The American Library Association (ALA) welcomed the release of a major national study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) about the condition of public library buildings.

Imagine if your 15-year-old came to my house, and I gave them a book about edgy sex positions? What if I gave your ...

“Decent, but not too highbrow.” That’s how one volunteer described the kind of fiction he and his colleagues solicited from their Hibbing, Minnesota, neighbors for the second of three book collection ...

Emily Drabinski wants more people to pay attention to libraries. A career librarian and educator, Drabinski ran for president of the American Library Association (ALA) last year to help advance this ...

The Public Library Association (PLA) has established the Transformative Technology Task Force to advise the association on the evolving role and impacts of transformative technology on library work ...

Following a three-month debate, the library board voted 3-2 to scrub ALA references from its language. The debate over the national organization highlighted deep divisions in Central Wyoming.

On April 9, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced the release of the broadest survey to date—with 2,545 unique responses nationwide, representing 28% of all US public libraries—on how public ...

Public libraries are crucial spaces for learning and community building. They’re also experiencing unprecedented attacks. According to recent data from the Unite Against Book Bans campaign, there were ...

In June 2020, as the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests started in earnest, everyone suddenly wanted to read. Anti-racist reading lists circulated in the media and on social platforms, pressure to ...

HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, ANOTHER LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FILED ON MONDAY OF THIS WEEK. THIS TIME, IT’S THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SUING THE ALA, SAYS THE DEPARTMENT OF ...

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The Michigan Library Association says most voters in the state oppose book bans and is backing that claim with new polling data as it launches a statewide petition drive urging lawmakers to protect ...