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Amid continued threats to library funding and attacks on the freedom to read, library workers gathered June 26-30 in ...
CHICAGO – During the 2025 ALA Annual Conference, held June 26–30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Becky Calzada awarded her Presidential ...
The members of the Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Blogging Team are: Coordinator, Jessica Lorentz Smith, Bend Senior High School, Bend, Oregon; Rachel Adams; Sarah Carnahan; Cathy ...
The mentoring committee's responsibility is to develop the mentoring program, which matches mentors with new members at the ALA Annual Conference. The committee is charges with exploring ways to use ...
Over the Rainbow Book List is a bibliography that reflects the LGBTQIA+ experience and is meant for general adult readers.
The committee consists of 2-4 members, a board liaison, and is led by a chair. Get Involved Serving on a SustainRT Round Table committee requires membership in SustainRT and ALA. Learn more by ...
Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal that addresses issues faced by new librarians. Endnotes accepts research and practitioner-based articles, and ...
Mitch Freedman, director of the Westchester Library System (WLS), becomes president of the Chicago-based American Library Association (ALA) at the close of its Annual Conference in Atlanta on June 18.
Sam Helmick, Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public Library, was inaugurated ALA President for 2025-2026 on June 30 at the ALA Annual Conference in Philadelphia.
Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced a new milestone in its decades-long partnership with the American Library Association (ALA).
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) launched National Library Week with today’s release of its highly anticipated annual list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 and the State of ...
Gen Z and Millennials are using public libraries, both in person and digitally, at higher rates compared to older generations, according to a new report released today by the American Library ...