After 57 years on East Huron Street in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, ALA headquarters relocated to Michigan Plaza at 225 N. Michigan Avenue. Tracie D. Hall began on February 24 as the American ...

We can reliably count on a major event to top this list each year. But nothing compares to the Covid-19 pandemic that has so far claimed some 300,000 American lives, and in March forced a historic ...

In the 2020 election year, American Libraries and the Public Library Association tracked more than 100 library-related referenda across 27 states. Voters decided more than 90% of them in favor of the ...

A global pandemic and a national reckoning with race and social justice helped turn 2020 into a record year for digital lending in public libraries, according to OverDrive, the leading digital ...

Alan Inouye is Senior Director of Public Policy and Government Relations for the American Library Association. Visit the ALA to learn more at ala.org. Many Americans are rediscovering their local ...

Goleta Valley Library bookmark contest winners: Julia VanDe Veire, left, Abigail Simonsen, Ameya Apte, Malia Rocque, Raphael Raibley. (Courtesy photo) During September, children in Goleta and the ...

“For the last 15-20 years, public libraries have really reinvented themselves, and they are a place to come and stay. It’s not just take a book, leave a book.” That’s what Jennifer Pearson, director ...

Books that talked about racism and racial justice – or told the stories of people of color or the LGBTQ community – were among the most challenged as inappropriate for students in 2020, according to a ...

With a shift to online resources well underway, “the most trusted civic institutions” are in a good position to deal with the changing future. By Ellen Rosen Many companies and public institutions ...

LibKey is a set of tools available from the University Libraries that simplifies access to library subscribed content and open-access journal articles. The LibKey suite comes from the creators of ...

From outdoor pop-ups to free WiFi hotspots to home delivery and even parking lot movies, libraries across Michigan have created hundreds of new programs and services to help their communities during ...