The Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles data on book challenges from reports by library professionals in the field and from news stories published throughout the United States. Because many book ...

The Chair and as many members as necessary to complete the work of the Committee. The Chair or his/her designee shall represent MAGIRT at the Anglo-American Cataloging Committee for Cartographic ...

Amid continued threats to library funding and attacks on the freedom to read, library workers gathered June 26-30 in ...

Sam Helmick, Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public Library, was inaugurated ALA President for 2025-2026 on June 30 at the ALA Annual Conference in Philadelphia.

The American Library Association (ALA) has selected Daniel J. Montgomery as its next executive director. He will replace ...

The American Library Association (ALA) applauded the Supreme Court 6-3 decision to uphold the Universal Service Fund (USF).

The 2025 ALA Annual Conference will take place June 26-30 in Philadelphia, PA. The tentative AASL schedule of events is below. Events are subject to change.

Stories from communities from Anaconda, Mont., to Albany, N.Y., came to life today on the American Library Association’s (ALA) Show Up For Our Libraries interactive site map.

A Cost-Effective Path to Safer Communities and Second Chances, a new report by the American Library Association, explores the essential role of prison libraries in lowering recidivism by better ...

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has announced that Finkelstein Memorial Library is the recipient of the 2025 ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved" ...

Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced a new milestone in its decades-long partnership with the American Library Association (ALA).

What is Happening with YALSA After many years of effort by ALA and YALSA members, YALSA remains financially unsustainable, with 8 of the last 10 years running in an operational deficit. Consequently, ...