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PLA Now Seeking Proposals for PLA 2026 Conference
The Public Library Association (PLA) has opened the Call for Proposals for educational sessions to be presented at its next biennial conference, to be held April 1–3, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
John Oluwaseye Adebayo and Libby Anderson receive SRRT’s 2025 Conference Travel Grants
The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association has named John Oluwaseye Adebayo and Libby Anderson as the 2025 winners of the SRRT Conference Travel Grants to attend the upcoming 2025 ALA Annual Conference.
CHICAGO — Today, the American Library Association (ALA) opened registration for the ALA 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition, to be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and surrounding hotels in Philadelphia, June 26-30, 2025.
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is accepting applications for their Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grants. This year’s grants are the 2025 Oni Press GNCRT School Librarian Confrerence Travel Grant and the 2025 Skybound Entertainment...
Savannah Lake Named a 2025 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Savannah Lake has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Lake is a Digital Scholarship Librarian for the J. Murrey Atkins Library at University of North Carolina at...
Kay Slater Named a 2025 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Kay Slater has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Slater is a Creative Technology Specialist at Oak Park Public Library (OPPL) in Oak Park, IL. In that role, they...
LaShonda Campbell Named a 2025 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that LaShonda Campbell has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Campbell is a Collections Development Librarian at University of Arkansas at Monticello. She earned her...
IFRT Opens Nominations for 2025 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is accepting nominations for the 2025 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, which honors notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in defense of freedom of expression...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) announced today a revised date for its highly anticipated ALA 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia. Originally scheduled for June 26 – July 1, 2025, the conference will now take place on June...
ALA Opens 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition Call for Proposals
CHICAGO — ALA invites education program and poster proposals for the 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition, taking place June 26 – July 1, 2025, in Philadelphia. The submission sites are open now through September 23, 2024.
American Library Association’s Annual Conference brought together thousands for library event
More than 13,500 attendees gathered in San Diego, CA, for the largest library event in the world.
American Library Association Council strongly reaffirms freedom for all to read freely
The association’s elected Council delivered a strong message opposing censors and those who are trying to remove hundreds of books at a time targeting LGBTQ+ and people of color from library shelves.
Banned Books from the Big Chair returns for 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Sage, the American Library Association, the Banned Books Week Coalition, and Unite Against Book Bans are partnering to bring Banned Books from the Big Chair back to the 2024 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition! To counter the unparalleled rise in...
GNCRT Celebrates 2024 Recipients of the Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grants
The American Library Association's Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is excited to announce Rachel Perrone of Cranston, RI and Valerie Tohom of Los Angeles, CA as the recipients of the 2024 GNCRT Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grants. Rachel...
ALA Store at 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Located in Lobby E near Registration, the ALA Store will offer a wide range of posters, bookmarks, clothing, gift books, professional development resources and more during the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition. Store hours are: Friday, June 28: 12...
