CHICAGO – Keely Tolin, Principal at Shawnee Middle School, is the recipient of the 2026 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Distinguished School Administrator Award. Sponsored by ProQuest, the $2,000 award recognizes and honors a school...

CHICAGO – The Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL) is the recipient of the 2026 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Chapter of the Year Award. The $1,000 award recognizes the AASL Chapter that is most active and dynamic in...

CHICAGO – North Carolina School Library Media Association is the recipient of the 2026 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant. Sponsored by Bloomsbury, the $1,750 grant is given to an AASL Chapter for planning and...

CHICAGO–Core is pleased to announce applications are open for the Career LIFT Award to support skill development and networking opportunities for information professionals. The award consists of up to $1,500 the recipient may use on professional...

CHICAGO—The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting submissions for the 2026 John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The John Cotton Dana Award is one of the most prestigious awards given to up to eight libraries for outstanding library public relations...

CHICAGO—Please consider nominating a colleague or self-nominating for the ALA Core Margaret Mann Citation, a prestigious award that recognizes outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification, either through publication of significant...

Core: Infrastructure, Leadership and Futures, a division of the American Library Association, is now accepting applications for the Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals...

As a part of the International Games Month 2025 celebrations, the Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the American Library Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Platinum Play Awards. The “Platys” are awarded to games considered...

Penguin Random House and United for Libraries today announced a 2026 grant program serving rural and small libraries across the country. Grants of $500 and $1,000 (totaling $25,000), will be awarded to support libraries in need. Specifically, grant funds...

CHICAGO- Susan D. Ballard, past president of AASL and a retired district director of Library, Media, and Technology (Londonderry, NH), is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Distinguished Service Award. Sponsored by...

Visit the ALA Store, located in the Pennsylvania Convention Center on the bridge between the 200-level meeting rooms and Hall A, for a variety of posters, bookmarks, clothing, gift and professional development books, and more. Store hours are: Friday...

The Library Research Round Table is pleased to announce the 2025 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research: A Meaningful Place: Public Libraries and Self-care Children Jacqueline "Jacquie" Kociubuk, University of Wisconsin - Madison...

The Library Research Round Table is pleased to announce the 2025 Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research: Ben Rawlins, Associate Dean for Outreach, Engagement and Collections William T. Young Library, University of Kentucky "Are...