CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) today announced that the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction ...

The Public Library Association is proud to award 150 scholarships for public library professionals and students to attend the PLA 2026 Conference. This represents a record high number of PLA ...

On July 13, the Executive Board of the American Library Association (ALA) issued a statement in response to the Montana State Library Commission’s decision to discontinue the Montana State Library’s ...

Philadelphia is an apt location for the American Library Association’s 2025 Annual Conference, which will bring upwards of 10,000 library professionals to the Pennsylvania Convention Center later this ...

American Library Association (ALA) Executive Board members Kathy Carroll (left), director of Westwood High School Library in Blythewood, South Carolina, and Stephanie Chase, executive director of ...

The report from the ALA said that there have been “695 attempts to censor library materials” and that 1,915 “unique titles” have been challenged in school and public libraries across the country from ...

Montana State Library Commissioner Tamara Hall spoke out Tuesday after the Montana State Library Commission became the first state library commission to cut all ties with the American Library ...

The head of the Alabama Republican Party said the amount of grants the American Library Association provides to public libraries is not enough for the state to continue supporting the organization.

In its 150th anniversary year, the American Library Association’s time is finally up. Side note: No one is trying to ban books; the question is time and place. These titles are so inappropriate that ...

The Christian County Library Board of Trustees voted 3-1 Tuesday night to withdraw membership in or association with both national and state library associations. The action was largely symbolic, as ...