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

Solidarity amid Uncertainty Library Marketplace offerings highlight a need for strategic impact By Marshall Breeding | July 23, 2025 ...

Former NFL player Chris Kluwe, on his protest of a MAGA plaque at Huntington Beach Public Library and his other efforts as an activist.

Led by philanthropist Anne Tracy Morgan, volunteer American librarians flocked to France after World War I to rebuild and reshape the country's libraries.

A panel of academic librarians convened by the Reference and User Services Association explores how to itegrate antiracism in cataloging.

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

Library Learning Center at Texas Southern University in Houston. Photo: Kayla Hartzog Welcome to the 2020 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries ...

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

CIPA-Compliant Filtering That’s First Amendment–Friendly What constitutes First Amendment–friendly filtering under CIPA? It is filtering (or a filtering policy) that incorporates and emphasizes the ...

Film programming can seem more complicated than other kinds of programming. How do you choose films to show? What equipment should you use? How do you market your programs? Where do you begin? The ...

American Libraries' 2023 Library Design Showcase celebrates new and renovated libraries that address patron needs in unique ways.

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