Organizations representing the vast majority of North American public libraries today released a joint statement calling for change in licensing for digital content.

Celebrate Your Friends Group Oct. 18-24, 2026, during the 21st annual National Friends of Libraries Week!

International Relations Round Table (IRRT) is pleased to announce that the BRIDGE: Building Relationship through International Dialogue & Global Exchange” project has been selected as the recipient of ...

CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released its annual list of Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning. The Best Digital Tools provide opportunities for school ...

The Association for Library Service to Children has awarded the 2026 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award to Sam ...

The Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table announced María Emerson, assistant professor and student success librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as the ...

Tristan MK Draper, Student Success & Engagement Librarian at Beloit College in Beloit, WI, and Mary Elizabeth Schiavone, Student Success & Engagement Librarian and Federal Depository Coordinator, also ...

CHICAGO – Icelandic-Chinese composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey has been named honorary chair of Library Card Sign-up Month. This September, Laufey will join the American ...

CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) and Banned Books Week Coalition today unveiled the artwork for Banned Books Week 2026, October 4–10. Designed for use in Banned Books Week events ...

As part of the American Library Association’s 150th Anniversary, ALA Annual 2026 will bring together thousands of library professionals to celebrate our collective achievements and chart a bold course ...

This award is administered by the the Community and Junior College Libraries Section of ACRL; it recognizes significant achievement in the areas of community college leadership.

State of America’s Libraries Report reveals 4,235 unique titles challenged in 2025, marking the second-highest total on record CHICAGO – Today the American Library Association (ALA) releases its ...