Libraries matter. Access matters. After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember. tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

🌈 Long before rainbows, there were longing laments in Oz. Check out this 1913 sound recording of a song from the stage musical, THE TIK-TOK MAN OF OZ.🎧 Learn more about Oz in the #publicdomain ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/t... #Oz #Wicked

Scanned and uploaded to : Part of a 1950s series on environmental conservation, this #filmstrip talks about bodies of water and what can happen if the ecology gets out of balance. archive.org/details/unco...

How do power, access & inequity shape who benefits from the music economy? ⚖️ In MUSIC AND COPYRIGHT IN THE ERA OF TAYLOR SWIFT, Michael Menna & Anjali Vats explore copyright’s ideals vs. realities on the Future Knowledge #podcast. 🎧 ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/mus... #taylorswift

Jean Armour Polly, aka Net-mom, celebrates the Internet Archive’s 1 trillionth webpage, highlighting the ephemerality of websites, the need to preserve digital culture, & the librarians & archivists who make that possible. More ⬇️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/v... #Wayback1T

The internet does not have to stay broken. Cory Doctorow’s #booktalk on ENSHITTIFICATION walks through how we reached this point & what steps can move us toward a healthier digital world. 📆 Fri Nov 21st 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...

The classic Oz books are great fun (especially the sequels), anyone with a bit of spare time and a penchant for whimsy should burn through them. We have a set of all but one of the ones written by L Frank Baum, and the one we did not have, I read on Internet Archive! They truly do essential work.

97 years ago today, Steamboat Willie paddled onto the screen. In 2024, this iconic cartoon entered the public domain, opening new possibilities for sharing, remixing & reimagining. Follow us for Public Domain Day 2026 announcements! 👀 Full cartoon ➡️ archive.org/details/stea... #OTD #PublicDomain

The Internet Archive’s microfiche digitization #livestream gives you real-time preservation work plus mellow lo-fi vibes — the chillest way to watch history get saved. Our second shift is live now (4 PM–Midnight PT). 📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY... #LiveNow #Preservation #LiveStream

Hearing a lot about Oz this week? 🧙🏼‍♀️ Did you know many of the original Oz books & early media are in the public domain? Explore these classic works & how you can access them in our blog! 📖 Learn more ⬇️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/t... #PublicDomain #Oz #ClassicLiterature #LFrankBaum

From : Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/b...

Inside the Internet Archive, home of the Wayback Machine as they save one trillion web pages and prepare themselves for the future: "Libraries have always been under attack, now more than during my lifetime, but let's go and live up to the moment." www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/t...

Planning your week? Cory Doctorow’s #booktalk on ENSHITTIFICATION is your chance to learn who broke the internet & how we can fix it. The concept was the 2023 Word of the Year & an inspiration for the 2025 season of Black Mirror. 📆 Nov 21st 🕙 10 AM PST 📍 Online www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...

🧵 UC Berkeley’s California Local Government Documents Collection, hosted by Internet Archive, makes local planning treasures available to all. Example: the 1990 Loyola Corners Neighborhood Commercial Center Specific Plan. Learn More ⤵️ igs.berkeley.edu/news/spotlig...

Specific plans let cities tailor design, circulation, & development standards to the needs of a defined area. Discover additional California city and county-specific plans through the California Local Government Documents Collection on the Internet Archive ⤵️ archive.org/details/igsc...

Cory Doctorow’s #booktalk on ENSHITTIFICATION builds on his long career as a science fiction author, activist & journalist. His work shows how power shapes our digital lives. Join us! 📆 Friday, Nov 21st 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...

Yeah, hi5 was a thing in Thailand. By 2009 when me and my friends were in university, many moved over to Facebook.

Hi5 was *extremely* popular in Jamaica before Facebook managed to get its foothold in around 2009. It's a core memory from my time in 7th and 8th grade. My page probably got deleted for inactivity after everyone I knew left, but if it still exists, I'll be very surprised.

