This announcement went out to all Federal Depository Library Program participants. It includes info relevant to all libraries that use the FDLP sites.
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As
of midnight, Tuesday, September 30, 2025, the necessary funding to
continue Federal Government operations has not been approved by the
Congress and the President. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO)
has shut down until funding is approved.
Under a shutdown, GPO
employees may only work on activities directly related to the
legislative process and on activities for an orderly shutdown and to
protect property and assets.
- GovInfo will continue to process and post congressional materials; existing content will continue to be available.
- The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) will be available
for searching but will not be updated until the Government reopens. GPO
cannot ensure that all PURLs pointing to other Federal agency resources
will work during this time, nor can GPO staff fix broken PURLs during
this time.
- DiscoverGov will be available for searching, but the Federal Government databases it searches may not be updated until the Government reopens.
- The FDLP PURL Usage Report/PURL Server will continue to be available.
- Shipments of tangible publications sent to depository libraries will cease beginning Wednesday, October 1, 2025. No claims will be processed. Depositories may still receive shipments that were mailed prior to the shutdown.
- Inquiries may be submitted to askGPO, but they will not be answered by GPO staff until the Government reopens.
- GPO.gov, FDLP.gov, Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government, FDLP Resource Guides, and the LSCM GitHub Repositories will be available but will not be updated until the Government reopens.
- FDLP Data Manager (FDM) will be available for searching shipping lists, the List of Classes, and MARC records but will not be updated until the Government reopens.
- FDLP eXchange will be available
for processing needs and offers but user support for new accounts or
system issues will not be available until the Government reopens.
- The FDLP Academy Training Repository will be available, but no FDLP Academy webinars will be held. Cancellations for scheduled webinars will not be sent during a shutdown.
- Federal Register services on GovInfo will be limited to documents that protect life and property.
- The U.S. Government Bookstore will be available for searching and placing orders, but orders will not be fulfilled until the Government reopens.
- DSIMS will be available for item selection profile changes. UNION-L will not be updated.
The
FDLP community is a network of Government information professionals who
have a long tradition of working collaboratively to make Government
information accessible to the public. Libraries in the FDLP should
continue to serve patrons requesting U.S. Government information. We
look forward to working with you again once the Federal Government
reopens.
