2026 United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees - Friends - Foundations

Join us to learn how Benchmark can support your library in everyday decision-making, and get a behind-the-scenes look at Benchmark’s interactive and user-friendly data dashboards and reporting tools.

In this webinar, we share the new Libraries Advancing Accessibility Toolkit, which helps staff and patrons increase access to and awareness of settings, apps, and resources available on the iPad and iPhone.

Executive Board meetings are open to ALA members as observers, except when the Board convenes in closed session.

This 6-week online course is a basic primer for library cataloging concepts and practices.

This 6-week online course is a basic primer for library cataloging concepts and practices.

This webinar focuses on how public libraries—while offering approaches that are also adaptable to academic and other institutional settings—can strengthen community impact and library operations with digital

A lack of access, confidence, and skills keeps many older adults from connecting digitally. This webinar focuses on how public libraries—while offering approaches that are also adaptable to academic and other

Anti-transgender rhetoric has been spreading for many years, but the inauguration on January 20, 2025 marked a sea-change in the sociopolitical situation and information ecosystem around trans Americans. This

Learn how to get started with a Youth Poet Laureate program and why you should consider implementing one in your library.

This 4 week course Fundamentals of Management is designed for new managers to build the skill set they need to successfully lead their department or organization, as well as support existing managers looking to

In this four-week asynchronous eCourse, participants will explore how a well-developed marketing plan drives the creation of promotional plans, allowing librarians to better serve their patrons, community, and

Small libraries are some of the most creative, innovative spaces around—and the ARSL Conference is your place to shine!

. In the area of cataloging and metadata, one frequently cited potential use for AI (particularly Large Language Models (LLMs)) is constructing summaries and abstracts of information resources.

This six-week course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of metadata.

This course introduces the fundamental aspects of universal design for learning. It is designed for introducing the UDL framework, CAST website, and the UDL on Campus website with captions and transcript.

Finance Committee meetings are open to ALA members as observers, except when the committee convenes in closed session.