CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will host its 2025 National Conference in St. Louis, October 16-18, 2025, featuring a robust lineup of celebrated authors and illustrators who will lead engaging panel discussions on a range...

CHICAGO – Newly published research study from the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR), used interviews and research methodology to analyze recruitment and retention rates of Black...

CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will host a screening of the documentary The Librarians, from Oscar-nominated and Peabody Award-winning director and producer Kim A. Snyder, at the AASL National Conference. Sponsored by the...

CHICAGO- We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) will bring together a panel to keynote the Friday general session during the 2025 AASL National Conference. Join bestselling authors Soman Chainani and Ellen Oh, alongside school librarian Lauren Mobley, for an...

CHICAGO – Acclaimed author Jason Reynolds will keynote the Saturday general session during the 2025 AASL National Conference in a conversation with author co-chairs Shannon Gile and Mia Gittlen. Reynolds’s appearance is made possible by Simon & Schuster...

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...

CHICAGO—Mychal Threets, the Mr. Rogers of school librarians, will conclude the 2025 AASL National Conference, which will take place October 16-18 in St. Louis, Missouri. Host Jordan Lloyd Bookey of the Reading Culture podcast, sponsored by Beanstack, will...

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.