"We are thrilled that Steve Hofstetter will be kicking off AASL25 as our opening keynote speaker," said conference co-chairs ...

The ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant is given to school library associations that are AASL affiliates for planning and implementing leadership programs at the state, regional, or local levels. New ideas and ...

This committee selects the winner of the Shirley Olofson Memorial Award, which is intended to help defray costs to attend the ALA Annual Conference. After the death of Shirley Olofson who was NMRT ...

The Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) sponsors the biennial Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award. The award, named in honor of a library historian ...

In addition to these candidates standing for president, there are four additional candidates standing for two PLA directors-at-large positions. Information about all PLA candidates is available on the ...

Festivities kicked off Friday with the ALA Gives Back community initiative where attendees volunteered at the Burton Barr Central Library assembling seed packets for the seed library. Later, the ALA ...

CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has announced an extension for nominations for the Beta Phi Mu Award, one of ...

Erin Entrada Kelly, author of “The First State of Being,” and Rebecca Lee Kunz, illustrator of “Chooch Helped,” are the 2025 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most ...

The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and ...

Author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Mark Teagueare the 2025 recipients of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “Vacation” ...

Marcelo Verdad, ilustrador de “The Dream Catcher”; Karla Arenas Valenti, autora de “Lola”; y Carolina Ixta, autora de “Shut ...

Carole Boston Weatherford is the winner of the 2025 Children's Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator, ...