Grab a drink, get comfy, and join book lovers from around the country as we chat with amazing authors featuring Claire Boyles, Lisa Kleypas, Elizabeth Letts, and Eli McCann. Moderated by Donna Seaman, ...

Founded in 1980, the Asian/Pacific Librarians Association (APALA) was incorporated in Illinois in 1981 and formally affiliated with the American Library Association (ALA) in 1982. A predecessor of ...

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and ...

Council has adopted “Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries,” a new resource designed to help libraries develop and revise policies for the ethical, human-centered use of ...

WASHINGTON — The American Library Association released the following statement in response to the January 24th announcement that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is ...

"Twenty-four Seconds from Now...,” written by Jason Reynolds and published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. “My Daddy Is a Cowboy,” illustrated ...

The American Library Association would like to acknowledge the indigenous history of the Denver region and Colorado more broadly and recognize the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

The Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award is no longer offered. Please contact publicprograms@ala.org with any questions. The Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities ...

The Public Library Association (PLA) announced the availability of a new practical guide for engaging Spanish-speaking community members.

Learn more about how your library can be part of 'Money Smart Week, a national initiative between the ALA and the Federal Reserve Bank (Chicago) to provide financial literacy programming to help ...

ALA actively advocates in defense of the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. A publicly supported library provides free and equal ...

The American Library Association's Core Values articulate the profession’s principles and highest aspirations. They guide and unite library workers, including staff, volunteers, trustees, advocates, ...