A look back at the speakers and educational programs at ALA's 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This column is one in a multipart American Libraries series that explores the library profession’s relationship to sustainability. The world faces global ecological systems challenges of unprecedented ...

Rachel Maddow was the Opening General Session speaker at the American Library Association’s 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago on June 26. Photo: EPNAC Rachel Maddow wasn’t sure if she ...

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 ...

On December 16, the American Library Association (ALA) announced 10 recipients of the 2025 I Love My Librarian Award, nominated by library users for their expertise, dedication, and impact in their ...

Detroit Library Commission President Georgia A. Hill announced August 17 that Jo Anne Mondowney has accepted the top post at Detroit Public Library, effective August 24. Her appointment as director ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...