Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions

January 15, 2026 Tom Warren

Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. | Image: Getty Images

Microsoft's library of books is so heavy that it once caused a campus building to sink, according to an unproven legend among employees. Now those physical books, journals, and reports, and many of Microsoft's digital subscriptions to leading US newspapers, are disappearing in a shift described inside Microsoft as an "AI-powered learning experience."

Microsoft started cutting back on its employee subscriptions to news and reports services in November, with some publishers receiving an automated email cancellation of a contract. "This correspondence serves as official notification that Microsoft will not renew any existing contracts upon the …

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