The Public Library Association (PLA) seeks responses to the 2026 Public Library Technology Survey. This unique national survey focuses on resources, training, staff, and funding related to technology ...

Acting upon resolutions submitted by the Washington Library Association School Library Division (WLA-ScLD), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commends the Washington State ...

Applications are open for the Public Library Association’s 2027 Leadership Academy, an intensive professional development experience designed to help midcareer public library professionals strengthen ...

How to find out what your patrons need, concerns they have, and what has to be true before they trust a library AI tool.

A limited number of scholarships are available for the 2027 Leadership Academy. Each scholarship covers the $6,000 registration fee plus a $1,500 travel stipend. To be eligible, an applicant should ...

*YALSA has launched the new Teen Book Finder Database, which is a one-stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. Users can search this free resource by award, list name, year, author, ...

The International Relations Committee of the American Library Association (ALA) invites nominations for an ALA Representative ...

The American Library Association’s International Relations Committee (IRC) is seeking volunteers for its subcommittees for the 2026–2028 term.

Programs that currently hold AASL recognition through the CAEP SPA process will retain their existing recognition status during the transition. Recognition statuses and any applicable conditions will ...

CHICAGO — Maria McCauley, Director of Libraries, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been elected 2025-2026 president-elect of the American Library Association (ALA). McCauley ...

Washington – On April 6, a federal court granted the Trump Administration’s request to withdraw its appeal of a federal judge’s earlier ruling that struck down the Administration’s dismantling of the ...

John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature: “The First State of Being,” written by Erin Entrada Kelly, is the Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by ...