A look back at the speakers and educational programs at ALA's 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago.

Is your library in need of versatile storage solutions that expand possibilities for staff and patrons? Are you looking to attract more visitors by creating adaptable, sustainable, and purposefully ...

ALA Treasurer Larry Neal shared fiscal details about the Association and its future with Council during its June 29 meeting.

From left: ALA Executive Director Dan Montgomery, ALA Past President Sam Helmick, OIF Executive Director Sarah Lamdan, and ALA President Maria McCauleyPhoto: EPNAC Sam Helmick recalls the first moment ...

From left: Becca Greenstein, STEM librarian at Northwestern University Libraries in Evanston, Illinois; Ann McIntire, information services supervisor at Prince George’s County (Md.) Memorial Library ...

ALA Council adopted an AI Guidance for Libraries document with an amendment to receive updates on potential revisions this ...

Attendees play a Pokémon-identification game during the “Pokémon Club @ Your Library” session at the American Library Association's 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago. Photo: Greg ...

The American Library Association (ALA) was founded in Philadelphia in 1876 amid the patriotic spectacle of our nation’s centennial celebrations. But it’s Chicago, the Association’s home for more than ...

As the American Library Association (ALA) celebrates 150 years, we’re drawing inspiration from key events since its 1876 founding: from the first conventions and library schools, through wartime and ...

After the threats to federal library funding in the past year, the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills signed by President Trump on February 3 included an increase in federal funding for ...

On January 26, 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, ...

Following the Trump administration’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the US Naval Academy removed nearly 400 books deemed DEI-related from its Nimitz Library (later ...