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Magazine of the American Library Association
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Joined January 2009
Our September/October issue is now up, featuring the annual Library Design Showcase, an interview with @kuangrf, ALA Awards, and how librarians grapple with AI-written books. Read the full issue at or by article at
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Explore the archive of the original happy camper: @smokey_bear.
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A look at the US Forest Service Smokey Bear Collection, held at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Maryland.
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"Sustainability is a promise we make to future generations that libraries will continue to be cornerstones of community life and prosperity." ALA President @GeometricRabbit reflects on sustainability as a core value of the profession.
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Sustainability is a promise we make to future generations that libraries will continue to be cornerstones of community life and prosperity.
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Our annual Library Design Showcase highlights some of the most impressive new and renovated library buildings of the year.
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The 2025 Library Design Showcase features libraries that serve as true third spaces while honoring local histories and cultures.
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August 29 is the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the Gulf Coast. AL's 6-part series from the 10th anniversary in 2015 shares some of the stories of the librarians who provided services in extraordinary circumstances.
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In this six-part series, American Libraries looks back at the stories of libraries and librarians in the 10 years since Katrina. Reflecting on our October 2005 coverage, we remember the librarians...
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RT @KalshiSports: Game by the numbers. Kalshi volume: $26.6m.Spit ejections: 1.Rizzler commercials: 1.Weather delays: 1.AJ Brown catches: 1.
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Everyone loves buttons! Melisa Yang, recent graduate of University of South Carolina in Columbia, shows off a button she made in support of library funding at the recent #ALAAC25. See more of our favorite conference photos at
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"In 2018 and 2019, we reached [gender] parity with the lead characters in kids’ TV and movies. COVID set us back some, but I think we’ll get right back there." Read our interview with Oscar winner (and #ALAAC25 speaker) Geena Davis.
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Actor and activist Geena Davis on her debut picture book, The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page, and taking up space.
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Libraries are having a Hollywood moment, with films about the profession and the institution making splashes at film festivals and even the Oscars. Read about the library documentaries produced in recent years.
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The Librarians (2025) Director: Kim A. Snyder thelibrariansfilm.com Running time: 92 minutes About: The Librarians follows librarians in Florida and Texas as they work to protect children’s rights...
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"We assembled in Philadelphia because we could—and because we must. Because even 150 years in, our story is still being written. And it is worth sharing." New ALA President Sam Helmick reflects on the recent #ALAAC25.
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More than 14,000 library workers, advocates, and allies gathered at the 2025 Annual Conference to affirm that our values are not negotiable.
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Read the latest news from the #ALAAC25 exhibit hall on digital content, collection discovery, technical services, material handling, AI, and more in Marshall Breeding's report.
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Library technology expert Marshall Breeding recaps this year's Library Marketplace at ALA's Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia.
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How do you handle bullies? According to @GovWhitmer at #ALAAC25, “you take their weapon and make it your shield.” Read our full conference coverage.
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Through December, ALA's #ForOurLibraries Fundraising Challenge is raising money to help ALA and ensure libraries remain essential spaces for learning, creativity, and connection. Top fundraisers win free registration to ALA Annual 2026. Learn more at
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See some of our favorite photos from the recent #ALAAC25 in our July/August Bookend column, including Tiwanna Nevels, assistant state librarian at State Library of North Carolina, with some of her favorite challenged books in the Big Chair.
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Several documentarians have turned their lenses towards libraries, librarians, and intellectual freedom issues in recent years. Read about these films (and how to watch them) at
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The Librarians (2025) Director: Kim A. Snyder thelibrariansfilm.com Running time: 92 minutes About: The Librarians follows librarians in Florida and Texas as they work to protect children’s rights...
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"When I learned how to play a sport for the first time, I was like, 'Wait a minute: It’s okay to inhabit my body, and it does things.' It was such a revelation." Read our interview with Oscar winner (and #ALAAC25 speaker) Geena Davis at
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Actor and activist Geena Davis on her debut picture book, The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page, and taking up space.
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Highlights from the Executive Board Meeting at #ALAAC25 have been posted to ALA Connect. Find updates about Association organization, budget and finances, and internal operations.
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With more than 600 vendors and a variety of live stages and pavilions, the #ALAAC25 Library Marketplace showcased products for libraries facing intense new challenges. Read Marshall Breeding's recap of the exhibit hall at
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Library technology expert Marshall Breeding recaps this year's Library Marketplace at ALA's Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia.
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New ALA President @GeometricRabbit discusses how Annual served as a reminder that our work is urgent—and our movement unstoppable.
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More than 14,000 library workers, advocates, and allies gathered at the 2025 Annual Conference to affirm that our values are not negotiable.
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“We are the librarians. So let’s go save the world.” Philadelphia, the cradle of liberty, hosted hundreds of discussions of how to preserve that liberty during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference. Read our conference wrap-up at
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The next conservative era has arrived. Join the movement rebuilding America from the ground up.
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Read our online July/August issue, with full coverage of the recent ALA Annual Conference. ➡️ Find highlights from educational sessions, a report on vendor news from the Library Marketplace by @mbreeding, our interview with Geena Davis, and more.
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