LibreTexts July 2026 Newsletter

LibreTexts News & Updates | July 2026  

Greetings, LibreTexts Community! 

Keep reading for the latest updates from the LibreTexts team.

Be sure to subscribe to our calendar of events to stay up-to-date on all our workshops, webinars, conferences, and other events!

That's a Wrap on LibreFest 2026

We would like to thank the over 200 of you who joined us for part, or all of the festivities during this year's LibreFest workshop. A special thank you to every volunteer who gave their time and energy to help us pull off the biggest LibreFest yet. We couldn't have done it without every single one of you.

Missed a session? Want a refresher?

Your original ticket link will get you back into the sessions to watch full replays and browse the chat conversations. If you weren't able to join us, we've also published a trimmed playlist of session recordings on the LibreTexts YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI--iDgWfEC8

Certificate of Completion

If you were actively engaged during the workshop and earning your Benny-fits, completing the post-workshop survey is your first step toward receiving your certificate. Even if you're just here to share feedback, we'd love to hear from you: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH522mnusPGJUgAp5jTtIS-hCS2gQiJaTTOBFPUqlPQNvIWA/viewform

Save the Date

LibreFest 2027 will be held virtually July 19–23, 2027. Watch for calls for proposals and volunteer requests in upcoming monthly newsletters; we'd love to have you back next year.

Upcoming Workshops

We are pleased to announce a new series of in-person workshops hosted by colleagues at the ASCCC OERI this summer and fall:

• Register for Friday, August 14, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm OERI Regional at Allan Hancock College
• Register for Friday, August 28, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm OERI Regional at Cerritos College
• Register for Friday, October 23, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm OERI Regional at Monterey Peninsula College
• Registration link for SDCCD forthcoming, mark your calendars for Friday, October 2, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

These workshops are a great way to get started using LibreTexts to create sustainable OER and open education initiatives on your campus. Space is limited so be sure to register soon.

Noteworthy 

Since our start in 2008, the LibreTexts team has facilitated faculty collaborations across the country, helping instructors work together on building new course content while making powerful connections across institutions and disciplines. Making it easier for our community to work together and build their own communities starts here! Currently we have faculty looking to work on the following projects over the next year: 

• Introduction to Special Education for K-12 Classrooms - especially on describing how to implement best-practices in the classroom (textbook)
• Organic Chemistry Structure-based Question Writing (using ADAPT Sketcher)
• Voice and Video thread-based question writing for language courses (ADAPT Discuss-It); Especially in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Arabic, and Italian
• Collaboration opportunities for Education Research
• Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Nanomaterials
• Mathematics in Context, Intro to Physics, Sport Studies,
• Emerging technologies, UDL in ID, Learning theories in action, instructional strategies for e-learning, ID models through experiential learning

If you are interested in finding collaborators, asking questions about how LibreTexts are used in other people’s classes, or other communities of practice, please head over to the new LibreTexts Connections Forum and join the conversations! 

  Is your institution part of our LibreNet consortium? If not, consider joining and become part of a growing community of OER practitioners and advocates unlike any other. More information about the numerous benefits of LibreNet membership can be found on our website. 

  Have you heard about our professional development opportunities through LibreTexts Academy? From year long cohorts to asynchronous webinars, Academy has something for all of the OER advocates and practitioners in your life. Head over to our website and fill out an interest form to get started. 

  Don't forget about our First Friday Features posted the first Friday of each month on our Connections Forum. Please join us August 7 for the next one, and be sure to follow on Connections to be notified when a new video is posted.

Where in the world is Benny?

Be the first to correctly guess where Benny has visited this month and we will send you a plush Benny of your very own. Simply reply to this email with your guess to play!