Tamika Barnes, associate dean of Perimeter College Library Services at Georgia State University, has been elected 2026–2027 ...

As ICE has conducted raids across the country, public libraries are grappling with how to prepare staff and protect patrons.

An ICE protest march that took place outside of Minneapolis Central Library on January 23. The library worked with its union members to have enough staff available to keep the library open as a ...

Updated August 30, 7:17 a.m. Two people are dead and four wounded after a gunman opened fire inside Clovis-Carver Public Library in Clovis, New Mexico, on August 28. The gunman entered the library at ...

Jennifer Pate, director of OpenEd at Texas A&M University in College Station, shares tips for team trivia nights. Photo: Carrie Smith, American Libraries It was a trivia night so good, the university ...

The year 2023 was another record-breaker for book bans. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented 1,247 attempts to censor library books and other ...

With the acceleration of human-driven climate change, libraries are playing an increased role in helping their communities navigate environmental calamities. The downtown public library in Asheville, ...

Martha Hickson, a recently retired media specialist who fought censorship at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, shakes hands with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (seated) after he ...

In summer 2020, during the national outcry that followed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, the concept of antiracism—or actively opposing racism and promoting tolerance ...

Welcome to the 2025 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries throughout North America. Today’s libraries are places where people from diverse ...

Adena Jones, a CitySquare AmeriCorps volunteer with Dallas Public Library, assists a homeless patron during the annual Winter Backpack Challenge, part of the library’s Homeless Engagement and ...

Since President Trump retook office on January 20, libraries and librarianship have been assaulted via executive orders and other actions. While the legality of many of these actions is still being ...