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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.
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...
Valerie Tagoe Elected YALSA President-Elect
Tagoe's three-year term as president-elect begins July of 2025
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Looking Beyond Your Digital Repository; Metadata for Storytelling
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Looking Beyond Your Digital Repository; Metadata for Storytelling" on May 14, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. In recent years, the traditional use of digital collections simply as proxies for the physical has...
Core Announces 2025 Ballot Measure Outcomes
CHICAGO—Yesterday Core, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the outcomes of four ballot measures. The first proposed amendment to Core Bylaws was to add the Diversity & Inclusion Committee as a committee of the Board and remove...
Alexia Hudson-Ward elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect
CHICAGO – Alexia Hudson-Ward, Associate Director of Research, Learning, and Strategic Partnerships at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries, has been elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect. Hudson-Ward will become President-Elect...
APRIL 8, 2025 | Penguin Random House and United for Libraries announced today, during National Library Week, the 51 recipients of a new grant program serving rural and small libraries across the country. The cash grants, totaling $25,000, are being...
AASL Announces Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) Collection Development Grants
CHICAGO - Fifteen collection development grants are available to AASL members to create or expand their collection with content to provide context and content that explores Jewish experience, Jewish achievement, and Jewish identity as an antidote to...
American Library Association, AFSCME Challenge Trump Administration Gutting of Institute of Museum and Library Services
Announcing the 2025 Core Election Results
CHICAGO—Steve Kelley, Head of Continuing Resources and Database Management at Wake Forest University has been elected President-Elect of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, a Division of the American Library Association. His three-year term begins...
Dawkins elected as 2026-2027 AASL President
CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has announced the results of its 2025 election. Members elected April Dawkins, Assistant Professor for Information, Library, and Research Sciences in the School of Education, University of...
Jamar Rahming Named PLA 2026-2027 President
The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the results of its 2025 election.
A library manager's handbook for well-being
CHICAGO — Amidst budget cuts, attempts to ban or restrict books, attacks on library staff online and in-person, and potentially hostile and aggressive patrons, taking care of ourselves and our staff by putting good policies and practices into place is...
