CHICAGO – Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been named honorary chair for Banned Books Week 2024, which takes place September 22 – 28. DuVernay will be joined by youth honorary chair Julia ...

Please note this call for volunteers is for ALA General Awards Juries (i.e. awards not administered by a Division, Round Table, or unit within ALA.) Please note that serving on a jury does not count ...

Cultivating a Culture of Kindness and Wellbeing in Libraries ,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA ...

The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2025 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). Details on the program criteria can be found on the Emerging Leaders web page. The ...

Provides an umbrella organization for the promotion of library service in the field of visual and performing arts through discussion of current issues, the exchange of information, and the carrying ...

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The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment and to ensure free access to information. Every year, ALA's Office for ...

Feelings get complicated between team mascot Belle, cheerleader Regina, and all-star athlete Chloe in this refreshing take on the high school love triangle. By Jasmine Walls. Art by Teo. 2023. 248p.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably ...

The committee serves as a centralized hub for IS committees in order to support collective data needs. Every year the committee will conduct the “Instruction Section Needs, Interest, and Satisfaction ...

To review and make recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding the section's future direction, goals and objectives, and policies. To prepare and, subsequently, maintain and revise a policies ...

*Trainings are currently delivered on a limited basis. Please inquire with ODLOS for updates and potential partnerships.* The staff of the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) ...