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Barbara Macikas announces retirement as PLA executive director 5 days ago

Public Library Association launches 2021 health insurance enrollment project 1 month ago

New ALA resource, free webinar spotlight changes to the 2020 Census in response to COVID-19 1 month ago

ABC News places spotlight on libraries’ response to COVID-19 1 month ago

‘Moving Forward: Key Findings from New Libraries’ COVID-19 Response Survey’ webinar on June 12 to explore results, trends, and reopening practices 1 month ago

Encouraging Computational Thinking for Young Children and Families From a Distance 5 days ago

Rising to the Challenges 2 weeks ago

Public Library Association Call to Action for Public Library Workers to Address Racism 3 weeks ago

Sameer Pandya on Digging into the Everyday Lives of Characters and Opening Up the Campus Novel 3 weeks ago

Fostering Resilience via Libraries/Library Work 3 weeks ago

Reclosing … after Reopening 22 hours ago

The Stories of America’s Libraries, Virtually 1 week ago

Remembering John Lewis 2 weeks ago

Dewey Decibel Podcast: Libraries and Sustainability 2 weeks ago

The Latest on Broadband Bills 3 weeks ago