No matter the physical size or budget, every library can play a role in supporting small businesses and promoting local economic vitality.

Children’s librarian and author Mychal Threets talks about falling in love with library service and his road to Reading Rainbow.

Courtney Fuson, incoming president of the Tennessee Library Association, and Max Prime, New York Library Association director of government relations and advocacy, speaking at the 2025 Chapter ...

The Chapter Advocacy Workshop provided training to help state library association leaders become library ambassadors.

After the Central Intelligence Agency discontinued The World Factbook, a new community-maintained successor has launched. Phillip Paik writes: “OpenFactBook provides free, comprehensive, and accurate ...

Prior to 2023, each chapter onboarded incoming chapter leaders individually, supplemented by ALA advocacy training focused on topics, not roles. But in response to rising attacks on ...

Carrie Webster writes: “The user experience (UX) industry is facing its most significant shift yet. We are moving past the era of ‘design at any cost’ into the era of sustainable UX. For years, we ...

On January 26, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, ...

Getting started with web accessibility improvements can feel over­whelming. The ultimate goal should be a website that maximizes accessibility and considers inclusive access in all decisions. But even ...

Growing up, Steve Spohn’s primary way to connect with others was through videogames. Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy as an infant, Spohn spent significant time in the hospital as a child. “The ...

Welcome to the 2025 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries throughout North America. Today’s libraries are places where people from diverse ...