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 ...

The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) joins the Public Policy & Advocacy Office (PPA) to strengthen ALA’s legal, policy, advocacy, and member support.

The American Library Association (ALA) announced on April 7 that Maria McCauley, director of libraries at Cambridge (Mass.) Public Library, has been elected 2025–2026 president-elect of ALA. McCauley ...

The American Library Association (ALA) announced on November 6 the candidates running for ALA president for the 2027–2028 term. They are Tamika Barnes, associate dean of Perimeter College Library ...

Philadelphia is an apt location for the American Library Association’s 2025 Annual Conference, which will bring upwards of 10,000 library professionals to the Pennsylvania Convention Center later this ...

The American Library Association’s 2025 Annual Conference, held in Philadelphia from June 26–30, found attendees simultaneously anxious about the future and in a fighting mood, with multiple ...

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with American Library Association President Sam Helmick about the importance of libraries in community life and our democracy. The theme of Sam's presidency ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many parents may not know it, but there is an ongoing fight over certain books and whether they should be given to minors without ...

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 ...

The Arkansas State Library Board's decision Thursday against purging references to the American Library Association, as well as a state senator's claim its vote would doom the library board to ...