LIBRARIES ARE A cornerstone of the community dedicated to serving the information needs of everyone. As such, they collect and make available a wide variety of information resources representing the ...

This September, we want to hear from YOU! Tell us: How do you library? Do you use your card for book clubs, movie nights, job hunting, storytimes, or something totally unique? Send us a short voice ...

Both public and school libraries are community centers at heart, with the same goal: to provide a safe, welcoming environment for all patrons and access to information in a variety of formats. When ...

Library funding is under threat. Find out how you can show up for libraries: ala.org/showup. Spanning age levels, adaptable ...

The Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is now ...

Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and author of Just Mercy, will deliver the opening keynote at the PLA 2026 Conference.

This virtual event is for all types of library workers in reference, user services, adult readers advisory and collection development, resource sharing, genealogy and archives, business reference, and ...

Longtime supporter of libraries, Cards Against Humanity (CAH), organized a creative way to support the American Library Association.

The American Library Association (ALA) affirms that Net Neutrality is essential to the promotion and practice of intellectual freedom and the free exercise of democracy. Net Neutrality is the ...

The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom provides confidential support during censorship challenges to library materials, services, and programs. Anyone can report censorship, even if they do not ...

Tamika Barnes, Associate Dean, Perimeter College Library Services, Georgia State University; and Becky Calzada, District Library Coordinator, Leander Independent School District (ISD) in Leander, ...

The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the names of the 18 nominated candidates who are running for a total of 12 at-large seats on the ALA Council to serve the 2026-2027 term.