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 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 ...

Contact: Larra Clark/Paige Wasson 312-280-5043/4393 For Immediate Release June 2002 Mitch Freedman leads American Library Association Mitch Freedman, director of the Westchester Library System (WLS), ...

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 ...

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

Each year, the Sustainability Round Table Booklist Committee curates an annual list of 10 notable children’s books on nature, conservation, and communities that reflect the mission of SustainRT “to ...

The American Library Association (ALA) has selected Daniel J. Montgomery as its next executive director. He will replace ...

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

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 Library Research Round Table (LRRT) invites you to attend our Chair's Program. Our theme this year is, "Real Research for Real Librarians", which is highlighted by the presentations from this year ...

Color as content and color blindness: Using color to signify information, such as green and red for open and closed, can actually hide this information for multiple reasons. First, assistive ...

Stories from communities from Anaconda, Mont., to Albany, N.Y., came to life today on the American Library Association’s (ALA) Show Up For Our Libraries interactive site map.