President Trump launched an assault on libraries, signing an executive order targeting the Institute of Museum and Library ...

Since President Trump retook office on January 20, libraries and librarianship have been assaulted via executive orders and ...

ALA released a statement in response to the White House's March 14 executive order calling for the elimination of IMLS.

March 19, 2025 970 × 647 Tracking the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Libraries ...

While the legality of many of these actions is still being decided by the courts, librarians, archivists, and other information professionals have been working through the confusion to preserve access ...

While collecting information for this document last week, I had the pleasure of visiting a Veterans Resource Center—one of 10 in the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system—at the LAPL’s Exposition ...

Unlike traditional collaborations, codesign involves library staffers, community members, and youth working together as equals to design programs and services that meet the varying needs of young ...

The Council rules (CD#5.1) and agenda (CD#8.4) were adopted. The minutes from ALA’s 2024 LibLearnX Conference in Baltimore (CD#2.2) meetings were approved. Interim ALA Executive Director Leslie Burger ...

Libraries across the country on a mission to contribute to a greener future by committing to net-zero energy use.

The March issue of Finance and Development (F&D) magazine explores the economics of talent, one of the world’s most valuable ...

With the acceleration of human-driven climate change, libraries are playing an increased role in helping their communities navigate environmental calamities. The downtown public library in Asheville, ...