The federal government shutdown, which begins today, will have cascading effects across the nation and our economy.

Dan Montgomery will start his role on November 10 as the American Library Association’s new executive director.

Librarians consistently struggle with how to cover the concepts they need to teach in a short amount of time instructors allot them, all the while making their instruction engaging and interactive.

Join library experts and hundreds of your colleagues for interactive discussions on pressing issues in modern librarianship. American Libraries Live webcasts cover the full spectrum of library topics ...

What is the definition of a tribal library? And what is its basis for development? Sandy Littletree, PhD candidate at University of Washington and 2011–2012 president of the American Indian Library ...

Libraries have become frequent targets of ransomware attacks. These libraries' experiences offer lessons in responding and ...

In a growing number of public libraries, virtual driving simulators let users practice driving skills in a safe, low-pressure ...

The year 2023 was another record-breaker for book bans. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented 1,247 attempts to censor library books and other ...

A woman using the card catalog at the main reading room of the Library of Congress, circa 1940. Photo: Library of Congress OCLC printed its last library catalog cards on October 1, 2015, ending an era ...

In summer 2020, during the national outcry that followed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, the concept of antiracism—or actively opposing racism and promoting tolerance ...

The winners of the 2025 Library Building Awards recognize the best in library architecture and design by any architect ...