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AASL Launches “Page to Practice” Book Club to Transform Professional Reading into Action

CHICAGO- The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announces the launch of the AASL Page to Practice Book Club, a new online professional learning community designed to help school librarians and K–12 educators turn professional reading into...

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Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table Announces Recipient of the 2026 Oni Press GNCRT Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grant

The American Library Association's Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is excited to announce Christa Bell as the winner of the 2026 Oni Press GNCRT Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grant. Christa Bell is a K–12 Library Media Specialist in the...

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Terrebonne Parish Library System (Houma, La.) and Union (N.J). Public Library Awarded ALA’s Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its seventh annual Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to Terrebonne Parish Library System in Houma, La., and Union (N.J.) Public Library. The winning libraries will use the grant...

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Academic, K-12 and Tribal Library Awarded ALA’s 2026 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant for Programs to Strengthen Community Through Libraries as Third Spaces

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its 2026 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader, to Fresno (Calif.) State Library, Lafayette County C-1 School District, Higginsville, Mo. and...

Jessie Commerce receives AASL Frances Henne Award

CHICAGO – Jessie Commerce, assistant librarian at Salem Church Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, is the recipient of the 2026 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, the $1,250...

AASL President’s Program Brings Native Voices Panel to ALA Annual Conference

CHICAGO— AASL President Amanda Kordeliski will host award-winning Native authors and artists who will come together for a special panel discussion, “Telling Our Stories: Native Voices in Children's Literature,” offering school librarians an opportunity to...

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Danny Joudrey Awarded 2026 Margaret Mann Citation

Danny Joudrey has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Margaret Mann Citation, sponsored by OCLC and Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. Joudrey is currently the Professor and Director of Libraries and Librarianship Concentration at Simmons...

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ALA and AFSCME Prevail in Fight to Protect Libraries and Museums Nationwide

On April 9, 2026, the American Library Association (ALA) – the largest library association in the world – and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) – the nation’s largest union of cultural workers – reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that protects the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and ensures the agency will continue carrying out its congressionally mandated work.

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Danielle Jones elected 2026-2027 vice-president/president-elect of the upcoming reunified ALSC/YALSA division

Danielle Jones (she/they), Youth Development Manager, Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon, has been elected vice president/president-elect of the upcoming reunified division of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young...

Best of Core Forum: Unlocking Team Potential: Leading Effective Library Teams

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Unlocking Team Potential: Leading Effective Library Teams" on June 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. eams are an increasingly important workplace construct, allowing libraries to tap into staff potential to...

Best of Core Forum: Elevating Public Spaces: Universal Design, Safety, and Community Voice in a Major Library Renovation

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Elevating Public Spaces: Universal Design, Safety, and Community Voice in a Major Library Renovation" on June 2, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Embarking on a major capital renovation presents unique challenges...

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An update to Benson’s best-selling copyright guide

CHICAGO — When faculty, students, and colleagues come to you with legal questions and you suddenly find yourself in the thick of a copyright conundrum, you don’t need pages of historical background information and long-winded legal explanations — you need...

ALA awards $3.5 million in library accessibility funding to 300 small and rural libraries in the fourth and final round of the grant initiative

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the fourth and final round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an initiative to help small and rural libraries...

Core ALA Annual Preconference: Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Consultant

On June 26, 2025, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the half-day session “Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Consultant" on Friday, June 26, 2026, during the 2026 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, IL.

Core ALA Annual Preconference: Embedding Anti-Racism Practices into Program Innovations

On June 26, 2025, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the half-day session “Embedding Anti-Racism Practices into Program Innovations" on Friday, June 26, 2026, during the 2026 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, IL.