CHICAGO— AASL President Becky Calzada will host Ashley Hope Pérez, author of Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers’ Rights, for a compelling conversation on the transformative power of books. Together, they will explore the critical question, “What is...

On June 27, 2025, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the half-day tour “The George Blood LP Facility Tour" on Friday, June 27, 2025, during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA.

On June 27, 2025, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the full-day tour “Wilmington Area Public Libraries Tour" on Friday, June 27, 2025, during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA.

On June 27, 2025, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present the half-day preconference "Professional Development Plans & Journals for Career Success: The Power of Two" during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA.

On June 27, 2025, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the full-day tour “Philadelphia Area Public Library Tour" on Friday, June 27, 2025, during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA.

On June 27, 2025, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present the full-day preconference "Library Design and Construction Project Management: The Tools you need to Build your Best Library Space" during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition.

On Friday, June 27, 2025, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present the full-day preconference "Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Consultant" during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA.

On June 27, 2025, Core will hos ta full-day tour “Philadelphia Academic Libraries: Classic Spaces & Renovation Projects" during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA.

Join Core on Sunday, June 29, during ALA Annual 2025 at the Free Library Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, PA, for the Core 5 Year Anniversary Gala featuring Ray Arsenault, one of the nation's leading civil rights historians and author of 12 books.

Join Core on Saturday, June 29, during ALA Annual 2025 in Philadelphia, for the Core Awards and President's Program featuring Gwen Westerman, current Minnesota Poet Laureate, scholar and artist.

CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Savannah Lake has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Lake is a Digital Scholarship Librarian for the J. Murrey Atkins Library at University of North Carolina at...

CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Kay Slater has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Slater is a Creative Technology Specialist at Oak Park Public Library (OPPL) in Oak Park, IL. In that role, they...

CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that LaShonda Campbell has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Campbell is a Collections Development Librarian at University of Arkansas at Monticello. She earned her...

CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the opening of registration for the ACRL 2025 Conference, to be held April 2-5, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and online. We are living in a time of extraordinary change and...

CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce Saeed Jones as the closing keynote speaker for the ACRL 2025 Conference, “Democratizing Knowledge, Access, and Opportunities,” to be held April 2-5, 2025, in...

Join Core on Saturday, June 29, during ALA Annual 2024 in San Diego, for the Core President's Program featuring actor and Insecure star Jay Ellis. He will be discussing his new memoir, Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (Or Just Me)?

CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce Ruha Benjamin as the opening keynote speaker for the ACRL 2025 Conference, “Democratizing Knowledge, Access, and Opportunities,” to be held April 2-5, 2025, in...

CHICAGO — Today, the American Library Association (ALA) announced that Academy Award-nominated actor, producer, author, and mental health advocate Taraji P. Henson will present at the ALA 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held at...

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are currently accepting applications for the 11th annual IIDA/ALA Library Interior Design Awards honoring excellence in library interior design and promoting extraordinary interior spaces across nine categories. Winners and their clients will be honored and showcased during an awards ceremony at the ALA Annual Conference in San Diego. The submission deadline has been extended through April 9.