ALA is inviting members to participate in a short survey to share thoughts about the American Library Association brand. As an ALA member, your perspective is incredibly valuable! ALA is working with strategic communications firm Mission Partners to gauge awareness…
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Free preconference workshop at ALA Annual: ‘The ABC’s of Preserving Intellectual Freedom – Anticipating, Bridging and Conversing: How to Help Protect Your Library’
United for Libraries is presenting a FREE preconference workshop, The ABC’s of Preserving Intellectual Freedom – Anticipating, Bridging and Conversing: How to Help Protect Your Library, on Fri., June 24, 1-4 p.m., at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.,…
Libraries Need Your Support – Take Action Today
Funding deadlines in the Senate are quickly approaching, and our elected leaders need to hear from library advocates like you. Will you take action and urge your Senators to #FundLibraries? Our tools also let you thank your members of Congress…
ALA announces Ukraine Library Relief Fund
ALA, in collaboration with the Ukrainian Library Association (ULA), has announced the ALA Ukraine Library Relief Fund to gather donations for the Ukrainian library community as they face the challenges of war. In cities and towns throughout Ukraine, dozens of…
Save 50% on 400+ items at the ALA Store through June 3
The ALA Store is having a Spring Sale through June 3. Save 50% on 400+ books, posters, bookmarks, gifts, and more. This limited time offer is good only on the ALA Store while supplies last. Browse the sale at www.alastore.ala.org/springsale.…
Help support diversity in library boards; responses due April 15
The ALA Emerging Leaders team for United for Libraries is working on a project to help provide information and resources that will support Library Directors, Boards, Foundations, and Friends Groups in building and sustaining diverse boards and memberships. The group…
ALA Graphics Gift Shop offering free shipping March 23-28
The ALA Graphics Gift Shop will be offering free standard shipping from March 23-28. Shop for “I Read Banned Books” t-shirts, totes, and other items, featuring National Library Week, the Public Library Association, Libraries=Strong Communities, and more. Purchases from the…
Celebrate the freedom to read during National Library Week, April 3-9
The freedom to read is essential to holding together the fabric of our democracy. Our nation’s libraries are on the front lines, protecting that freedom in the face of threats from groups that would remove or limit access to reading…
New collection ‘Uncommon Quotes for Library Lovers’ is a perfect volume for library Friends, Trustees, donors, and volunteers
ALA Editions recently published Uncommon Quotes for Library Lovers, a new collection of diverse and contemporary quotes that celebrate librarianship, libraries, and reading by writers and entertainers such as Celeste Ng, Ziggy Marley, Junot Diaz, Azar Nafisi, Stephen Colbert, and…
PLA to host March 4 townhall on “Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries”
As libraries continue confronting unprecedented attacks on the freedom to read, the Public Library Association (PLA) will offer a virtual townhall event, Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries, on Friday, March 4, at 2 p.m. Eastern During this free…