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Magazine of the American Library Association.
Were you a Berenstain Bears reader? At the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at the Strong National Museum of Play, you can find original sketches from their creators—and much more! Read more in our Bookend department. https://bit.ly/47FviUF
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Were you a Berenstain Bears reader? At the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at the Strong National Museum of Play, you can find original sketches from their creators—and much more! Read more in our Bookend department. https://bit.ly/47FviUF
"I hope that people can have this opportunity to be lured in by this beautiful food and actually learn something and maybe, hopefully, develop some empathy where there might not have been." Read our Newsmaker interview with award-winning chef Sean Sherman. https://bit.ly/3LgoIN7
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"I hope that people can have this opportunity to be lured in by this beautiful food and actually learn something and maybe, hopefully, develop some empathy where there might not have been." Read our Newsmaker interview with award-winning chef Sean Sherman. https://bit.ly/3LgoIN7
Library-hosted game jams, where patrons develop tabletop role-playing games, can promote literacy, community building, and partnerships. Learn more in "Jam Forever," https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/11/03/jam-forever/
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Library-hosted game jams, where patrons develop tabletop role-playing games, can promote literacy, community building, and partnerships. Learn more in "Jam Forever," https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/11/03/jam-forever/
Our November/December issue is now online, with features on gaming in libraries and professional development and an interview with (and recipe from) chef Sean Sherman. Read the full issue at https://bit.ly/AL-ND25issue or by article at https://bit.ly/AL-ND25stories
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Our November/December issue is now online, with features on gaming in libraries and professional development and an interview with (and recipe from) chef Sean Sherman. Read the full issue at https://bit.ly/AL-ND25issue or by article at https://bit.ly/AL-ND25stories
See the winners of the 2025 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards, including the Center for Missouri Studies at the State Historical Society of Missouri. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/09/02/2025-ala-aia-library-building-awards/
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
See the winners of the 2025 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards, including the Center for Missouri Studies at the State Historical Society of Missouri. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/09/02/2025-ala-aia-library-building-awards/
You can win free registration to ALA's 2026 Annual Conference in the #ForOurLibraries Fundraising Challenge Learn more at https://bit.ly/4lezrDW
October 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
You can win free registration to ALA's 2026 Annual Conference in the #ForOurLibraries Fundraising Challenge Learn more at https://bit.ly/4lezrDW
In a new online column, ALA's Senior Endowment Trustee Brett Bonfield introduces himself and gives an overview of ALA's endowment, which provides ongoing support to the Association. https://bit.ly/3J8OaDu
October 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
In a new online column, ALA's Senior Endowment Trustee Brett Bonfield introduces himself and gives an overview of ALA's endowment, which provides ongoing support to the Association. https://bit.ly/3J8OaDu
Explore Singapore's new pop-up Star Wars library, the long-awaited reopening of Johannesburg City Library in South Africa, and more news from around the world in our online Global Reach column. https://bit.ly/476zNZD
October 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Explore Singapore's new pop-up Star Wars library, the long-awaited reopening of Johannesburg City Library in South Africa, and more news from around the world in our online Global Reach column. https://bit.ly/476zNZD
Today, October 1! Join us for the next AL Live, co-presented with Booklist Webinars, “Addressing Research and Writing Challenges with the APA Style Manual" at 2 p.m. Eastern. Register for FREE at bit.ly/4ptaw2G. Sponsored by the American Psychological Association.
October 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today, October 1! Join us for the next AL Live, co-presented with Booklist Webinars, “Addressing Research and Writing Challenges with the APA Style Manual" at 2 p.m. Eastern. Register for FREE at bit.ly/4ptaw2G. Sponsored by the American Psychological Association.
Coming soon! Join us for the next AL Live, co-presented with Booklist Webinars, “Addressing Research and Writing Challenges with the APA Style Manual" on Wednesday, October 1 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Register for FREE at bit.ly/4ptaw2G. Sponsored by the American Psychological Association.
September 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Coming soon! Join us for the next AL Live, co-presented with Booklist Webinars, “Addressing Research and Writing Challenges with the APA Style Manual" on Wednesday, October 1 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Register for FREE at bit.ly/4ptaw2G. Sponsored by the American Psychological Association.
Join us for the next AL Live webinar, co-presented with Booklist Webinars, “Addressing Research and Writing Challenges with the APA Style Manual" on Wednesday, October 1 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Register for FREE at bit.ly/4ptaw2G. Sponsored by the American Psychological Association.
September 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Join us for the next AL Live webinar, co-presented with Booklist Webinars, “Addressing Research and Writing Challenges with the APA Style Manual" on Wednesday, October 1 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Register for FREE at bit.ly/4ptaw2G. Sponsored by the American Psychological Association.
Top fundraisers in ALA's #ForOurLibraries Fundraising Challenge will win free registration to ALA Annual 2026. The challenge runs through December! Learn more at https://bit.ly/4lezrDW
September 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Top fundraisers in ALA's #ForOurLibraries Fundraising Challenge will win free registration to ALA Annual 2026. The challenge runs through December! Learn more at https://bit.ly/4lezrDW
Our September/October issue is now up, featuring the annual Library Design Showcase, an interview with R.F. Kuang, ALA Awards, and how librarians grapple with AI-written books. Read the full issue at bit.ly/AL-SO25issue or by article at bit.ly/AL-SO25stories
September 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Our September/October issue is now up, featuring the annual Library Design Showcase, an interview with R.F. Kuang, ALA Awards, and how librarians grapple with AI-written books. Read the full issue at bit.ly/AL-SO25issue or by article at bit.ly/AL-SO25stories
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 https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/07/23/bookend-speaking-out/
August 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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 https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/07/23/bookend-speaking-out/
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. bit.ly/4m7FNGu
August 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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. bit.ly/4m7FNGu
“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 bit.ly/AL-Annual25
August 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“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 bit.ly/AL-Annual25
Our June issue is online now!
