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April 7, 2025
American Library Association, AFSCME Challenge Trump Administration Gutting of Institute of Museum and Library Services
American Library Association, AFSCME Challenge Trump Administration Gutting of Institute of Museum and Library Services
April 7, 2025
American Library Association kicks off National Library Week with the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 and the State of America’s Libraries Report
The American Library Association (ALA) today released the highly anticipated Top 10 Most Challenged Books List.
March 15, 2025
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America’s libraries.
February 10, 2025
American Library Association launches public supporter program
The American Library Association launched a new supporter program on February 10, 2025, inviting the public to join the fight to protect libraries and library professionals at a pivotal moment in our country’s history.
January 26, 2025
ALA to U. S. Department of Education: Book bans are real
The American Library Association responds to the Department of Education's dismissal of complaints about censorship and discrimination: the "effort to terminate protections... advances the demonstrably false claim that book bans are not real."
January 22, 2025
New ALA Initiative Asks Advocates to “Show Up for Our Libraries”
Today the American Library Association (ALA) launched Show Up for Our Libraries, a campaign to harness the collective power of library advocates to influence elected leaders and policymakers.
ALA in the News
Censorship reports show a mixed picture on U.S. book challenges
In observance of Banned Books Week, the American Library Association and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.
Adam L. Schiff Awarded 2025 Margaret Mann Citation
Adam L. Schiff has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Margaret Mann Citation, sponsored by OCLC and Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. Schiff is currently the Principal Cataloger at the University of Washington Libraries in Seattle...
Best of Core Forum: The Greatest Obstacle of Discovery: Assessment of Library Discovery Systems
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: The Greatest Obstacle of Discovery: Assessment of Library Discovery Systems" on June 4, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Discovery products providing a single search interface to library collections have become...
ALA ANNOUNCES BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2025 THEME
The American Library Association and Banned Books Week Coalition are pleased to announce the theme for Banned Books Week 2025: “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” Banned Books Week will take place October 5 – 11, 2025.
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of " Instructional Design for Teaching Information Literacy Online: A Student-Centered Approach," by Janna Mattson, David X. Lemmons, Valerie Linsinbigler, and...
New edition of best-selling library technology companion
CHICAGO — Technology infuses every aspect of every day in every library, and thus basic technology skills are a prerequisite for everyone who works in a library. Providing a one-stop overview of all technologies used in libraries today, the seventh...
“Cranford Dixie Giants” receives AASL Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award
CHICAGO – The “Cranford Dixie Giants” project from Cranford High School in Cranford, New Jersey, is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award. Sponsored by Penguin Random House...
Three Libraries Awarded ALA’s 2025 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant for Programs for Isolated Older Adults
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its 2025 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader, to Falls City (Neb.) Library & Arts Center, Hartford (Mich) Public Library and Pottsboro...
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ From Interrogation to Integration: Centering Social Justice in Special Collections, Archives, and Preservation,” edited by Kim Hoffman and Rachel Makarowski...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its sixth annual Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to Mountain Top Library (N.Y.) and Pottsboro (Texas) Library. The winning libraries will use the grant to create a collaborative...
Ariana Hussain Elected 2025-2026 ALSC Vice-President/President-Elect
Ariana Hussain, Teacher Librarian, The Blake School, Hopkins, Minnesota, has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). She will begin her...
Inspire the Next Generation for Preservation Week 2025, April 27 - May 3
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures hosts Preservation Week from April 27 - May 3, 2025. The theme for Preservation Week 2025 is Preserve the Past, Shape the Future: Inspiring the Next Generation. The Preservation Outreach Committee...
IMLS Cuts Put America’s Public Libraries at Risk
The elimination of federal funding for public libraries will be felt in every community across the country, and particularly in rural areas.
2024 Preservation Week® Webinar: Historical Newspapers in Public Libraries
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures hosts the free Preservation Week® webinar "Historical Newspapers in Public Libraries" on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Join in for discussion of digitization, preservation and access for local historical newspapers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library's Local History & Genealogy team.
Teresa Anderson named executive director of the Association of College and Research Libraries
The American Library Association (ALA) announced today that Teresa Anderson will become the executive director of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of ALA. Anderson begins her new role May 19.
AASL Opens Distinguished Service Award Nominations
CHICAGO — The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the esteemed AASL Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious honor recognizes an individual within the library profession who has...
