The American Library Association, its 8 divisions, 21 round tables, and offices host many conferences, meetings, forums, institutes, and other events. Use the filters to explore our many available ...

CHICAGO – During the 2025 ALA Annual Conference, held June 26–30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Becky Calzada awarded her Presidential ...

The members of the Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Blogging Team are: Coordinator, Jessica Lorentz Smith, Bend Senior High School, Bend, Oregon; Rachel Adams; Sarah Carnahan; Cathy ...

Amid continued threats to library funding and attacks on the freedom to read, library workers gathered June 26-30 in ...

Sam Helmick, Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public Library, was inaugurated ALA President for 2025-2026 on June 30 at the ALA Annual Conference in Philadelphia.

Welcome to the Sustainability Round Table Committee Spotlight feature! For the next few months, we'll be highlighting the various SustainRT committees here on the blog as a way to celebrate our ...

The American Library Association and SAGE are pleased to announce Mia Jakobsen of Furry Creek, British Columbia (Canada) as the recipient of the 2025 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media ...

The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the selection of Tyler Brady of Honea Path, South Carolina as the 2024 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship recipient.

RUSA - STARGazing: Meet Jessica Bower Relevo1. What is your institutional affiliation? I am at the CUNY Graduate Center, a public research institution providing doctoral and master's education. We ...

IPSWICH, Mass. — June 27, 2025 — The 2025 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award recipients have been selected, honoring libraries for their exceptional achievements in strategic communications. Administered by ...

Description: For decades we have discussed what the libraries of the future would be to have a direct impact on the health and wellbeing of those who work and visit. For decades we have forecasted ...

The American Library Association (ALA) applauded the Supreme Court 6-3 decision to uphold the Universal Service Fund (USF).