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

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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 ...

“We can’t imagine a better third space than the library,” Shapiro told attendees of “Infant Programming Reimagined: Connecting Caregivers and Communities through Libraries,” a June 28 session at the ...

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

The June 30 panel at the American Library Association’s 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia gathered library technology experts to discuss ways that AI—and other technologies—are ...

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 ...

Rachel Maddow was the Opening General Session speaker at the American Library Association’s 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago on June 26. Photo: EPNAC Rachel Maddow wasn’t sure if she ...

5 Library Wins Worth Celebrating By Sallyann Price But in 2025, there were notable examples of voters, courts, and candidates across the country affirming the profession’s core values of intellectual ...

2025 Year in Review By American Libraries staff Freedom to read faces federal scrutiny Following the Trump administration’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the US ...

State of Play In honor of International Games Month, held every November, these stories center games and gaming as community-building, teaching, and self-improvement tools. Learn how libraries are ...