"A truly historic accomplishment," says NPR ( ) President & CEO Katherine Maher: “1 trillion web pages. That’s 1 trillion artifacts & snapshots of our interconnected world.” More ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/14/v... #Wayback1T

Hi5 was an early social platform, launched in 2003. Americans mostly ignored it. Big in Latin America & Southeast Asia with tens of millions of users at its peak, today it’s mostly social games & dating. Check out your favorite websites with the #WaybackMachine: web.archive.org 🧵 #Wayback1T

The Wayback Machine lets you travel back in web-time—like this 2006 Hi5 page for rapper & singer Shawnna. See how artists & fans flaunted their style & made their mark on early social networks. It's there on the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/20060701...

Counting down to Public Domain Day 2026 The New Classics Collective turned Fire!!, a 1926 Harlem magazine for young Black artists, into a play at Philadelphia’s Quintessence Theatre, featuring works by Langston Hughes & Zora Neale Hurston. via @everybodyslibraries.com@everybodyslibraries.com #books

Today’s web is fragmented, paywalled & dominated by a few powerful platforms. Some of the internet’s founders & current leaders discuss how it can still be saved: “a game with many winners.” More ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/i... #Wayback1T

🌄 From the Cleveland Museum of Art collection, these oil paintings capture autumn’s glow — forest paths, sunlit hills, & mountains brushed with color. First is View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, NY, After a Storm, 1838 by Thomas Cole. 🧵 More ➡️ archive.org/details/clev...

Continuing the celebration of autumn’s beauty from the Cleveland Museum of Art collection: 🍂 Autumn Scene in the Adirondacks, 1877 by William Hart 🍂 Autumn in the Catskills, 1873 by Jervis McEntee 🍂 The Golden Hour, 1865 by Samuel Palmer Each captures the glow & serene atmosphere of the season.

🧵 Vancouver Public Library & have been honoured by the City of Vancouver for their innovative digitization project, making rare & historical British Columbia materials accessible online for future generations. 🏆📚🇨🇦 Learn more ⤵️ internetarchivecanada.org/2025/11/12/v...

VPL’s “Virtual Vault” uses Internet Archive Canada’s tech and controlled digital lending to share 3,000+ titles, from early BC history to rare literary works, while respecting copyright and authors’ rights. Expanding access and protecting heritage, together. 🌐📖

What could a new court ruling mean for the future of Wikipedia? Authors Alliance unpacks the surprising implications of the latest decision in Authors Guild v. OpenAI ⬇️ authorsalliance.substack.com/p/copyright-...

The illustration comes from the article: authorsalliance.substack.com/p/copyright-...

🎉🎉💚 internetarchivecanada.org/2025/11/12/v...

Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, co-creator of the TCP/IP protocols that built the Internet, celebrates the Internet Archive reaching 1 trillion pages & reflects on why preserving our digital history matters for generations to come. More ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/12/v... #Wayback1T

🚨 Upcoming #booktalk! 🚨 #CoryDoctorow talks about his new book ENSHITTIFICATION & how the internet broke & how we can fix it. He explores why everything online feels worse & what we can do next. 📆 Fri Nov 21st 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

🌐 THE WEB WE’VE BUILT is a cinematic journey through our shared digital history & preserved pages in the Wayback Machine. archive.org/details/the-... Learn more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/11/l... #Wayback1T

From the 1st web page to today’s sprawling internet, the web has reshaped how we live. 🌐 Hear Sir Tim Berners-Lee & Brewster Kahle on the Future Knowledge #podcast discuss the web’s rapid growth & why preserving it matters for generations to come. 🎧 futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/bui...

Autumn has arrived. 🍂 Listen to Robert Frost’s "Gathering Leaves" — a quiet meditation on raking, repetition, and the season’s small joys. 🍁 For more, hear Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection, read by LibriVox volunteers. 🎧 archive.org/details/newh... #poetry

Legendary musician & activist Peter Gabriel celebrates the Internet Archive hitting 1 trillion pages & reflects on its role in preserving humanity’s memory. More ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/v... #Wayback1T

Yesterday was Bram Stoker’s 178th birthday! 🎂 Author of THE LADY OF THE SHROUD, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, and, of course, the iconic DRACULA. 🧛 Read the 1899 public-domain edition here ⤵️ archive.org/details/drac...

