ALA returns to Philadelphia for its 2025 Annual Conference (June 26–30), featuring authors, education programs, and exhibitors.

Advocacy efforts are stemming the tide of censorship attempts in libraries, with more states enacting anti-book-ban laws.

Since President Trump retook office on January 20, libraries and librarianship have been assaulted via executive orders and other actions.

With the acceleration of human-driven climate change, libraries are playing an increased role in helping their communities navigate environmental calamities. The downtown public library in Asheville, ...

2025 Youth Media Award winners announced—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards.

Public libraries across the US are building no-return collections containing books for addiction and mental health support.

The first round of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grants supported 240 small and rural libraries, ...

American Libraries travels through time to outline our country’s history of censorship—and those who have defended the right to read.

The 2024 Library Design Showcase celebrates new and renovated libraries and administrative facilities throughout North America.

American Libraries spoke with professionals at public, school, and academic libraries using, and innovating with, artificial intelligence.

ALA announced the recipients of its 2024 Youth Media Awards at its LibLearnX conference in Baltimore on January 22.

Libraries are undertaking new oral history projects recording present-day events and updating old ones with cultural sensitivity in mind.