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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...

ALA's Libraries Ready to Code to Release Beta Collection at 2018 Annual Conference 2 days ago

PLA publications & outreach efforts highlight importance of family engagement through libraries 1 week ago

PLA launches new interest groups in online community platform 1 month ago

Extensive programming for public librarians available at ALA Annual Conference 1 month ago

Two PLA Conference programs, cancelled in Philadelphia, now offered as free webinars 1 month ago

The Growler 1 week ago

Feeding the Body and the Mind – Library Summer Feeding Programs 1 week ago

Rare Book Thefts Among Us 1 week ago

Educating Tweens/Teens about Substance Use 1 week ago

Winner Selected in PL Readers’ Choice Contest 1 week ago

Taking it to the House for a #DayOfAdvocacy for #NetNeutrality 4 days ago

Libraries Ready to Code Collection beta release this week 5 days ago

Federal library funding remains stable as FY 2019 appropriations process moves forward 1 week ago

When my congressman visited me (or, How National Library Legislative Day came back home) 1 week ago

Libraries Ready to Code librarian offers tips for ALA conferences 1 week ago