🎉 At our 1 trillion-page celebration, Senator honored the Internet Archive with a California Senate Certificate of Recognition for the Archive's “remarkable innovation and leadership.” More ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c... #Wayback1T

Microfiche in the digital age 📄💻 Visitors at the Physical Archive tour last month saw how microfiche is preserved digitally. You can, too! Watch the #livestream, 7:30 AM–Midnight PT, scanning & preserving public records in real time — all to mellow #lofi vibes. 📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...

🎉 Celebrating Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web & recipient of the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award. Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy: blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c... #Wayback1T

On Oct. 21, nearly 350 people visited the Physical Archive to see the collection & learn how the #InternetArchive processes donated materials for access & preservation. 🧵 Full story ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/29/a... #Wayback1T

9️⃣ Visitors were amazed by the scale & impact of the facility. From books, newspapers & photos to trusted “anti-deep fake” resources, the collections inspire new ways to learn, research & teach.

🔟 From rare books to microfiche to music & film, every format tells a story. The Physical Archive is where the past finds a future. Learn more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/29/a...

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, & @BrewsterKahle chat with Wired’s on the Future Knowledge #podcast about the web’s rise, its impact, & why preserving it is vital for cultural history. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/bui...

A landmark moment. Supervisor Connie Chan led a unanimous San Francisco Board of Supervisors resolution honoring the #InternetArchive & establishing Internet Archive Day. archive.org/embed/establ... 🧵 More ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/03/s... #Wayback1T

4️⃣ 🏛️ Earlier, supporters rallied on the steps of City Hall. Speakers included Supervisor Connie Chan, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, San Francisco City Librarian Michael Lambert, & 2024 Internet Archive artist-in-residence Swilk.

5️⃣ 🌐 1 trillion pages saved, a city that celebrates knowledge, & a shared mission to build & preserve a digital library for all, today & tomorrow. Full story on our blog ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/03/s...

h/t to , who shared this tidbit during her remarks at our celebration: archive.org/details/the-...

📧 Years before Google, “Gmail” was a fan email service on Garfield․com; perfect for anyone who hates Mondays. It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️ web.archive.org/web/20000815... 🧵 #Wayback1T #WebHistory

🐈 By May 2001, Garfield’s Gmail was replaced by a free service at @e-garfield․com via Everyone․net. Google didn’t adopt the Gmail name until April 2004 — and there’s no evidence they got the idea or name from Garfield․com. But it's safe to say Garfield beat them to the inbox. #InternetHistory

Fiery, fiendish fun! 🔥😈 That's HELL'S BELLS (1929), where devils & demons dance & frolic in a chaotic underworld in classic Silly Symphonies style. 🎶 Watch the full short & more in our #SpookySeason collection ⤵️ archive.org/details/@ste...

🍂 As #spookyseason settles & autumn’s shadows grow long, we return to THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW — Irving’s haunting mix of fall’s golden calm & sudden terror. 👻🪦 🔊 Make sure sound is on! More vintage frights ⬇️ archive.org/details/@ste... #Librivox

📡 The #livestream doesn’t stop when we're off for a holiday or weekend. When the microfiche scanning team powers down overnight & on weekends, the feed shifts to silent films, home movies & other gems from the #InternetArchive. Catch the stream ➡️

HAPPENING TODAY! 🌐🎨 Celebrate 1 trillion web pages archived on the #WaybackMachine through art: Internet Archive x : Trillionth Webpage Net․Art Commissions. 📅 Sat, Nov 1 🕗 5–8 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1872604563... #Wayback1T

Internet Archive's 1 trillion milestone was recognized in the Congressional Record ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/31/s...

