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Meet Lisa Varga, new associate executive director of ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office. Her first job was at a wallpaper-and-paint store. She says, “I didn’t realize until much later that it was library work.”americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoo…

📢 MARK YOUR CALENDARS 📢 2025 Library Design Showcase entries are due May 1. Projects must have been completed between 4/1/24 and 3/31/25. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/01/02/sub…

Sustainability is about committing to small changes. For #EarthDay: 27 low-lift ideas for libraries of any type or size. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/03/03/27-…

Since reopening the library in Altadena, California, after cleanup from the Eaton Fire, "I’ve heard over and over from patrons, it’s nice to come back to something that feels normal," says Library District Director Nikki Winslow. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoo…

"I hope people will thank their librarian and also realize that we can’t take them for granted anymore."—Dawn Logsdon, codirector of the Independent Lens documentary Free for All: The Public Library. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/04/23/new…

Libraries are on a mission to contribute to a greener future, and the most ambitious are committing to net-zero energy. 🔋🌳 americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/03/03/the…

Hear from the directors of 'Free for All: The Public Library,' premiering tonight on PBS #IndependentLens. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/04/23/new…

2024: Year that 'No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era,' by Jacqueline Jones, won the Pulitzer Prize for History. See more literature, library, and labor numbers for May 1, International Workers’ Day: bit.ly/AL-Workers-Byt….

One hundred days into the Trump administration, here's how the American Library Association and libraries are weathering its attacks and fighting back. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/04/30/100…

The US District Court for the District of Columbia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoo…

📚 Inspiring words from the 2025 I Love My Librarian Award honorees' speeches at this year's ceremony in Phoenix. Jessica Gleason, who brought library services to Maui wildfire victims, reminded us that librarians are "part of a fabric of helpers." americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/ins…

At the heart of "El Niño," Pam Muñoz Ryan's new novel, is an underwater realm called the Library of Despair and Sorrow. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/new…

“I am deeply disappointed in last night’s decision by President Trump to fire Carla Hayden from her position as Librarian of Congress,” ALA President Cindy Hohl writes. Read more and learn how to support our nation’s libraries. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoo…

In a video recorded earlier this week, 14th Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden honored and thanked the crucial and important work performed by the Library of Congress staff, the heart of the institution. (1/2)

Adriana Harmeyer is the winningest #library professional ever to appear on this game show. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/12/new…

“Technologies that can help library professionals perform their work with fewer resources may be more welcomed than ever," writes Marshall Breeding in this year's annual analysis of current library tech and trends. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/202…

Libraries + local breweries = hoppy partnerships americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/bre…

Even after 100 years, the State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, remains a touchstone for how society parses tensions between conflicting beliefs. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/boo…

Teresa “Teri” Anderson, the new executive director of the Association of College and Research Libraries, agrees with Einstein on "the only thing you absolutely have to know." americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoo…

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