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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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

As technology changes library cataloging, we look back at its history and forward into its future.

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 ...

CIPA-Compliant Filtering That’s First Amendment–Friendly What constitutes First Amendment–friendly filtering under CIPA? It is filtering (or a filtering policy) that incorporates and emphasizes the ...

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 ...