Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opens ALA's 2025 Annual Conference in Philadelphia with a discussion of her young adult memoir ...

The ALA applauded today's Supreme Court 6–3 decision to uphold the Universal Service Fund, which funds the E-Rate program.

Montgomery will start his new role as executive director on November 10. He is currently president of the Illinois Federation ...

As President Trump's actions continue to cause upheaval for libraries, here are updates on Trump's attacks against US ...

Welcome to the 2021 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries that address user needs in unique, interesting, and effective ways. That this year’s ...

The American Library Association (ALA) recently received the largest gift in its 150-year history: a $25 million bequest from Washington, D.C.–based financial advisor James W. Lewis. The bequest from ...

Noah Biesiada writes: “Huntington Beach (Calif.) voters weighed in on the future of their city’s library June 10, [repealing an approved-but-never-created] book review committee and blocking city ...

New English Canaan (1637) by Thomas Morton . The year 2023 was another record-breaker for book bans. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented 1,247 ...

On January 24, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, ...

Welcome to the 2019 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries. These shining examples of innovative architectural feats address user needs in ...

Library Learning Center at Texas Southern University in Houston. Photo: Kayla Hartzog. Welcome to the 2020 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated ...

Librarians are being asked to be social workers, EMTs, therapists, legal consultants, and more. Anne Ford interviews seven front-line librarians about this mission creep, the directions their ...