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

Illustration of a hand coming out of a computer to take a dollar bill from a person.

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

Former NFL player Chris Kluwe, on his protest of a MAGA plaque at Huntington Beach Public Library and his other efforts as an activist.

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 ...

Academic libraries face a wide array of streaming video content, platform, hosting, and licensing options. Which is best for your library?

A panel of academic librarians convened by the Reference and User Services Association explores how to itegrate antiracism in cataloging.

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

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 ...

Led by philanthropist Anne Tracy Morgan, volunteer American librarians flocked to France after World War I to rebuild and reshape the country's libraries.

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 ...

From core values such as privacy and sustainability to more novel innovations such as the use of robots, five library thinkers explore the future of library technology.