🎃 Trick or treat! 💀 We're handing out chills with THE SKELETON DANCE (1929), the bone-rattling classic where skeletons swing & sway till dawn! 🦴 Get it & more #PublicDomain goodies in our #SpookySeason Collection ⤵️ archive.org/details/@ste... #Halloween

TOMORROW! 🎉 Join & Internet Archive in person for Trillionth Webpage Net․Art Commissions — new works exploring memory, data, and digital culture. 📅 Sat, Nov 1 🕗 5–8 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ Free w/ RSVP ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1872604563... #Wayback1T

💀 Get yourself ready for #Halloween by listening to this spooky tune. No lyrics… just lively blues with a xylophone that coffin-nails the "spooky-ooky" effect. 👻 🦇 Listen & open a cabinet of creepy #SpookySeason curiosities ⬇️ archive.org/details/@ste...

🎃 On Halloween eve, lend an ear to a mischievous little ode to the Jack-o’-Lantern: who lives to grin & give a fright (all in good fun). 💀 Find more vintage frights & fall delights in this #SpookySeason collection ⤵️ archive.org/details/@ste... #Halloween

Librarians, help us celebrate 1 trillion web pages preserved by the #InternetArchive! 🌐 Use our resource guide, complete with templates, visuals & event ideas, to connect your community to the web’s history. More ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/07/ 🧵 #Wayback1T #Libraries

From “Then/Now” displays to web preservation, the guide makes it easy for libraries to showcase their role in saving digital history. 🎉 Libraries everywhere can celebrate their role in safeguarding digital history & engage communities in the mission to preserve knowledge for future generations.

So glad to be at #GLAMWikiPT here in Lisbon. Looking forward to learning from each other and forming and strengthening alliances.

Web Archive Aura

Art inspired by 1 trillion pages archived on the Wayback Machine 🌐🎨 Internet Archive x Gray Area explores memory, digital preservation & culture. In person in San Francisco! 📅 Nov 1, 2025 🕗 5 PM PT 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1872604563... #Wayback1T

Creepy cartoon fun! 👻🎃 In THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1929), #MickeyMouse faces a swarm of skeletons who make him play the organ — with some animation from THE SKELETON DANCE! 💀🐭 More spooky season ⤵️ archive.org/details/@ste... #Halloween #SpookySeason

Mark Graham has helped preserve 1 trillion pages & counting. 🌐 The #WaybackMachine director discusses the past, present, & future of our digital memory on Future Knowledge #podcast. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/way... #Wayback1T

For #SpookySeason, GODS MAN (1929) is a wordless descent into temptation & consequence, perfect for #Halloween week. 🕯️🖤 👀 Check out this video of the opening chapter. Read the full story in our Spooky Season 2025 collection ⤵️ archive.org/details/@ste...

It’s #SpookySeason! 👻🕸️ The Internet Archive is serving frights all week. Today’s treat: a 1928 Saturday Evening Post cover by Frederic Stanley of a woman carving a pumpkin 🎃 97 years later & still haunting! 🖤 More ⤵️ archive.org/details/@ste... 🧵

As bonuses for your treat bag, here's a Pierrot-style figure holding a jack-o’-lantern 🎃 & a devilishly comical Hades postcard.❤️🔥 Even more Halloween goodies 🍬 archive.org/details/@ste...

Planning the coming weekend, San Francisco? Celebrate 1 trillion pages archived on the #WaybackMachine with art at Internet Archive x Gray Area. 📅 Sat, Nov 1, 2025 🕗 5 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1872604563... #Wayback1T

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we could save at ? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? airs live on Twitch tonight at 7pm EDT. twitch.tv/uncommonephe...

Thanks to #MHDL and 's digitized Business Screen magazine, I can see that Harwald also made an Inspect-O-Film station and that the Natl Education TV & Radio Center in Ann Arbor got the "Mark IV" version in 1961. It used Protect-O-Film liquid to coat their prints.

Watch: archive.org/details/the-...

Celebrate 1 trillion pages archived on the #WaybackMachine… through art 🌐🎨 Internet Archive x Gray Area features works inspired by memory, preservation & digital culture. In person in San Francisco! 📅 Sat, Nov 1 🕗 5 PM 📍 300 Funston Ave 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1872604563... #Wayback1T

"What's the first web page archived in the Wayback Machine?" We get that question all the time. There's no singular first page. There is, however, a first collection, and it's a really important one ⬇️