Public Library Association (PLA)

School Partnerships Webinar on April 28

New Book! Pivoting during the Pandemic

PLA's 2020: Year in Review

Custom Digital Literacy Training

Initiatives

Our groundbreaking initiatives do more than develop new skills—they move our profession to ever more innovative places.

We help keep public library professionals a step ahead through in-person and online education opportunities.

Our member opportunities bring public library people together, so they can strengthen what makes their library unique and invent what comes next...

Free training to boost Census data literacy skills, improve planning and programs 3 weeks ago

New PLA Benchmark Briefings allows for library peer comparison 1 month ago

Ideas for pivoting during the pandemic 3 months ago

Candidates announced for 2021 Public Library Association board election 3 months ago

New PLA initiative helps public libraries prepare communities for in-demand jobs 4 months ago

The Future of Remote Work is Flexibility 2 days ago

Five Kitchen Sink Science Experiments to Try at Home 4 days ago

Eating the Elephant: Libraries Tackle Huge Issues in Small Bites 6 days ago

Feeding More than Minds at the Library 1 week ago

The Impact of COVID-19 on Library Staff: Supporting Health and Well-Being 1 week ago

ACRL Day Four: Humanizing Information 56 minutes ago

ACRL Day Three: Recasting the Roles of Academic Libraries 2 days ago

ACRL Day Two: Getting to Welcome 3 days ago

Pelayo-Lozada Wins 2022–2023 ALA Presidency 4 days ago

Ascending into an Open Future 5 days ago