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Celebrate Open Access Week, October 25-October 31

Registration is open, ALA LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, January 21-24, 2022

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American Rescue Plan Humanities Grants for Libraries

ALA Disaster Reief Fiund. Hurricane Ida support. Standing water outside the Lefrak City Library in New Jersey.

Save the date! November 5-7, 2021. Join us as we explore how libraries serve the expanding world of teens. YALSA's Young Adult Services Symposium, Reno, Nevada #YALSA21

We're hiring. Let's make a difference together.

Trust Me: How do you know what to believe? AASL Partnership

Benchmark: New tool for data-driven planning and advocacy in libraries from ACRL and PLA

Support Open Access at Core with the “OA is radical and so are you” Campaign

Registration is open for ALA LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience!

Will and estate planning support — get peace of mind and leave a gift to ALA!

American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries – Apply by December 2

Support for libraries damaged by Hurricane Ida — learn how you can help!

Save the date for YALSA's Young Adult Services Symposium!

Current open positions at ALA!

Trust Me: How do you know what to believe? AASL Partnership

LibLearnX

ALA LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, January 21-24, 2022. It's the conference you told us you wanted!

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Urge your Members of Congress to include the Build America’s Libraries Act in the budget reconciliation plan!

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Registration now open for ALA’s LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience conference 1 week ago

At the heart of their schools, school librarians display the power to change communities at 2021 AASL National Conference 19 hours ago

November Online Learning with RUSA 21 hours ago

ALA welcomes long-awaited nominees and library supporters Rosenworcel (FCC Chair), Sohn (FCC Commissioner) and Davidson (NTIA Administrator) 1 day ago

Classifying and fixing dirty data 1 day ago

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Dr. Gregory Leazer Awarded ALSC Research Agenda Pilot Grant 1 week ago

ALA announces Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship Program and informational session 1 week ago

Core Webinar: Improving Web Site Accessibility 3 weeks ago

Centering the lived experience of generational poverty 1 month ago

Core Webinar: Building Capacity for Community-led Planning 1 month ago

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Public Libraries Respond to COVID-19: Survey of Response & Activities

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Teen Literacies Toolkit

Professional Ethics

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ALA eLearning

Zotero: Teaching and Supporting in Libraries

Boosting Youth Workforce Readiness (PLA)

Best Practices for Recruiting and Hiring in Youth Services Webinar

Digging Deeper into Local and Family History with Census Data (PLA)

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Featured Jobs | ALA JobLIST

Library Teen Audience Manager - Monroe County Public Library - Bloomington, IN 1 day ago

Executive Director - Wilton Library (CT) - Wilton Library (CT) - Wilton, CT 1 day ago

Chief of Neighborhood Library Services Division - Enoch Pratt Free Library (MD) - Enoch Pratt Free Library (MD) - Baltimore, MD 2 days ago

Dean of Libraries - Hudson County Community College (HCCC) - Jersey City, NJ 2 days ago

Chief of State Library Resource Center - Enoch Pratt Free Library (MD) - Baltimore, MD 2 days ago

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