Public Library Association (PLA)

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Pivoting during the Pandemic

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...

National survey finds libraries play expanded role in digital equity, bridging gaps in access to technology 3 weeks ago

PLA launches Public Libraries: Partners in Workforce Development webinar series 1 month ago

Emergency Connectivity Fund $7 billion application window opens 2 months ago

ALA launches resources for libraries to apply for $7.1 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund 3 months ago

America’s aging public library infrastructure requires billions for construction, renovation: New data analysis 4 months ago

The Return to Public Spaces: Alleviating Anxiety for Staff, Patrons, and Yourself 4 days ago

Guidance for Social Work Positions at the Library 1 week ago

Jo Hamya on Virginia Woolf, The Worst Bits of Twitter, and The Smell of Library Hand Soap 3 weeks ago

Serving the Incarcerated During the Pandemic 3 weeks ago

Elinor Lipman On How The Secret Service, An Optometrist, and Shirley Maclaine Helped Craft Her Delightful New Comedy of Manners 4 weeks ago

Call Number Podcast: Library Architecture and Design 3 days ago

ALA Announces LibLearnX Will Be Virtual 1 week ago

Follett School Solutions Sold to Private Equity Firm 2 weeks ago

11 Questions: Robert “Jay” Malone 2 weeks ago

New PLA Survey Highlights Role of Libraries in Digital Equity 3 weeks ago