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 ...

If central Ohio feels a bit more knowledgeable than usual this week, there’s a reason. Granted, we’re officially a Smart City and always a community of bright, curious and productive people, but this ...

York County Public Library has once again been honored at the 2026 Virginia Public Library Directors Association Conference. ...

In a packed room at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Kent Oliver with the American Library Association’s public policy office asked several hundred librarians a question: “Is anyone here ...

The Public Library Association , a division of the American Library Association, is a professional association of public librarians and supporters dedicated to the "development and effectiveness of ...

At the risk of overshadowing the coming solar eclipse, especially with totality here for the first time in 200 years, this also is great time to talk instead about a radiant force in Ohio, and that’s ...

The American Library Association is set to confer an honorary lifetime membership upon former ALA President Barbara J. Ford.

The Joplin Public Library won multiple awards and a grant at the Missouri Library Association’s annual conference, held last week in Columbia. Beth Snow, teen services librarian, was awarded the ...