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The Nominating Committee for the American Library Association election is seeking nominees for the positions of ALA president-elect and councilor-at-large on the 2026 spring ballot.
The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to share the All Nations LibGuide is now available on the ALA Library Resource page.
CHICAGO – The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded six students the Bound to Stay Bound and Melcher Scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The American Library Association is pleased to announce that the ALA Council approved the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) as an affiliate.
Currently I am reading The Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to Be Powerful by Nicole A. Cooke and Aisha M. Johnson (editor). Graciously, I'm uncovering the distinctive skills, ...
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 ...
ACRL 2025 features more 500 carefully curated programs designed to meet the needs of the academic and research library community.
CHICAGO – Acclaimed author Jason Reynolds will keynote the Saturday general session during the 2025 AASL National Conference in a conversation with author co-chairs Shannon Giles and Mia Gittlen.
The American Library Association is sending a delegation to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, July 13-24.
The American Library Association has launched the ALA Learning Library, a member-exclusive collection of free professional development resources.
Learn why computational thinking skills are important for young children, how to access free multimedia resources, and how they have been used to run fun and engaging programs in libraries.