The ALA applauded today's Supreme Court 6–3 decision to uphold the Universal Service Fund, which funds the E-Rate program.

As President Trump's actions continue to cause upheaval for libraries, here are updates on Trump's attacks against US ...

Welcome to the 2021 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries that address user needs in unique, interesting, and effective ways. That this year’s ...

Dim Sum and Then Some. Fans of Philly’s historic Chinatown breathed a sigh of relief in January, when the Sixers suddenly canceled a controversial plan to demolish much of the area east of the ...

Noah Biesiada writes: “Huntington Beach (Calif.) voters weighed in on the future of their city’s library June 10, [repealing an approved-but-never-created] book review committee and blocking city ...

Des Moines (Iowa) University students play The Euphorigen Investigation, an escape room designed to help people better understand misinformation, as part of MisinfoDay in October 2024. Photo: Des ...

A young presenter shares slides about the history of basketball at Vestavia Hills (Ala.) Library’s summer 2024 PowerPoint Party. Photo: Derek Anderson/Vestavia Hills (Ala.) Library At Hewitt (Tex.) ...

The American Library Association (ALA) recently received the largest gift in its 150-year history: a $25 million bequest from Washington, D.C.–based financial advisor James W. Lewis. The bequest from ...

Noah Biesiada writes: “Huntington Beach (Calif.) voters weighed in on the future of their city’s library June 10, [repealing an approved-but-never-created] book review committee and blocking city ...

Charlie Osborne writes: “As a professional photographer, I know that photo editing software is critical to my workflow to bring out the best in my images, whether to make changes to exposure and add ...

Photo: Danielle Tait. In early May, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin published her first novel in nearly nine years. Based on Chinese folklore, The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon (Little, ...

New English Canaan (1637) by Thomas Morton . The year 2023 was another record-breaker for book bans. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented 1,247 ...