ALA expressed disappointment and concern following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling from the Fifth Circuit to stand. This decision will significantly restrict the ...

Racial and ethnic diversity among librarians: a status report Partial Results from Schools and Staffing Survey 1999-2000 Academic libraries* in the United States Statistical trends Public Libraries in ...

The ALA Mission: Empowering and advocating for libraries and library workers to ensure equitable access to information for all. Access provides opportunities for everyone in the community to obtain ...

The Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) Editorial Board advises the editor on matters relating to editorial policies and journal content; assists in the selection of contributors and the ...

AASL and ALSC have partnered with Pokémon to bring Pokémon Clubs to school and public libraries. Learn more about how to bring your young patrons together and create opportunities to grow and play ...

Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.

The American Library Association (ALA) and its division, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), welcomed yesterday’s bicameral reintroduction of the Right to Read Act.

The Committee on Literacy consists of 12 members appointed by the ALA president-elect, serving 2 year staggered terms and led by a chair, appointed annually. The Committee on Literacy consists of 10 ...

The Stonewall Book Award-Barbara Gittings Literature Award and the Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award are presented to English language books that have exceptional merit relating to ...

PDF download, was developed in conjunction with the United We Serve initiative. The list includes 50 books, five magazines and five audio books. Subscribers to the YALSA-BK electronic discussion list ...

ALA actively advocates in defense of the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. A publicly supported library provides free and equal ...

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