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May 29, 2024
American Library Association to host Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 27-July 2 in San Diego, CA
Featured speakers include Trevor Noah, Taraji P. Henson, Ali Velshi, Max Greenfield and other high-profile authors and advocates.
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May 7, 2024
ALA partners with League of Women Voters to empower voters in 2024
The American Library Association and League of Women Voters today announced a new partnership to educate and empower voters in 2024.
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April 17, 2024
The TRANSFORMERS Are Ready to Roll Out for Library Card Sign-Up Month
The American Library Association (ALA) is teaming up with Skybound Entertainment and Hasbro to encourage people to roll out to their libraries with the TRANSFORMERS franchise, featuring Optimus Prime, as part of Library Card Sign-Up Month in September.
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April 15, 2024
ALA launches FY 2025 #FundLibraries campaign, urges Congress to fully fund key federal programs
ALA launches FY 2025 #FundLibraries campaign, urges Congress to fully fund key federal programs.
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April 10, 2024
American Library Association Launches Reader. Voter. Ready. Campaign to Equip Libraries for 2024 Elections
Today the American Library Association (ALA) kicks off its Reader. Voter. Ready. campaign, calling on advocates to sign a pledge to be registered, informed, and ready to vote in all local, state and federal elections in 2024.
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April 8, 2024
ALA kicks off National Library Week revealing the annual list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books and the State of America’s Libraries Report
The American Library Association (ALA) launched National Library Week with today’s release of its highly anticipated annual list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 and the State of America’s Libraries Report, which highlights the ways libraries...
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More than half of 2023's most challenged books have LGBTQ themes
The American Library Association (ALA) welcomes today’s vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch a pilot program for public libraries and schools to purchase advanced cybersecurity tools.
A workbook for navigating intellectual freedom challenges
CHICAGO — Whether a book challenge is upon you, on the horizon, in your rearview mirror, or not yet in sight, now is the time to start envisioning what a challenge-ready team looks like in your organization. “ Prepared Libraries, Empowered Teams: A...
Core President's Program features Jay Ellis
Join Core on Saturday, June 29, during ALA Annual 2024 in San Diego, for the Core President's Program featuring actor and Insecure star Jay Ellis. He will be discussing his new memoir, Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (Or Just Me)?
Tom C. Clark High School Awarded ALA’s 2024 Jaffarian Award for Freedom Walk Program
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its 2024 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award to Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas for its Freedom Walk program. The $5,000 Jaffarian Award, supported by ALA’s Cultural...
RUSA Model Interlibrary Loan License Clause (2024)
The revised RUSA Model Interlibrary Loan License Clause (2024) has been approved and is now available for use. The model license clause was created in 2016 to advocate for more standardized and permissive language. It has been updated to include a new...
The American Library Association (ALA) and Unite Against Book Bans will host a second annual Rally for the Right to Read: Voters Unite Against Book Bans at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Meet the 2024 Class of Emerging Leaders at a Poster Session during ALA Annual Conference
The Emerging Leaders’ program facilitators are excited and pleased to invite attendees of the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2024 Annual Conference to meet the 2024 class of Emerging Leaders (EL) at a celebratory poster session Friday, June 28, 2024...
American Library Association President Emily Drabinski to embark on cross country library tour
American Library Association President Emily Drabinski will tour the country this June to highlight the contributions of American libraries to their communities.
American Library Association to host Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 27-July 2 in San Diego, CA
Featured speakers include Trevor Noah, Taraji P. Henson, Ali Velshi, Max Greenfield and other high-profile authors and advocates.
The American Library Association (ALA) today announced $10,000 Building Library Capacity Grants to 16 libraries across the country serving incarcerated persons or assisting those re-entering society.
Register Now for Core Forum 2024!
Registration and housing are officially open for Core Forum 2024, which will take place November 14-16, in Minneapolis, MN, at the Hilton Minneapolis.
AASL appoints 2025 National Conference Committee
CHICAGO – Fifteen American Association of School Librarian (AASL) member leaders have been appointed to plan the next AASL National Conference taking place October 16-18, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri. National conference committee members will be...
RUSA @ 2024 ALA Annual Conference
SAN DIEGO- The complete schedule of RUSA programs and room locations are listed below. Full program descriptions are available on the Annual Conference website. RUSA @ ALA Annual Conference Friday, June 28, 2024 (Preconference Programs- Ticketed Events)...
P.T. Deutermann 2024 Winner of W.Y. Boyd Literary Award
"Iwo, 26 Charlie" by P.T. Deutermann, published by St. Martin’s Press is the winner of the 2024 W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction.
Kent County Public Library to receive 2024 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace
The Sustainability Round Table commends Kent County Public Library as the recipient of the 2024 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace.
