Libraries have become frequent targets of ransomware attacks. These libraries' experiences offer lessons in responding and ...

The 2025 Library Design Showcase features libraries that serve as true third spaces while honoring local histories and ...

Chosen by juries of their peers, the winners of the 2025 ALA Awards embody the best of the profession’s leadership, vision, ...

Sustainability is a promise we make to future generations that libraries will continue to be cornerstones of community life and prosperity.

At the University of Florida’s George A. Smathers Libraries, we’ve brought students into libraries by bringing the library to ...

The year 2023 was another record-breaker for book bans. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented 1,247 attempts to censor library books and other ...

Columnist Allison Escoto reviews firsthand accounts of librarians, as well as realistic portrayals of the profession in ...

When Jessie Carney Smith arrived at Fisk University in Nashville in 1965, she says many people there did not know about black literature. Smith, the dean of the library, says, “Many scholars were told ...

On January 22, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, ...

Join library experts and hundreds of your colleagues for interactive discussions on pressing issues in modern librarianship. American Libraries Live webcasts cover the full spectrum of library topics ...

On January 27, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, ...

The world is changing rapidly: socially, technologically, and ecologically. Even while the “tech backlash” phenomenon is making headlines, libraries must still anticipate and adapt to digital advances ...