In the hopes of capitalizing on the amazing wealth of knowledge and energy in our community, we’re excited to kickstart a monthly series of open conference calls separate from the Board calls focused on topics related to our four operational committees.

During its September 2013 open call, the DPLA Board of Directors announced the formation of a couple of Board committees responsible for carrying out formal governance functions.

The DPLA Board of Directors held a conference call on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. The call was open to the public.

The open call for workshop suggestions and ideas for DPLAfest 2013 closed on August 8. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

The DPLA Board of Directors will hold a conference call on Monday, July 15, 2013. The call is open to the public.

On Sunday, June 30, DPLA Executive Director Dan Cohen, Director for Content Emily Gore, Assistant Director for Content Amy Rudersdorf, and Project Coordinator Kenny Whitebloom met with a number of folks from participating DPLA institutions, as well as members of the public interested in the DPLA’s work.

For those of you attending the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL later this week, we’ve devised a handy DPLA @ ALA scheduler so you can catch all of the latest from the DPLA and DPLA staff members.

Save the date! On October 24-25, 2013 the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) will bring together librarians, archivists, and museum professionals, developers and technologists, publishers and authors, teachers and students, and many others to Boston, MA to celebrate the DPLA’s successful April 2013 launch, its recent milestones, and its future at the first annual DPLAfest.

A couple of weeks ago DPLA Executive Director Dan Cohen was in Los Angeles, California, where he gave a presentation at the Los Angeles Public Library’s Taper Auditorium

Dan Cohen, Founding Executive Director of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) will be the featured speaker in the ALA President’s Program & Awards Presentation at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference on Sunday, June 30, 2013.

The DPLA will participate in the first ever National Day of Civic Hacking, a national event that will take place on June 1-2 in cities across the nation.