Official email from Cindy Kohl, ALA President: During this critical time when citizens are acutely aware of the importance of civic engagement, we’re excited to share...
From an ALA email: The American Library Association (@ALALibrary) Council decided on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that Sam Helmick will be the 2024-2025 president-elect effective immediately. ...
From the American Library Association in an email: ALA’s next President-Elect, Dr. Raymond Pun, will not assume the role for health reasons. He was to take...
June is Rainbow Book Month in Library World (and beyond). The American Library Association describes this month as: “Rainbow Book Month™ is a nationwide celebration of...
ALA President Emily Drabinski sent out the email below announcing the upcoming membership meeting on Tuesday, June 18. If you have an interest in the business...
Most people who use the American Library Association website have long wished for a better one. It was old and in desperate need of remodeling. And...
The American Library Association (ALA) has released its list of the ten most banned books for last year. The numbers of books that are banned each...
From an ALA email announcement: “Raymond Pun, Academic and Research Librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education in California, has been elected 2024-2025 president-elect of...
The American Library Association committed itself in 2023 to combat the number of book bans by instituting a Right to Read Day. Now, in 2024, with...
From the ALA Website. Award deadline is May 1, 2024. “The Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming recognizes excellence in humanities programming...