CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) is observing Banned Books Week, Oct. 4-10, under the theme “Let Books Be.

The redesigned portal offers an improved experience for navigating the AASL Standards and discovering the resources that support their application in teaching and learning environments. With ...

The Public Library Association (PLA) seeks responses to the 2026 Public Library Technology Survey. This unique national survey focuses on resources, training, staff, and funding related to technology ...

The American Library Association and American Association of School Librarians endorsed the bicameral Quality Educator Partnership Act (S.5549 / H.R.10530).

Davis has served as Library Director at four public library systems—Mount Vernon Public Library (NY), Edison Public Library ...

Evans has been actively involved in ALA throughout her career, beginning as a 2013 ALA Spectrum Scholar, an honor that helped shape her professional trajectory. Over the past decade, she has ...

How to find out what your patrons need, concerns they have, and what has to be true before they trust a library AI tool.

Russell will be attending Queens College (New York). An annual scholarship consisting of $5,000 to a U.S./Canadian citizen or ...

Simuel holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from St. Augustine’s University, as well as a master’s in Information Science and a Master of Library Science from North Carolina ...

An annual scholarship consisting of $3,000 to a U.S./Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is pursuing an MLS in an ALA-accredited program.

Voting is one of the greatest privileges and responsibilities of citizenship in the United States. Yet, turnout in national elections is consistently lower than two-thirds of eligible voters.

CHICAGO - Due to a dramatic uptick in book challenges and outright removal of books from libraries, ALA's Executive Board and the Boards of Directors for all of ALA's eight divisions have released the ...