SHLB Coalition, ALA, EdLiNC and the Homework Gap Coalition submitted a joint letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the Commission to protect two vital programs that expand inter ...

Pioneering actor, author, and activist George Takei has been named honorary chair of Banned Books Week, which will take place ...

The Public Library Association (PLA) has opened its annual survey, the "2025 Public Library Services for Strong Communities Survey," and invites all U.S. public libraries to participate.

Leadership Development Committee has selected 27 exceptional librarians to participate in the Fall 2025 PLA Leadership Academy.

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), empowers leaders to transform teaching and learning.

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

BizRef 101 is for any librarian in-training who wants to gain confidence and knowledge around BizRef topics such as company and industry research, consumer and market research, entrepreneurship topics ...

The American Library Association (ALA), the voice of America's libraries, is the oldest, largest and most influential library association in the world. Its more than 50,000 members are primarily ...

The process for selecting ACRL programs at the ALA Annual Conference is managed by the ACRL Professional Development Committee (PDC). This process was put in place largely to: systematically ...

The Sibert Award is presented annually to the author, author/illustrator, co-authors, or author and illustrator named on the title page of the most distinguished informational book for children ...

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 ...

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