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

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 ...

Sam Helmick, Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public Library, was inaugurated ALA President for 2025-2026 on June 30 at the ALA Annual Conference in Philadelphia.

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 ...

The mentoring committee's responsibility is to develop the mentoring program, which matches mentors with new members at the ALA Annual Conference. The committee is charges with exploring ways to use ...

The members of the Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Blogging Team are: Coordinator, Jessica Lorentz Smith, Bend Senior High School, Bend, Oregon; Rachel Adams; Sarah Carnahan; Cathy ...

Over the Rainbow Book List is a bibliography that reflects the LGBTQIA+ experience and is meant for general adult readers.

Last updated June 29, 2025 As of May 9th, the Trump Administration canceled the Digital Equity Act grant programs. ALA is concerned regarding the abrupt end of the Digital Equity Act programs and is ...

Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal that addresses issues faced by new librarians. Endnotes accepts research and practitioner-based articles, and ...

Welcome to the Sustainability Round Table Committee Spotlight feature! For the next few months, we'll be highlighting the various SustainRT committees here on the blog as a way to celebrate our ...

Mitch Freedman, director of the Westchester Library System (WLS), becomes president of the Chicago-based American Library Association (ALA) at the close of its Annual Conference in Atlanta on June 18.

The committee consists of 2-4 members, a board liaison, and is led by a chair. Get Involved Serving on a SustainRT Round Table committee requires membership in SustainRT and ALA. Learn more by ...