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Celebrating 75 Years of PLA

Hotspot Lending Webinar on July 30th

Social Justice and Public Libraries

Grants for Libraries in Select Rural Counties

Social Work in Public Libraries Forum

Initiatives

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

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Upcoming webinar offers guidance on starting a WiFi hotspot lending program at the library 1 week ago

PLA announces changes to Board of Directors 3 weeks ago

ALA welcomes Supreme Court decision to hold citizenship question from 2020 Census 3 weeks ago

July PLA webinar explores access issues related to unreturned library materials 1 month ago

PLA Inclusive Internship Initiative kicks off for summer 2019 1 month ago

Unlikely Mentors and Cultural Malaise: Maureen Stanton on her Powerful Memoir 2 days ago

Casey McQuiston on Nora Ephron, History Nerds, and Full Circle Moments at her Library 5 days ago

Flatter, Focused, and Community Led – Public Library Staffing Continues to Evolve 1 week ago

New Podcast! Library Marketing with Cordelia Anderson 2 weeks ago

Media Literacy Ideas 2 weeks ago

Grow with Google is coming to a library near you 7 months ago

Encouraging library patrons to participate in democracy through being poll workers 9 months ago

Subcommittee calls for FY2019 library funding increases 10 months ago

Evolution in the library ebook market 10 months ago

Encourage youth at your library to register for the 2018 Congressional App Challenge 10 months ago