Public Library Association (PLA) |

Celebrating 75 Years of PLA

Join the Fight to End Macmillan's Ebook Embargo

Social Work Webinar on September 24th

Digital Skills Webinar on September 26th

Data & Mapping Webinar on October 8th

Space Planning Workshops

New! Posters & Bookmarks

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...

October webinar highlights community data and mapping techniques 11 hours ago

Public Library Association launches 2020 health insurance enrollment project 6 days ago

ALA launches national campaign against e-book embargo 6 days ago

PLA announces regional workshops on space planning for libraries 1 week ago

PLA to share digital skill-building tools in free September webinar 1 week ago

Paul Tough on College Admissions, Social Mobility, and the Common Sense Solutions to Current Inequities in Higher Education 6 days ago

Checking Our Political Differences at the Door 1 week ago

Understanding Trauma-Informed Approaches in Public Libraries 2 weeks ago

Age as a Factor in Programming 3 weeks ago

¿Como Puedo Ayudarle? How Can I Help You? 3 weeks ago

Grow with Google is coming to a library near you 9 months ago

Encouraging library patrons to participate in democracy through being poll workers 11 months ago

Subcommittee calls for FY2019 library funding increases 1 year ago

Evolution in the library ebook market 1 year ago

Encourage youth at your library to register for the 2018 Congressional App Challenge 1 year ago