Acting upon resolutions submitted by the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL) the (AASL) formally commends The News Literacy Project for advancing news literacy education through ...

CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Michigan Association of School Librarians (MASL), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commends School Librarians United ...

The 2027 ALA Youth Media Awards public announcement will be held on Monday, January 25, beginning at 10 a.m. CT. The announcement will take place at the Hilton Chicago (720 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, ...

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

Identify at least three low-cost or no-cost strategies to support staff training without a dedicated CE department. Create a basic Continuing Education (CE) plan tailored to your library’s staffing, ...

Public libraries are trusted, accessible hubs for community learning, workforce development, and equitable access to technology. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more common, libraries can help ...

Endowment Trustee meetings are open to ALA members as observers, except when the committee convenes in closed session. The Trustees have the authority to hold, invest, reinvest and disburse endowment ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 14, 2026) –The American Library Association (ALA) focused on the success of the federal E-Rate program in public comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The ...

CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of the report The State of U.S. Academic Libraries: Findings from the ACRL 2025 Annual Survey. The annual ...

ALA/SHLB economic study, conducted by The Brattle Group, finds every $1 cut from E-Rate would reduce GDP by about $1.60 WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 8, 2026) – Eliminating E-Rate would have serious ...

Historic Professional Recognition Awards are formal ALA honors that are no longer bestowed. While no longer offered, these awards hold significant historical value, reflecting past excellence or ...

CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) is observing Banned Books Week, Oct. 4-10, under the theme “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” To mark the occasion and ALA’s official 150th ...