A look back at the big-name speakers and educational programming at ALA's 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia.

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The Librarians (2025) Director: Kim A. Snyder thelibrariansfilm.com Running time: 92 minutes About: The Librarians follows librarians in Florida and Texas as they work to protect children’s rights to ...

With The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page (Philomel Books, April), Davis offers a funny and self-referential take on embracing differences. She talked to American Libraries at the American Library ...

Attendees expressed their views on a range of topics—and each in their unique way—at ALA's 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition.

Kaye Thornbrugh writes: “The Cooperative Information Network in north Idaho and eastern Washington will dissolve in September, ending more than 40 years of partnership. The July 16 vote was the ...

On August 19, the Public Library Association launched a suite of outcome measurement resourcesdeveloped as part of the Project Outcome toolkit. The new webpages culminate a decade of work dedicated to ...

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Why We Show Up By Sam Helmick | July 23, 2025 As library professionals, we often traffic in the timeless—in books, archives, and community memory. But this year’s ALA Annual Conference reminded us ...