Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle discusses the music industry copyright lawsuit against the Archive and why he feels ...

Amid headline-grabbing chaos in the federal government, behind-the-scenes work progresses in Congress to secure funding for ...

Though commonly imagined to be dusty spaces containing rare objects from the distant past, archives are deeply tied to the ...

On June 6, a federal judge denied a motion to block the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The American Library Association (ALA) issued ...

ALA returns to Philadelphia for its 2025 Annual Conference (June 26–30), featuring authors, education programs, and ...

As PowerPoint finds new life among Gen Zers who share niche slideshows on social media, now libraries are hosting PowerPoint ...

Welcome to the 2020 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries. These shining examples of architectural innovation—completed before the COVID-19 ...

The American Library Association (ALA) on January 27 announced the top books, video, and audio books for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz ...

The year 2023 was another record-breaker for book bans. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented 1,247 attempts to censor library books and other ...

Welcome to the 2021 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries that address user needs in unique, interesting, and effective ways. That this year’s ...

In summer 2020, during the national outcry that followed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, the concept of antiracism—or actively opposing racism and promoting tolerance ...

The “start, stop, change” approach to thinking about the future can show us what we might be missing and where ALA can have ...