ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition

The Core Competencies for Cataloging & Metadata Professional Librarians provides an important framework to assess professional-level cataloging and metadata skills, knowledge, and behavior.

Don’t wait! Celebrate the PLA 2026 Conference early with a conversation between four amazing authors.

New Jersey Library Association Conference

Library consultant Toby Greenwalt demonstrates the capabilities of Super Searchers and Meet LEO and showcases potential applications in the library workspace.

Find resources to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month in your school library.

Find information and resources to celebrate National Immigrant Heritage Month with learners in your school library.

Find information and resources to celebrate Audiobook Appreciation Month with learners in your school library.

Find resources to celebrate Rainbow Book Month in your school 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

Learn about pathways to leadership in PLA and the public library profession.

This 90 minute webinar will cover the similarities and the differences in Canada and the US's approach to copyright.

Discovery products providing a single search interface to library collections have become industry standard in large academic libraries since their emergence in the late 2000's. This presentation begins to fill

Learn how a library created a classification system that people bought into, was collaborative, and was scalable.

Join our panel discussion made up of ALA round table members that will highlight their experiences and perspectives on overcoming the challenges that LGBTQIA+ library professionals face and persevere through.

Learn about and apply backward design, a model for effectively determining what you want to accomplish in workshops, library instruction and training sessions.

Learn best practices, tips, and advice on how to successfully host lawmakers at your library to show, them the many unique ways libraries positively impact communities.