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EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award is accepting nominations
The EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award is accepting nominations
Nominations open for Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity Award
The Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity Award is accepting nominations!
Scholastic Library Publishing Award is accepting nominations
The Scholastic Library Publishing Award is accepting nominations.
Nominations open for Joseph W. Lippincott Award
The Joseph W. Lippincott Award is accepting nominations.
Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship now accepting nominations
The Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship is accepting nominations.
ALA Medal of Excellence Award Nominations Open
The ALA Medal of Excellence Award is accepting nominations.
Nominations for the Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award Open
The Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award is accepting nominations.
Beta Phi Mu Award is accepting nominations
The Beta Phi Mu Award is accepting nominations!
Nominations open for Ernest A. DiMattia Jr. Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession
The Ernest A. DiMattia Jr. Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession is accepting nominations.
American Library Association announces slate of petition council candidates for 2026 election
American Library Association announces slate of petition council candidates for 2026 election
ALA Virtual Information Session for Members, Councilors, and the Executive Board
The ALA Information Session for Members, Councilors, and the Executive Board is your opportunity receive first-hand information and updates on the latest developments within our organization and to learn more about the governance of ALA as well as a forum for personal members to engage in real time with ALA leadership.
Virtual, Winter and Annual Conference Council Meetings
Council Documents for Winter, Annual Conference and other Virtual Council Meetings
ALA Nominating Committee announces councilors-at-large candidates
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the names of the 18 nominated candidates who are running for a total of 12 at-large seats on the ALA Council to serve the 2026-2027 term.
Barnes, Calzada seek ALA presidency for 2027-2028
Tamika Barnes, Associate Dean, Perimeter College Library Services, Georgia State University; and Becky Calzada, District Library Coordinator, Leander Independent School District (ISD) in Leander, Texas, are candidates for the 2027-2028 presidency of ALA
2025 Division Annual Reports to the ALA Council
ALA CD#28.1 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) ALA CD#28.2 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) ALA CD#28.3 Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) ALA CD#28.4 Core: Leadership Infrastructure, Futures (Core) ALA CD#28.5 Public Library Association (PLA) ALA CD#28.6 Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) ALA CD#28.7 Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) ALA CD#28.8 United for Libraries (UFL)
Run for ALA President-elect or Councilor-at-Large by petition
Run for ALA President-elect or Councilor-at-Large by petition
Call for Volunteers: Serve on ALA Award Juries
Call for Volunteers: Serve on ALA Award Juries
ALA Nominating Committee seeks ALA President-elect & ALA Councilor at Large candidates
The Nominating Committee for the American Library Association election is seeking nominees for the positions of ALA president-elect and councilor-at-large on the 2026 spring ballot.
American Library Association adds Independent Book Publishers Association to professional affiliate roster
The American Library Association is pleased to announce that the ALA Council approved the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) as an affiliate.