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 ...

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 ...

Most public libraries exploring AI right now are figuring it out as they go. There is no established playbook, and the communities and staff we serve have well-founded reasons to be skeptical.

ALA, its Divisions, Round Tables and Affiliates host many conferences, and in-person and online events to showcase cutting-edge developments in library advocacy, information literacy, and other areas ...

In line with the reunification, the ALSC and YALSA journals listed below have been discontinued. A new quarterly journal will launch in Spring 2028, focusing on the professional development needs and ...

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 ...

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CHICAGO - American Libraries, the flagship magazine of the American Library Association, features 15 new and renovated libraries in its 2026 Library Design Showcase. The showcase appears in the ...

The Spectrum Scholarship Program funds scholarships through its endowment and the generous contributions of individuals and organizations whose donations support named scholarships in the Spectrum ...

CHICAGO — The Pulitzer Prizes and American Library Association (ALA) today announced the national tour of Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire, a new traveling ...