The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘The Boy Wonder,’ ‘Raised by Ghosts’ and ‘Teen Titans’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Young Adults Awards ...

The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘Tongues,’ ‘Insectopolis’ and ‘The Night Eaters’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Adults Awards ...

As of June 2022, the PLA Social Worker Task Force has been sunsetted. PLA is considering how best to reform the group to continue its important work. Please check back for updates on the task force's ...

Scholarly communication is the system through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated to the scholarly community, and preserved for future use. The ...

Renée Watson, author of “All the Blues in the Sky,” and Cátia Chien, illustrator of “Fireworks,” are the 2026 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards ...

The mission of the organization is to provide resources for the library community to support sustainability through curriculum development; collections; exhibits; events; advocacy, communication, ...

On January 27, 2026, PLA President Dr. Brandy McNeil and other members of the new PLA Transformative Technology Task Force hosted a community town hall to help shape future planning and resource ...

The ALA Constitution states the purpose of ALA as, "The object of the American Library Association shall be to promote library service and librarianship." The stated mission is, "To provide leadership ...

Author Kwame Alexander will deliver the 2027 Children’s Literature Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American ...

The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) joins the Public Policy & Advocacy Office (PPA) to strengthen ALA’s legal, policy, advocacy, and member support.

American Dream Literacy Initiative Introduction to the American Dream Starts @ your library project. For more than a century public libraries have been a cornerstone of the American Dream. Since ...

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