The American Library Association responds to the Department of Education's dismissal of complaints about censorship and ...

ALA, its Divisions, Round Tables and Affiliates host many conferences, and in-person and online events to showcase cutting-edge developments in library advocacy, information literacy, and many other ...

People: A successful Readers’ Advisory service for children all starts with people, whether it’s making sure children’s library staff are knowledgeable about books and motivated to offer RA or ...

Presenters will share their experiences in developing a tween summer camp, from planning, resourcing, and reaching the target audience and documentation of the process.

The NMRT Footnotes Committee consists of 14 appointed members from the NMRT membership at large, serving a 1 year term and led by the chair. Subcommitees and Task Forces The NMRT Footnotes Committee ...

Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school libraries play in transforming learning.

This committee shall be responsible for long-range planning and making recommendations to guide the future direction of LIRT. The committee shall organize a strategic planning retreat every few years ...

ACRL 2026 President's Program Planning Committee Contact Info Identify topic and potential speaker (s) for and plan the ACRL president's program to be offered at the ALA Annual Conference. Chair ...

As of June 2022, the PLA Social Worker Task Force has been sunsetted. PLA is considering how best to reform the group to continue its important work. Please check back for updates on the task force's ...

Best practices for decisions to impact the health and wellbeing of library occupants. Understanding the 2030 challenge and COTE Top Ten Sustainability principles. Simona Fischer is a registered ...

The webinar will explore AI's expanding role in libraries & the LIS field, stressing the urgent need for librarians and professionals to develop AI literacy & stay at the forefront of this ...

gain insights into how AI writing assistants can be applied in various professional writing contexts; and understand the ethical considerations for using AI in professional writing and be equipped to ...