The American Library Association (ALA) officially launched its 150th anniversary year, marking a century and a half of empowering library professionals, advancing access to knowledge and protecting ...

Library funding is under threat. Find out how you can show up for libraries: ala.org/showup.

I’m reading Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy.

The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Readers ages twelve to eighteen nominate and vote online to choose the list.

Official members of this section committee are automatically added to the committee’s Connect space and subscribed to the email list. You can post to the list by sending an email to ...

The American Library Association (ALA) champions and defends the freedom to read as promised by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. In preparation for Banned Books Week ...

To raise awareness of the overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries, AASL has designated one day ...

The Public Library Association (PLA) has been thrilled to work with public libraries like yours to get people the skills they need to grow their careers and businesses. As library staff, we know you ...

With challenges to books at an all-time high, library staff, educators, and authors may be confronted with stressful and disheartening situations. Speaking out for banned and challenged books is vital ...

The ALA Store offers products that meet the widest range of your promotional and continuing education/professional development needs, including resources used worldwide by thousands of libraries and ...

Led by Lee Shainis, President of Simplify Language, this 60-minute webinar will give registrants a greater awareness of language exclusion and actionable ways to make written and spoken communication ...

Washington - Since early April 2025, numerous libraries and library organizations have received notices that their federal grant awards – such as from the Institute of Museum and Library Services ...