CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Virginia Association of School Librarians (VAASL), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commends Talk About Books for ...

Acting upon resolutions submitted by the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL) the (AASL) formally commends The News Literacy Project for advancing news literacy education through ...

CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Michigan Association of School Librarians (MASL), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commends School Librarians United ...

CHICAGO – Newly published research study from the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR), used surveys and interviews to analyze ...

Identify at least three low-cost or no-cost strategies to support staff training without a dedicated CE department. Create a basic Continuing Education (CE) plan tailored to your library’s staffing, ...

Public libraries are trusted, accessible hubs for community learning, workforce development, and equitable access to ...

Endowment Trustee meetings are open to ALA members as observers, except when the committee convenes in closed session. The Trustees have the authority to hold, invest, reinvest and disburse endowment ...

Most public libraries exploring AI right now are figuring it out as they go. There is no established playbook, and the communities and staff we serve have well-founded reasons to be skeptical.

CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) is observing Banned Books Week, Oct. 4-10, under the theme “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” To mark the occasion and ALA’s official 150th ...

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CHICAGO - American Libraries, the flagship magazine of the American Library Association, features 15 new and renovated libraries in its 2026 Library Design Showcase. The showcase appears in the ...

The Spectrum Scholarship Program funds scholarships through its endowment and the generous contributions of individuals and organizations whose donations support named scholarships in the Spectrum ...