CHICAGO – Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been named honorary chair for Banned Books Week 2024, which takes place September 22 – 28. DuVernay will be joined by youth honorary chair Julia ...

Please note this call for volunteers is for ALA General Awards Juries (i.e. awards not administered by a Division, Round Table, or unit within ALA.) Please note that serving on a jury does not count ...

Cultivating a Culture of Kindness and Wellbeing in Libraries ,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA ...

ALA, its Divisions, Round Tables and Affiliates host many conferences, and in-person and online events to showcase cutting-edge developments in library advocacy, information literacy, and many other ...

CHICAGO—Core is pleased to present the four-part webinar series “Build Your Personal Website with Quarto." Are you interested in sharing your work, such as scholarship, creative work, and other ...

CHICAGO - Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (Core) is pleased to announce that LIS students who are student members of the American Library Association may again this year register for any ...

The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2025 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). Details on the program criteria can be found on the Emerging Leaders web page. The ...

The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment and to ensure free access to information. Every year, ALA's Office for ...

The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has released new data documenting book challenges throughout the United States, finding that challenges of unique titles surged ...

The ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books in communities across the country. We compile lists of challenged books ...

The NMRT Executive Board consists of 12 appointed members from the NMRT membership at large, serving a 1 year term and led by the president. Subcommitees and Task Forces The NMRT Executive Board ...

To provide a base of operations for librarians who serve the Education field. Goals for the Committee include identifying best practices and resources useful to those in the community as well as ...