A look back at the big-name speakers and educational programming at ALA's 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia.

Solidarity amid Uncertainty Library Marketplace offerings highlight a need for strategic impact By Marshall Breeding | July 23, 2025 ...

Geena Davis at the American Library Association’s 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia on June 30. Photo: EPNAC Hollywood has no shortage of polymaths, but Geena Davis might be in a ...

Film programming can seem more complicated than other kinds of programming. How do you choose films to show? What equipment should you use? How do you market your programs? Where do you begin? The ...

Library Learning Center at Texas Southern University in Houston. Photo: Kayla Hartzog Welcome to the 2020 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries ...

American Libraries travels through time to outline our country’s history of censorship—and those who have defended the right to read.

2025 Youth Media Award winners announced—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards.

Instead of just games and entertainment, virtual reality content is exploding with news, information, and educational content. Libraries and librarians are showing how they can innovate with this ...

Our Letters of the Law columnists explore legal issues in public libraries. We've assembled some of their most topical entries.

Librarians are being asked to be social workers, EMTs, therapists, legal consultants, and more. Anne Ford interviews seven front-line librarians about this mission creep, the directions their ...

American Libraries spoke with five leading African-American librarians about their careers, the changes they have witnessed over the decades, and the current issues in librarianship.

Libraries across the country face tough choices when homeless patrons set up permanent residence on their grounds. Some libraries are experimenting with camping bans, along with increased connections ...