Is your library in need of versatile storage solutions that expand possibilities for staff and patrons? Are you looking to attract more visitors by creating adaptable, sustainable, and purposefully ...

From left: ALA Executive Director Dan Montgomery, ALA Past President Sam Helmick, OIF Executive Director Sarah Lamdan, and ALA President Maria McCauleyPhoto: EPNAC Sam Helmick recalls the first moment ...

ALA Treasurer Larry Neal shared fiscal details about the Association and its future with Council during its June 29 meeting.

Sustaining for the Future By Emily Udell But providing access to technology, shelter, and information after extreme weather is only one way libraries are grappling with sustainability. Many are also ...

5 Library Wins Worth Celebrating By Sallyann Price But in 2025, there were notable examples of voters, courts, and candidates across the country affirming the profession’s core values of intellectual ...

City governments across the United States prepared in early November to slash public library budgets in the wake of revenue shortfalls and dire economic news. Even if the lame-duck Congress passes an ...

The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project is restoring and releasing the first up-close pictures of the moon, taken by five unmanned Lunar Orbiter missions in the late 1960s, among them a famous 1966 ...

Voters of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, approved a 10-year renewal of a 5.99-mill property tax that provides 93% of the Calcasieu Parish Public Library’s $7.3-million annual budget. The renewal passed ...

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Alex Young writes: “Dua Lipa, who in 2023 launched her Service95 Book Club, has now partnered with the Livraria Lello bookstore in Porto, Portugal, to open a physical library. Opening June 27, the 100 ...

2025 Year in Review By American Libraries staff Freedom to read faces federal scrutiny Following the Trump administration’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the US ...