The American Library Association (ALA) endorsed bicameral and bipartisan legislation that would allow nonprofit public libraries to continue providing passport acceptance services.

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has named Christa Bell as the recipient of this year's Joann Sweetland ...

The Public Library Association (PLA) is pleased to announce that Ruha Benjamin, founding director of the Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab and award-winning author, will deliver the Big Ideas keynote at the ...

I could not be happier with where I have ended up. At the core of my librarianship is a belief that students deserve to feel empowered, that they belong in the library, and that their needs should ...

Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe, written by Amy S. Hansen with Wanda Diaz Merced and illustrated by Rocio Arreola Mendoza, published by Charlesbridge.

Bat and the Business of Ferrets, written by Elana K. Arnold and illustrated by Charles Santoso, published by Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

The STAR_Net STEAM Equity Project will help public library workers in small and rural communities offer outstanding, culturally responsive STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) ...

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Council has elected Lesliediana Jones and Shauntee Burns-Simpson to serve on the ALA Executive Board. Elected board members will begin a three-year ...

The Public Library Association (PLA) will set the stage for the largest public library conference in the world with Hot Takes and a Conference 101 session to orient and connect more than 5,000 ...

United for Libraries presents a virtual retreat to help Friends of the Library ensure a bright future. Sessions will cover recruitment, retention, and engagement, and Friends and Foundations working ...

Free and available exclusively to ALA individual members! Learn how different communities are approaching staff training and handling interactions when ICE enters a public library.

The SustainRT New Voices in Sustainability Conference Stipend recognizes the importance of social equity to SustainRT and ALA and supports new and diverse members in overcoming barriers to ...