Today, ten cultural organizations, including the American Library Association (ALA), called on Congress to expand federal funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in its fiscal ...

ALA's Annual Conference and Exhibition returns to Chicago, and the 150th celebration signifies the momentum we carry into the ...

Following the results of today’s vote to unionize American Library Association (ALA) employees, ALA Executive Director Dan Montgomery issued the following statement.

The American Library Association (ALA) was founded in Philadelphia in 1876 amid the patriotic spectacle of our nation’s centennial celebrations. But it’s Chicago, the Association’s home for more than ...

A May 27 ballot count found that more than 95% of union-eligible American Library Association employees voted yes to establish a union, ALA Workers United, with the AFSCME Council 31.

Advance Registration Rates for the 2026 ALA Annual Conference, coming up June 25–29 in Chicago, end on June 19! Make sure to join us for this is a milestone year as American Library Association marks ...

Carrie Banks wears a National Library Tour t-shirt for the ALA President’s Program.#alamw19 Credit: Courtesy ALA Workers at the American Library Association announced on March 2 that they are forming ...

April 20 (UPI) --The American Library Association released its list of the "Top 11 Most Challenged Books List of 2025," including titles by John Green and Sarah J. Maas. The list, part of the 2026 ...