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New wave of bills targeting libraries is ‘a threat to our democracy,’ American Library Association warns

The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.

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Carnegie Whitney Grant 2025 award winners

The Carnegie-Whitney Grant provides grants for the preparation, either in print and/or electronically, of popular or scholarly reading lists, webliographies, indexes and other guides to library resources that will be useful to users of all types of...

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ALA Welcomes Preliminary Injunction Restoring Some Grants, Staff of Federal Library Agency

ALA welcomed the May 13 preliminary injunction granted by the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, in a lawsuit brought by 21 states’ attorneys general for unlawful actions taken to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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The Digital Accessibility Handbook for Libraries

CHICAGO — A complicated and multifaceted topic, digital accessibility in libraries is in constant flux as new technologies emerge and design standards continue to evolve. This makes it challenging for library workers to ensure that their libraries meet...

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ALA raises alarm over termination of Digital Equity Act grants

The American Library Association (ALA) raised alarm over the Trump Administration’s cancellation of the Digital Equity Act grant program as of May 9.

Congratulations to the 2025 Core Career LIFT Award Recipients!

CHICAGO-- Congratulations to the 2025 Core Career LIFT Award Recipients! The recipients are: Ricardo Rodriguez Career LIFT Award Sponsored by OCLC Ricardo, Circulation Coordinator, has been with Dominican University since March 2019 and has worked for the...

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Winners Announced: 2025 PR Xchange Awards Competition

The Core PR Xchange Committee is delighted to announce the winners of this year's PR Xchange Awards Competition. This year, we have awarded 27 print winners and 27 electronic winners. Congratulations to those libraries! The PR Xchange Committee is charged...

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Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table celebrates the Mendocino County Library (Covelo, CA) and the Medina County District Library (Medina, OH) as the 2025 recipients of the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries

The American Library Association’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation are pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries. These grants, funded by the Will and Ann...

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Core Classroom: Your Supported Job Search

Join Core from August 4 to August 29, 2025, for the Classroom “Your Supported Job Search.” This course should help you clarify what you are looking for, sharpen your application documents, find a process that works for you, and maintain your health.

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AASL Members Receive Jewish American Heritage Month Collection Development Grants

CHICAGO—Fifteen American Association of School Librarians (AASL) members have been awarded $500 collection development grants. Generously sponsored by The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, the grants allow recipients to create or expand...

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The definitive handbook on public librarianship

CHICAGO — Dubbed "a peerless ambassador for public libraries, educating future professionals, current professionals in other parts of the field, and anyone else interested about the irreplaceable and irrepressible entities that are public libraries” (...

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ALA responds to 'unlawful dismissal' of Register of Copyrights

ALA reacts to the abrupt firing of Register of Copyrights Dr. Shira Perlmutter.

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ALA praises service of Dr. Carla Hayden, decries "unjust dismissal" of Librarian of Congress

As the President of the American Library Association, I am deeply disappointed in last night’s decision by President Trump to fire Dr. Carla Hayden from her position as Librarian of Congress...

Desiree Mallette is the 2025 recipient of the Paul Howard Award for Courage

The Paul Howard Award for Courage Jury is pleased to announce that Desiree Mallette is the 2025 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) Paul Howard Award for Courage.

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ALA Disappointed by Senate Vote to Block Hotspot Funds

The American Library Association expressed strong disappointment following the Senate’s passage of S.J. Res. 7, a Congressional Review Act resolution that overturns the FCC's decision to allow E-rate funding for Wi-Fi hotspot lending by libraries.

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ALA Annual Preconference: The George Blood LP Facility Tour

On June 27, 2025, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the half-day tour “The George Blood LP Facility Tour" on Friday, June 27, 2025, during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA.