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The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies approved level funding ($291.8 million) for the Institute of Museum and Library Services in its Fiscal Year 2027 bill on June 4.

CHICAGO — The development of cultural competency skills and social awareness benefits LIS students, their future employers, and the library profession at large―not to mention library customers and society as a whole. Nicole A. Cooke's freshly updated...

CHICAGO – Newly published research study from the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR), used surveys and interviews to analyze book censorship in Texas school libraries. Articles can...

CHICAGO — The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and the American Library Association (ALA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards. This biennial competition, celebrating its 10th edition...

The $60 million campaign is the most ambitious in the Association’s history

The American Library Association’s Film and Media Round Table Notable Films for Adults Committee has compiled its 2026 list of Notable Films.

The Library History Round Table of the American Library Association is pleased to announce the winner of the 2026 Donald G. Davis Article Award. The award is presented biannually to recognize the best article written in English.

Today, ten cultural organizations, including the American Library Association (ALA), called on Congress to expand federal funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in its fiscal year (FY) 2027 appropriations bills.

The American Library Association once again joins as a premier partner for National Voter Registration Day! And don't miss our webinar with the League of Women Voters.

CHICAGO—Max Mendez has been selected to receive the 2026 Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship in Library and Information Technology , sponsored by Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the American Library Association. This $3,000 scholarship is...

Following the results of today’s vote to unionize American Library Association (ALA) employees, ALA Executive Director Dan Montgomery issued the following statement.

CHICAGO- The American Association of School Librarians released the following statement in response to the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating the lower court’s injunctions of portions of Senate File 496, an Iowa law that requires library...

Organizations representing the vast majority of North American public libraries today released a joint statement calling for change in licensing for digital content.