The American Library Association has unveiled a new multi-year strategic plan aimed at strengthening libraries, growing the ...

ALA’s new Strategic Plan is a bold, forward-looking roadmap designed to strengthen our organization, expand opportunities, help prioritize our work, and ensure our continued leadership in the library ...

Ballard has chosen to forgo the monetary award and associated benefits in order to honor the “little lamps” that lit her path by paying it forward—extending AASL National Conference registration to ...

The American Library Association is sending a delegation to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on ...

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 (ALA) has selected Daniel J. Montgomery as its next executive director. He will replace Interim Executive Director Leslie Burger.

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

CHICAGO - 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. The stories ...

Investing in Prison Libraries: A Cost-Effective Path to Safer Communities and Second Chances, a new report by the American Library Association, explores the essential role of prison libraries in ...

CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has released a new book, “Navigating Difficult Situations in Public Libraries: The PLA Guide to Trauma-Informed De-Escalation,” which provides ...

A federal judge has declined to block the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The ruling, issued today in ALA v. Sonderling, will allow the ...