Dress up & experience the Marlene Dietrich classic Morocco, with a lively pre-show on its legacy & a Q&A with filmmaker Denah Johnston. Step into a night of glamour and public domain history. Join the Internet Archive for a special screening of Morocco (1930), the classic film—newly in the public domain this year—that stunned audiences with Marlene Dietrich’s […]
Confronting a growing crisis: Who is responsible for preserving the public record and what happens when it disappears? As the United States approaches July 4th and the nation’s 250th anniversary, a fundamental democratic question is becoming harder to ignore: who is responsible for preserving the public record, and what happens when it disappears? From scientific […]
Join us on July 16th at 7pm as we bring Chuck Tingle back to San Francisco for Fabulous Bodies at The Internet Archive. Tickets are required for this event and can be purchased at the link above. About the book From Chuck Tingle, USA Today bestselling author of Bury Your Gays, comes Fabulous Bodies, a supernatural joyride where Drive meets Beetlejuice. Poppy Stringer was […]
Join us for a book talk with Simone O. Elias in conversation with author Sonia Mansfield, discussing Porcelain Rage: A Manifesto for the Gen Z Woman. Learn why Elias felt compelled to write a manifesto for her generation, and why she chose to release it as an open access book through the Internet Archive rather than through a traditional publisher. IN […]
As artificial intelligence reshapes how information is created, accessed, and consumed, long-standing commitments to open knowledge are being tested in new and urgent ways. Publishers, libraries, and educators—many of whom have championed openness for decades—are now grappling with a difficult question: open for whom? REGISTER NOW!
Join the Internet Archive for a live performance by Negativland, the legendary sound collage collective whose groundbreaking work has challenged conventions around media, copyright, and culture for more than four decades. Over The Edge: Significantly Less Deceptive comes to the Internet Archive's San Francisco headquarters for a live "theater of the mind" experience blending found sound, music, […]
Libraries increasingly face restrictive digital licensing terms that can make eBooks far more expensive than print, expire after a set number of checkouts or months, and limit libraries’ ability to preserve, share, or provide equitable access to digital books. The result is a system in which libraries can spend more and more money simply to […]
The Internet Archive is happy to host the an upcoming discussion exploring the role of large campaign donors in our political process. Click here to RSVP for this Free event. The event is organized by the League of Women Voters and San Francisco Public Press. The event will start with a presentation by Joe Rivano […]
Join us on Thursday, October 15th at 7pm as we bring Neal Stephenson back to San Francisco for D: Heavy Water at The Internet Archive. Tickets are required for this event and can be purchased here. About the book From Neal Stephenson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon, comes the second installment in his monumental Bomb […]
Please join us October 20th from 6-8pm as we take a peek behind the doors of the Physical Archive in Richmond, California. REGISTER NOW! The Internet Archive is excited to offer a behind-the-scenes tour of the physical collections of books, music, film, and video in Richmond, California. With this special insider event we are opening […]
Internet Archive's Annual Celebration: Wednesday, October 21 Democracy invites participation; democracies require it. At the Internet Archive, we believe libraries can help make that participation possible by preserving knowledge and providing the tools to explore and build upon it. This year’s annual celebration, “Democracy’s Library: Tools for Participation,” will showcase the many ways people can participate through the […]
REGISTER NOW! The Library of Congress has been the bedrock of the US library system since its establishment in 1800. With over 178 million volumes and a role as the federal depository of books and other copyrighted works, its role in collecting, preserving, and providing access to creative and scientific works is unparalleled. And, as […]