CHICAGO — Join public library workers from around the country at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, to explore how Yiddish literature can provide a springboard for powerful conversations about religion, assimilation, identity, and...
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...
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...
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...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has released a new landscape report under the Aging Together: An Evaluation of Library Programming for Older Adults initiative to better understand the current state of library programming for older adults...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) announces 12 libraries selected for the Digital Pathways: Online Health Literacy Programming for Adults initiative, a pilot program that supports libraries' online health literacy programming during a nine...
CHICAGO — In today’s increasingly polarized society, libraries play a vital role as hubs of connection, bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. By hosting community conversations, libraries create intentional spaces that...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) announces twenty-nine advisors for Aging Together: An Evaluation of Library Programming for Older Adults, a national evaluation initiative to better understand and disseminate information about the current...
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in collaboration with The Pulitzer Prizes, invites public libraries to apply to host Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works that Inform, Empower & Inspire, a new traveling exhibit...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply for the sixth annual Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader responsible for the creation of National Library Week and the...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant (LTCEG), an annual award supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries...
The American Library Association (ALA), in collaboration with the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI), is launching Resilient Communities: Advancing Sustainability in and through Libraries, a new initiative designed to equip public library workers with...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA), with $388,363 in support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, announces Aging Together: An Evaluation of Library Programming for Older Adults, an initiative to support a national evaluation to better...
Since its inception in 2022, Nourishing Minds has evolved from a pioneering project into a comprehensive framework transforming how libraries support youth mental health. Initiated by The Seattle Public Library (SPL), Nourishing Minds has now unveiled a...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) invites applications from small and rural libraries for the fourth round of funding of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, which is anticipated to be...
