ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
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Updates from the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Public Policy & Advocacy team in D.C. #LibrariesStrong #BuildLibraries #FundLibraries #eBooksForAll #ForOurLibraries
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Combining evocative artwork and stirring stories, the Booklist editors’ choice graphic novels for adults and youth showcase this year’s best of the format in a wide variety of genres, topics, and tones.
Check them out here: https://bit.ly/3N1Es7j
Check them out here: https://bit.ly/3N1Es7j
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Combining evocative artwork and stirring stories, the Booklist editors’ choice graphic novels for adults and youth showcase this year’s best of the format in a wide variety of genres, topics, and tones.
Check them out here: https://bit.ly/3N1Es7j
Check them out here: https://bit.ly/3N1Es7j
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ALA provides more than $300,000 annually for study in a master's degree in library and information science. ALA scholarships cover an array of focuses and groups, from children’s and youth librarianship to government documents and support staff.
Apply by March 1! https://bit.ly/4s8U2hy
Apply by March 1! https://bit.ly/4s8U2hy
December 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
ALA provides more than $300,000 annually for study in a master's degree in library and information science. ALA scholarships cover an array of focuses and groups, from children’s and youth librarianship to government documents and support staff.
Apply by March 1! https://bit.ly/4s8U2hy
Apply by March 1! https://bit.ly/4s8U2hy
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“Much like libraries safeguard written knowledge, we safeguard the living traditions of oral storytelling.” - Tama Lunceford, interim president of the Storytelling Resource Place, a repository of books and materials related to storytelling performance.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4p2QieF
Read more: https://bit.ly/4p2QieF
December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“Much like libraries safeguard written knowledge, we safeguard the living traditions of oral storytelling.” - Tama Lunceford, interim president of the Storytelling Resource Place, a repository of books and materials related to storytelling performance.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4p2QieF
Read more: https://bit.ly/4p2QieF
As we close out the year, we're grateful for the support of every library advocate and ALA member who showed up #ForOurLibraries in 2025.
Help sustain our work: help libraries win in 2026.
Donate to the American Library Association to power our advocacy: give.ala.org/advocacy
Help sustain our work: help libraries win in 2026.
Donate to the American Library Association to power our advocacy: give.ala.org/advocacy
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
As we close out the year, we're grateful for the support of every library advocate and ALA member who showed up #ForOurLibraries in 2025.
Help sustain our work: help libraries win in 2026.
Donate to the American Library Association to power our advocacy: give.ala.org/advocacy
Help sustain our work: help libraries win in 2026.
Donate to the American Library Association to power our advocacy: give.ala.org/advocacy
It's almost the end of the year, but we still need to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. Next year's federal budget MUST include funding for libraries.
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries and support programs & resources nationwide: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries and support programs & resources nationwide: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It's almost the end of the year, but we still need to Show Up #ForOurLibraries. Next year's federal budget MUST include funding for libraries.
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries and support programs & resources nationwide: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries and support programs & resources nationwide: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
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This week, ALA and global library leaders led a session on dynamic digital inclusion at the UN High Level Meeting on WSIS+20, exploring how digital inclusion moves from global commitments to local, practical action.
Check out the recording: https://bit.ly/44wh8EQ
Check out the recording: https://bit.ly/44wh8EQ
December 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This week, ALA and global library leaders led a session on dynamic digital inclusion at the UN High Level Meeting on WSIS+20, exploring how digital inclusion moves from global commitments to local, practical action.
Check out the recording: https://bit.ly/44wh8EQ
Check out the recording: https://bit.ly/44wh8EQ
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ALA, @bookriot.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @flfreedomread.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social all track different aspects of the movement - no matter how you look at it, book bans are sweeping across the country. Don't miss our joint report: https://bit.ly/4qkTZh5
December 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
ALA, @bookriot.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @flfreedomread.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social all track different aspects of the movement - no matter how you look at it, book bans are sweeping across the country. Don't miss our joint report: https://bit.ly/4qkTZh5
All across Texas, libraries and museums have had IMLS grants reinstated after a federal court ruling last month, enabling programs statewide: glasstire.com/2025/12/13/i...
Tell Congress to keep the momentum and #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #ForOurLibraries
Tell Congress to keep the momentum and #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #ForOurLibraries
Institute of Museum & Library Services Grants Have Been Restored | Glasstire
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the reinstatement of all federal grants for libraries and museums across the U.S.
glasstire.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
All across Texas, libraries and museums have had IMLS grants reinstated after a federal court ruling last month, enabling programs statewide: glasstire.com/2025/12/13/i...
Tell Congress to keep the momentum and #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #ForOurLibraries
Tell Congress to keep the momentum and #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #ForOurLibraries
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New: ALA welcomes a pathbreaking study by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, which finds that thousands of public library facilities are in acute need of investment for repairs and upgrades.
Read more about the report, which ALA called to be developed: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
Read more about the report, which ALA called to be developed: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
New: ALA welcomes a pathbreaking study by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, which finds that thousands of public library facilities are in acute need of investment for repairs and upgrades.
