting literacy and reading. The announcement, shared through UC Santa Barbara, highlights the project's long-running work supporting writing instruction for students and teachers across California.
- 30Semiannual Friends of JMRL Book Sale offers tens of thousands of booksβΌCheck it out: Tens of thousands of books available at the semiannual Friends of JMRL Book Sale
The Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library are holding their semiannual book sale, with tens of thousands of books available for purchase. The event raises funds to support library programs and services in the Charlottesville, Virginia area, and draws bargain hunters and book lovers twice a year.
- 31Simon Fraser University launches searchable killer whale call catalogβπ NEW: A new open-access catalog from # SimonFraser University collects decades of # killerwhale recordings into a searc
Simon Fraser University has released an open-access catalog compiling decades of killer whale recordings into a searchable online library. Listeners can identify populations, clans and pods by their calls alone. The collection highlights how the three Pacific ecotypes carry distinct dialects, and how clans within a single population differ vocally, giving researchers and the public a new tool for studying orca communication.
- 32Middletown library adds multilingual books and video gamesβΌMiddletown library adds books in nine languages and its first video game collection
A library in Middletown has expanded its offerings by adding books in nine languages along with its first video game collection. The move reflects a broader effort by public libraries to serve more diverse communities and attract younger patrons beyond traditional print lending, positioning the branch as a more inclusive and modern community resource.
- 33Utah state board: Davis school district can keep book ban appeals privateβΌDavis school board doesn't need to publicly discuss book ban appeals, USBE finds
The Utah State Board of Education has determined that the Davis School District board is not required to hold public discussions of appeals over banned books. The finding resolves questions about how the district handles challenges to library materials, drawing criticism from advocates who argue community input on removals should be transparent.
- 34Cryptography scans must name the module, not just the lineβMost of the cryptography your program runs was written by somebody else. A scan that stops at... # python # fintech # cr
Developers are being reminded that most cryptography in modern software comes from third-party libraries rather than their own code, so a cryptographic inventory is only useful if it identifies the module responsible. The argument, circulating among software and fintech engineers, is that scans which stop at individual lines of code miss where the cryptography actually lives and leave teams unable to audit or upgrade their dependencies properly.
- 35Oregon library book challenges rise 20% targeting protected groupsβΌOregon library book challenges rise 20% with focus on protected groups
Challenges to library books in Oregon have increased by 20%, with complaints increasingly focused on materials relating to protected groups, according to the Statesman Journal. The trend suggests attempts to remove titles are concentrating on books featuring or concerning marginalized communities. Library officials and free-expression advocates have raised concern over the rising volume of challenges.
- 36Oklahoma board grants 56 waivers amid school librarian shortageβΌWith school librarians in short supply, Oklahoma education board begrudgingly grants 56 waivers
The Oklahoma State Board of Education has approved 56 waivers allowing schools to operate without certified librarians, as districts across the state struggle to fill those positions. The board granted the exemptions reluctantly, underscoring a broader staffing shortage in Oklahoma schools and raising concerns about students' access to library services and trained media specialists.
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A library has announced a series of spooky, spine-tingling book events for the public. Details on dates, titles, and featured authors have not been disclosed, but the programme is aimed at drawing readers in with thrillers, horror, and related storytelling sessions.
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The Jackson-Madison County Library has been awarded a $19,762 grant to support technology improvements. The funding, announced by local outlet WBBJ-TV, is expected to help the Tennessee library expand or upgrade its technology services for patrons. Further details on how the money will be spent have not yet been released.
- 39Switch 2 game deals drop to $37 on big titlesβSwitch 2 game deals from $37: PokΓ©mon Legends, Dragon Ball, Ocarina of Time, Sports Resort, more
Retail deals on Nintendo Switch 2 games have cut prices to as low as $37, covering titles including PokΓ©mon Legends, Dragon Ball, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Switch Sports Resort, among others. The discounts apply to some of the system's most popular launch-window and first-party games, giving new Switch 2 owners a cheaper entry point into the library.
- 40A five-star system for rating your music collectionβI have discovered a pretty interesting system of local music collection's song five star rating which to me totally make
A music listener has shared a five-star rating system for organising a local music collection, describing it as a method that makes sense and helps keep things tidy. Five stars mark absolute favourites that get listened to regardless of context, whether as part of an album or as singles. The post is drawing small but positive engagement as people consider how they rate and organise their own libraries.
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- Contrastive-LM/CLM
- nokia-applied-research/AnyJev Turn any LLM into a Jev-style decision model: typed decisions, real probabilities, no training. (continue updating, welc
- VectifyAI/PageIndex π PageIndex: Document Index for Vectorless, Reasoning-based RAG
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- NVIDIA/Model-Optimizer A unified library of SOTA model optimization techniques like quantization, distillation, pruning, neural architecture se
- tensorflow/tensorflow An Open Source Machine Learning Framework for Everyone
- alexgreensh/anidoodle Art and animation, written as code. Illustrations, loops, interactive web art, launch-videos and scored films in dozens
- tamaratran/fast-jev-compaction Claude Code plugin that replaces the compaction summary with Jev decisions: every tool call and result is scored in one
- DietrichGebert/ponytail Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.
- unreallabsai/unreal-agent Async-first agent harness
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- firebase/firebase-ios-sdk Firebase SDK for Apple App Development
- mogrinz/AMT630A An Arduino Library for working with the AMT630A chip