A Cost-Effective Path to Safer Communities and Second Chances, a new report by the American Library Association, explores the essential role of prison libraries in lowering recidivism by better ...

CHICAGO — Dr. Carla Hayden, former Librarian of Congress, will be in conversation with Kwame Alexander, Emmy Award winner and ...

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has announced that Finkelstein Memorial Library is the recipient of the 2025 ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved" ...

Julia M. Gelfand is this year’s recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award.

#ARSL2025 is the conference for rural and small libraries. It will take place Sept. 17-20, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This year's conference theme is Libraries Rise!

People are often surprised to learn that I’m an avid fan of horror fiction. Stephen King ranks among my favorite authors, though I also enjoy balancing darker themes with lighter reads. Currently, I’m ...

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 ...

The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack. Private groups and public authorities in various parts of the country are working to remove or limit access to ...

2023 Teens' Top Ten. 2023 Teens' Top 25. All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir. Razorbill. Alone Out Here by Riley Redgate.Disney Hiperion. Blackwater by Jeanette Arroyo and Ren Graham.Henry Holt and Co. Crumbs ...

September 24, 2024 • 1:00 p.m. CDT Join Honorary Chair Ava DuVernay and Youth Chair Julia Garnett for a powerful Banned Books Week conversation, airing on the Banned Books Week YouTube ...

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What is happening with ALSC? After many years of effort by ALA and members of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), YALSA remains financially unsustainable, with 8 of the last 10 years ...