Read more about the report, which ALA called to be developed: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
Read more about the report, which ALA called to be developed: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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The study includes detailed data and photographs from the GAO's field research that demonstrate the difficulties facing library facilities across the country. Rising costs of repairs are driving expenses even higher. Read the GAO's full report: files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-...
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The study includes detailed data and photographs from the GAO's field research that demonstrate the difficulties facing library facilities across the country. Rising costs of repairs are driving expenses even higher. Read the GAO's full report: files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-...
"By some measures, Wisconsin has the best interlibrary loan program in the country." State Librarian Ben Miller credits federal funding as a key supporter of the state's libraries: urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/12/17/w...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Wisconsin Libraries and Museums See Federal Grants Restored
Patrons of all ages put pressure on members of Congress with postcard campaign.
urbanmilwaukee.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"By some measures, Wisconsin has the best interlibrary loan program in the country." State Librarian Ben Miller credits federal funding as a key supporter of the state's libraries: urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/12/17/w...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
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Libraries bring people together through learning, connection, and belonging. With your support, they can remain places where everyone belongs—today and for generations to come.
Make a year-end gift to support libraries: bit.ly/ForOurLibraries2025.
Make a year-end gift to support libraries: bit.ly/ForOurLibraries2025.
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Libraries bring people together through learning, connection, and belonging. With your support, they can remain places where everyone belongs—today and for generations to come.
Make a year-end gift to support libraries: bit.ly/ForOurLibraries2025.
Make a year-end gift to support libraries: bit.ly/ForOurLibraries2025.
Libraries in Alaska - and across the country - have had their federal funding reinstated by the Administration. We can't tell you how important this is: www.kyuk.org/alaska-state...
Take action, tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Take action, tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Judge restores federal funding for museums and libraries, including in Alaska
At least some libraries in Alaska that lost federal funding last spring have received notice that it’s been reinstated.
www.kyuk.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Libraries in Alaska - and across the country - have had their federal funding reinstated by the Administration. We can't tell you how important this is: www.kyuk.org/alaska-state...
Take action, tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Take action, tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
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ALA Past President Loida Garcia-Febo (2nd from left) with colleagues at today’s UN WSIS+20 forum in NYC.
In town? Join an in-person event tomorrow on digital access, information equity, and why it matters for libraries.
CUNY Graduate Center
Dec. 16 | 1:20–2:40pm
www.ifla.org/events/doing...
In town? Join an in-person event tomorrow on digital access, information equity, and why it matters for libraries.
CUNY Graduate Center
Dec. 16 | 1:20–2:40pm
www.ifla.org/events/doing...
December 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
ALA Past President Loida Garcia-Febo (2nd from left) with colleagues at today’s UN WSIS+20 forum in NYC.
In town? Join an in-person event tomorrow on digital access, information equity, and why it matters for libraries.
CUNY Graduate Center
Dec. 16 | 1:20–2:40pm
www.ifla.org/events/doing...
In town? Join an in-person event tomorrow on digital access, information equity, and why it matters for libraries.
CUNY Graduate Center
Dec. 16 | 1:20–2:40pm
www.ifla.org/events/doing...
Libraries have had to make difficult decisions this year while federal funding was rescinded. Funding reinstatement is making a difference, including in Indiana: www.whas11.com/article/news...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Southern Indiana library celebrates federal funding return
Some federal funding has returned, a small victory as the Madison Public Library prepares for difficult decisions ahead.
www.whas11.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Libraries have had to make difficult decisions this year while federal funding was rescinded. Funding reinstatement is making a difference, including in Indiana: www.whas11.com/article/news...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in next year's budget: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
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Vote for The Librarians!
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Have you cast your VOTE FOR THE LIBRARIANS yet? Help us share our superheroes stories to an even wider audience and support the Freedom to Read movement by voting (or voting again) for us in the Cinema Eye Honors Audience Choice Award!
cinemaeyehonors.com/audience-cho...
cinemaeyehonors.com/audience-cho...
Audience Choice Voting - Cinema Eye Honors
Audience Choice Voting Choose Your Favorite Film of this year
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December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Vote for The Librarians!
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NYC Friends: Join the ALA IRC United Nations SDG Subcommittee for an in-person program with UNESCO and IFLA during WSIS+20. Learn why this global review of digital access, information equity & ICT policy matters for libraries.
Dec. 16 | 1:20–2:40pm
CUNY Graduate Center
www.ifla.org/events/doing...
Dec. 16 | 1:20–2:40pm
CUNY Graduate Center
www.ifla.org/events/doing...
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
NYC Friends: Join the ALA IRC United Nations SDG Subcommittee for an in-person program with UNESCO and IFLA during WSIS+20. Learn why this global review of digital access, information equity & ICT policy matters for libraries.
Dec. 16 | 1:20–2:40pm
CUNY Graduate Center
www.ifla.org/events/doing...
Dec. 16 | 1:20–2:40pm
CUNY Graduate Center
www.ifla.org/events/doing...
