The American Library Association (ALA) officially launched its 150th anniversary year, marking a century and a half of empowering library professionals, advancing access to knowledge and protecting ...

Library funding is under threat. Find out how you can show up for libraries: ala.org/showup.

“Decent, but not too highbrow.” That’s how one volunteer described the kind of fiction he and his colleagues solicited from their Hibbing, Minnesota, neighbors for the second of three book collection ...

Using its I Love Libraries website as a platform, the American Library Association has launched a public supporter program that will generate donations and keep library patrons apprised of the ...

A look back at news that affected libraries and library workers in 2025, including federal funding updates and changes at ALA ...

Emily Drabinski wants more people to pay attention to libraries. A career librarian and educator, Drabinski ran for president of the American Library Association (ALA) last year to help advance this ...

Cindy Hohl, the current president of the American Library Association, says the political temperature surrounding book bans has remained at a boiling point. Over the last year of her tenure, Hohl has ...

HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, ANOTHER LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FILED ON MONDAY OF THIS WEEK. THIS TIME, IT’S THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SUING THE ALA, SAYS THE DEPARTMENT OF ...

With the library world in turmoil as the Trump administration dismantles the federal agency responsible for providing grant funding to public libraries, the American Library Association is preparing ...