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

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

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.” ...

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

Stevens stated that “service to others has always been a guiding principle in her life.” It is one of the reasons she chose to enter the field of librarianship. But even before she decided to be a ...

Ryan King works as the English librarian at Vanderbilt University Libraries in Nashville, Tennessee.

Published by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and ALA Editions, the newly released second edition of “ National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School ...

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.

Below is a general structure you can use to help you craft a letter to the editor. Be sure to consult the unique guidelines of your chosen news outlet before writing your letter. Introduce the issue.

As ALA fights for the future of library funding in court, we need every advocate to tell Congress to #FundLibraries, and to do it as frequently as they can. Critically, we also need your help to urge ...