"In certain aspects, smaller libraries like Sellon’s are more reliant on IMLS funding" than others. Reinstatement of federal grants will help libraries in Iowa sustain their work: www.thegazette.com/federal-gove...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Federal agency reinstates terminated grants for Iowa libraries, museums
Iowa libraries can once again access millions of dollars in federal aid following the reinstatement of previously terminated grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
www.thegazette.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"In certain aspects, smaller libraries like Sellon’s are more reliant on IMLS funding" than others. Reinstatement of federal grants will help libraries in Iowa sustain their work: www.thegazette.com/federal-gove...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
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Got something to say—or teach—about public libraries? We want to hear from you at #PLA2026!
Submit a proposal to present on our How-To Stage: https://www.placonference.org/howto
Or give your Hot Take on public libraries: https://www.placonference.org/hottakes
Deadline is Mon. 12/15!
Submit a proposal to present on our How-To Stage: https://www.placonference.org/howto
Or give your Hot Take on public libraries: https://www.placonference.org/hottakes
Deadline is Mon. 12/15!
December 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Got something to say—or teach—about public libraries? We want to hear from you at #PLA2026!
Submit a proposal to present on our How-To Stage: https://www.placonference.org/howto
Or give your Hot Take on public libraries: https://www.placonference.org/hottakes
Deadline is Mon. 12/15!
Submit a proposal to present on our How-To Stage: https://www.placonference.org/howto
Or give your Hot Take on public libraries: https://www.placonference.org/hottakes
Deadline is Mon. 12/15!
Across AL and the country, federal funding was poised to get more Americans online and get them the skills they need to thrive, through digital navigator programs and more at libraries nationwide.
But the Administration slashed the grants: app.publicnewsservice.org/story/al-cou... #ForOurLibraries
But the Administration slashed the grants: app.publicnewsservice.org/story/al-cou... #ForOurLibraries
AL could face setbacks after loss of digital equity funds
By Sarah Jane Tribble for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Shanteya Hudson for Alabama News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service CollaborationMegan Waiters can recite the ...
app.publicnewsservice.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Across AL and the country, federal funding was poised to get more Americans online and get them the skills they need to thrive, through digital navigator programs and more at libraries nationwide.
But the Administration slashed the grants: app.publicnewsservice.org/story/al-cou... #ForOurLibraries
But the Administration slashed the grants: app.publicnewsservice.org/story/al-cou... #ForOurLibraries
Stable federal funding means more materials for children and teens at Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Thorne Library in Ohio! More www.yourohionews.com/knox-county/...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries and support programs & collections nationwide: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries and support programs & collections nationwide: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Thorne Library earns grant to expand children’s and teen literature collection
MVNU adds 60 award-winning titles to support teacher education students and provide new resources for local families
www.yourohionews.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Stable federal funding means more materials for children and teens at Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Thorne Library in Ohio! More www.yourohionews.com/knox-county/...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries and support programs & collections nationwide: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries and support programs & collections nationwide: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
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From the New York Times: IMLS has reinstated all federal grants to libraries following a federal court ruling. More: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
But we can't stop making noise for libraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
But we can't stop making noise for libraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Library Agency Reinstates Grants Canceled by Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
From the New York Times: IMLS has reinstated all federal grants to libraries following a federal court ruling. More: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
But we can't stop making noise for libraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
But we can't stop making noise for libraries. Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in FY26: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
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ALA is disappointed and concerned with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to read in public libraries across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
December 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
ALA is disappointed and concerned with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to read in public libraries across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
You only have ONE WEEK to nominate your favorite librarian for the I Love My Librarian Award!
Don't miss the opportunity to recognize the dedication of a library worker in your community! Learn more below ⤵️
Don't miss the opportunity to recognize the dedication of a library worker in your community! Learn more below ⤵️
Have you nominated a librarian for the I Love My Librarian Award? There's only ONE WEEK LEFT!
If your librarian has gone above and beyond, started a new program to fill a gap in the community, or stepped in to save the day, we want to know about it!
Submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3EMzHao
If your librarian has gone above and beyond, started a new program to fill a gap in the community, or stepped in to save the day, we want to know about it!
Submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3EMzHao
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
You only have ONE WEEK to nominate your favorite librarian for the I Love My Librarian Award!
Don't miss the opportunity to recognize the dedication of a library worker in your community! Learn more below ⤵️
Don't miss the opportunity to recognize the dedication of a library worker in your community! Learn more below ⤵️
In Iowa, libraries and museums are excited for their communities now that federal grants have been reinstated: www.iowapublicradio.org/arts-life/20...
But this isn't the end. We need to tell Congress to #FundLibraries in Iowa and across the nation: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
But this isn't the end. We need to tell Congress to #FundLibraries in Iowa and across the nation: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
Iowa libraries and museums regain access to frozen federal grants
In March, the entire Institute of Museum and Library Services staff was placed on administrative leave by the Trump administration, indefinitely pausing all work processing 2025 grant applications. No...
www.iowapublicradio.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In Iowa, libraries and museums are excited for their communities now that federal grants have been reinstated: www.iowapublicradio.org/arts-life/20...
But this isn't the end. We need to tell Congress to #FundLibraries in Iowa and across the nation: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
But this isn't the end. We need to tell Congress to #FundLibraries in Iowa and across the nation: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...