True understanding takes breadth and depth. Often, it takes a book. For election season, Booklist editors have selected both ...

Join library experts and hundreds of your colleagues for interactive discussions on pressing issues in modern librarianship. American Libraries Live webcasts cover the full spectrum of library topics ...

ALA released a statement on what library professionals can do to support communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Ava DuVernay, writer, director, and producer, stresses the importance of continuing to amplify marginalized voices.

Keynote speaker Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project: “It should not take courage to be a librarian. Your work is prodemocracy work. Just do what you do—and also vote.” Photo: Craig Obrist ...

On October 4, 1876, much of Philadelphia still sported the red, white, and blue bunting that seemed to wrap the city when the nation’s Centennial Exhibition opened the previous May. The hum of ...

Its companion book, Mamá’s Magnificent Dancing Plantitas (Minerva), will be released this September. American Libraries spoke with Trejo after his appearance at the American Library Association’s 2024 ...

On September 23, the American Library Association (ALA) released preliminary data documenting attempts to censor books and materials in public, school, and academic libraries during the first eight ...

Christina J. Steffy and Meg Massey write: “The profession engaged in heated debate about the need for an MLS during the rather contentious search for an ALA Executive Director in 2017. This discussion ...

Are you looking for a smart and efficient way to store your library’s growing collection of books, journals, and other materials? Do you want to optimize your offsite storage space and reduce ...

Dan Groberg writes: “In July 2023, on my 12th day as executive director of Kellogg-Hubbard Library (KHL) in Montpelier, Vermont, there was a massive flood. I had barely learned where to hang my coat, ...