Event to Forge Collaborative Playbook to Address Censorship Challenges and Protect Free Expression WASHINGTON - The American ...

CHICAGO – Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been named honorary chair for Banned Books Week 2024, which takes place September 22 – 28. DuVernay will be joined by youth honorary chair Julia ...

Please note this call for volunteers is for ALA General Awards Juries (i.e. awards not administered by a Division, Round Table, or unit within ALA.) Please note that serving on a jury does not count ...

Cultivating a Culture of Kindness and Wellbeing in Libraries ,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA ...

The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2025 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). Details on the program criteria can be found on the Emerging Leaders web page. The ...

Provides an umbrella organization for the promotion of library service in the field of visual and performing arts through discussion of current issues, the exchange of information, and the carrying ...

In 2021, libraries of all types stepped up to meet the needs of their communities as they responded to the impacts of a second year of the global pandemic. Library staff in every state faced an ...

The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has released new data documenting book challenges throughout the United States, finding that challenges of unique titles surged ...

To review and make recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding the section's future direction, goals and objectives, and policies. To prepare and, subsequently, maintain and revise a policies ...

The committee serves as a centralized hub for IS committees in order to support collective data needs. Every year the committee will conduct the “Instruction Section Needs, Interest, and Satisfaction ...

*Trainings are currently delivered on a limited basis. Please inquire with ODLOS for updates and potential partnerships.* The staff of the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) ...

Banned book displays kick-off conversations about censorship and inspire readers to explore challenged materials. Below are display ideas from libraries across the U.S. — some which only require ...