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PLA announces webinars on book clubs for millennials, trauma-informed approach to library service 7 hours ago

Over 100,000 readers nationwide join #eBooksForAll campaign against planned embargo 1 week ago

PLA adds fourth location to slate of regional EDISJ symposia 2 weeks ago

Fifty-seven public libraries awarded funding to encourage Affordable Care Act enrollment 2 weeks ago

ALA receives $2 million Google.org grant to develop library entrepreneurship centers 2 weeks ago

“The Whole World that’s Interesting to Me in One Book”—Jami Attenberg on her Incredible New Novel 2 hours ago

Five Kinds of Outreach to People in Residential Care 4 days ago

Reaching the Uninsured @ Your Library 1 week ago

Embargoed: Libraries Struggle with Ebook Purchasing 2 weeks ago

Personal Identifiable Information, Parental Consent, and Public Libraries 2 weeks ago

Grow with Google is coming to a library near you 10 months ago

Encouraging library patrons to participate in democracy through being poll workers 1 year 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