ALA's Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) is proud to announce the establishment of the ...

#ARSL2025 is the conference for rural and small libraries, taking place Sept. 17-20, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. #ARSL2025 is the conference for rural and small libraries, taking place Sept.

Libraries, Museums, Cultural Institutions, and Nation’s Largest Cultural Worker Union Urge Federal Court to Block President ...

The American Library Association responded with disappointment to an announcement by the FCC Chairman, who proposed reversing ...

The American Library Association (ALA) invites library users nationwide to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award.

Quarles believes that “the Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellows award program presents a golden opportunity to bridge the gap ...

ALA, its Divisions, Round Tables and Affiliates host many conferences, and in-person and online events to showcase cutting-edge developments in library advocacy, information literacy, and many other ...

ALA supports state-level efforts to preserve net neutrality protections for consumers and institutions like libraries.

Fifteen new and renovated libraries feature in American Libraries’ 2025 Library Design Showcase. The showcase appears in the magazine’s September/October issue, available online today.

In 1921 Frederic G.Melcher had the Newbery Medal designed by René Paul Chambellan. The bronze medal has the winner's name and the date engraved on the back. The American Library Association Executive ...

The American Library Association and the Banned Books Week Coalition is preparing to observe Banned Books Week October 5-11. This year’s theme is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” ...

OIF has been documenting attempts to ban books in libraries and schools since 1990. OIF compiled this list of the most banned and challenged books from 2010-2019 by reviewing both the public and ...