No matter the physical size or budget, every library can play a role in supporting small businesses and promoting local economic vitality.

Children’s librarian and author Mychal Threets talks about falling in love with library service and his road to Reading Rainbow.

But in 2025, there were notable examples of voters, courts, and candidates across the country affirming the profession’s core ...

The American Library Association exists because of a shared desire for a professional community and coordinated advocacy.

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 ...

Courtney Fuson, incoming president of the Tennessee Library Association, and Max Prime, New York Library Association director of government relations and advocacy, speaking at the 2025 Chapter ...

Jacob Elrodi and Margot Robbie in the Wuthering Heights poster ...

On January 26, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, ...

Getting started with web accessibility improvements can feel over­whelming. The ultimate goal should be a website that maximizes accessibility and considers inclusive access in all decisions. But even ...

Welcome to the 2025 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries throughout North America. Today’s libraries are places where people from diverse ...

Martha Hickson, a recently retired media specialist who fought censorship at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, shakes hands with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (seated) after he ...

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, ...