Public Library Association (PLA)

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2023 Public Library Technology Survey

Super Searchers Program Training & Tools

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Benchmark: Library Metrics & Trends

Initiatives

Our groundbreaking initiatives do more than develop new skills—they move our profession to ever more innovative places.

We help keep public library professionals a step ahead through in-person and online education opportunities.

Our member opportunities bring public library people together, so they can strengthen what makes their library unique and invent what comes next...

PLA launches Super Searchers training program to boost information literacy skills 1 month ago

PLA releases first Public Library Services for Strong Communities Report 3 months ago

PLA awards $1.27 million to more than 200 Public Libraries for digital literacy and ACP workshops 3 months ago

ALA, Capital One announce 14 rural libraries selected for Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access grants 3 months ago

PLA expands Digital Literacy Workshop Incentives for public libraries, with support from AT&T 4 months ago

ALA Releases Preliminary Data On 2023 Book Challenges 2 days ago

New FYI Podcast – Revitalizing a Spanish Beginning Readers Collection (Bienvenidos a la lectura – Multnomah County Library) 5 days ago

Unlocking Civic Knowledge: Library of Congress Game Development Challenge 1 week ago

PLA Member Spotlights 2 weeks ago

Summer Learning Programs Surprise, Delight, and “Save the World” 2 weeks ago

Book Challenges in Libraries Surge to New Record 3 days ago

SLACK Journals Select: The Key to Content Your Way 1 week ago

Call Number Podcast: Protecting the Right to Read 1 week ago

Call Number Podcast: What’s New in Library School? 1 month ago

ALA Announces Steps to Support LGBTQIA+ Library Workers 1 month ago