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Public libraries nationwide are experiencing difficulties acquiring new materials after the country’s biggest book distributor ceased operations earlier this year.<\/p>

The shutdown has created significant supply chain challenges for libraries attempting to stock their shelves with fresh reading materials for patrons.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Public libraries across the country are facing challenges obtaining new materials following the shutdown of the nation’s biggest book distributor. The closure has created supply chain disruptions affecting library collections nationwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":69870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779354489362.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-iaX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14058,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/bill-introduced-in-delaware-to-preserve-student-and-public-access-to-reading-materials\/","url_meta":{"origin":69871,"position":0},"title":"Bill Introduced in Delaware to Preserve Student and Public Access to Reading Materials","author":"admin","date":"April 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Delaware \u2014 Delaware lawmakers have introduced new legislation aimed at protecting public access to books and educational materials in schools and libraries, amid a national uptick in efforts to remove certain titles. 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