➡️ bit.ly/AL-Jun25
In this issue: Get ready for ALA's 2025 Annual Conference in Philadelphia and the city's amazing food scene 🍽️. Plus, lauded author Grace Lin talks with us about her first novel in nearly nine years.
➡️ bit.ly/AL-Jun25
In this issue: Get ready for ALA's 2025 Annual Conference in Philadelphia and the city's amazing food scene 🍽️. Plus, lauded author Grace Lin talks with us about her first novel in nearly nine years.
June 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Our June issue is online now!
➡️ bit.ly/AL-Jun25
In this issue: Get ready for ALA's 2025 Annual Conference in Philadelphia and the city's amazing food scene 🍽️. Plus, lauded author Grace Lin talks with us about her first novel in nearly nine years.
➡️ bit.ly/AL-Jun25
In this issue: Get ready for ALA's 2025 Annual Conference in Philadelphia and the city's amazing food scene 🍽️. Plus, lauded author Grace Lin talks with us about her first novel in nearly nine years.
Our May issue is online now!
➡️ bit.ly/AL-May25
In this issue: Marshall Breeding's 2025 Library Systems Report💻, brewing local connections, and lauded author Pam Muñoz Ryan on the library she writes about in her new book. 📚
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In this issue: Marshall Breeding's 2025 Library Systems Report💻, brewing local connections, and lauded author Pam Muñoz Ryan on the library she writes about in her new book. 📚
May 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Our May issue is online now!
➡️ bit.ly/AL-May25
In this issue: Marshall Breeding's 2025 Library Systems Report💻, brewing local connections, and lauded author Pam Muñoz Ryan on the library she writes about in her new book. 📚
➡️ bit.ly/AL-May25
In this issue: Marshall Breeding's 2025 Library Systems Report💻, brewing local connections, and lauded author Pam Muñoz Ryan on the library she writes about in her new book. 📚
From tool lending to seed lending, Library of Things collections can help promote sustainability. Check out our roundup of 21 green things available from libraries across the US and Canada.🚲 bit.ly/AL-green-lending
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
From tool lending to seed lending, Library of Things collections can help promote sustainability. Check out our roundup of 21 green things available from libraries across the US and Canada.🚲 bit.ly/AL-green-lending
Our special March/April sustainability issue is online now!
➡️ bit.ly/AL-MarApr25
In this issue: Get 27 low-lift green ideas to implement now, check out hotels for bees, and examine global health and tuberculosis with celebrated author John Green. 🌳
➡️ bit.ly/AL-MarApr25
In this issue: Get 27 low-lift green ideas to implement now, check out hotels for bees, and examine global health and tuberculosis with celebrated author John Green. 🌳
March 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Our special March/April sustainability issue is online now!
➡️ bit.ly/AL-MarApr25
In this issue: Get 27 low-lift green ideas to implement now, check out hotels for bees, and examine global health and tuberculosis with celebrated author John Green. 🌳
➡️ bit.ly/AL-MarApr25
In this issue: Get 27 low-lift green ideas to implement now, check out hotels for bees, and examine global health and tuberculosis with celebrated author John Green. 🌳
Join us for the next #ALLive FREE webinar, “Adapting, Transforming, and Maximizing Your Community College Library," on Wednesday, February 5 at 1 p.m. ET. Register at bit.ly/4aB3J05. Sponsored by Gale Cengage.
February 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Join us for the next #ALLive FREE webinar, “Adapting, Transforming, and Maximizing Your Community College Library," on Wednesday, February 5 at 1 p.m. ET. Register at bit.ly/4aB3J05. Sponsored by Gale Cengage.
The winner of the 2025 John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: "The First State of Being," written by Erin Entrada Kelly. The book is published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
January 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The winner of the 2025 John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: "The First State of Being," written by Erin Entrada Kelly. The book is published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Join us for the next #ALLive FREE webinar, “Adapting, Transforming, and Maximizing Your Community College Library," on Wednesday, February 5 at 1 p.m. Eastern. Register at bit.ly/4aB3J05. Sponsored by Gale.
January 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Join us for the next #ALLive FREE webinar, “Adapting, Transforming, and Maximizing Your Community College Library," on Wednesday, February 5 at 1 p.m. Eastern. Register at bit.ly/4aB3J05. Sponsored by Gale.
Our January/February issue is online now!
➡️ bit.ly/AL-JanFeb25
Read about #LibLearnX25 in Phoenix, a new memoir by singer-songwriter Neko Case, and Arizona State University's Theatre for Youth and Community Collection 🎭.
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Read about #LibLearnX25 in Phoenix, a new memoir by singer-songwriter Neko Case, and Arizona State University's Theatre for Youth and Community Collection 🎭.
January 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our January/February issue is online now!
➡️ bit.ly/AL-JanFeb25
Read about #LibLearnX25 in Phoenix, a new memoir by singer-songwriter Neko Case, and Arizona State University's Theatre for Youth and Community Collection 🎭.
➡️ bit.ly/AL-JanFeb25
Read about #LibLearnX25 in Phoenix, a new memoir by singer-songwriter Neko Case, and Arizona State University's Theatre for Youth and Community Collection 🎭.
From our archives:
When she was four, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Director Meredith Evans mailed then–President Carter money ($1.01) to help him "be president" and a request to have her birthday party at the White House. (He politely declined both.)
Read the article at bit.ly/EvansCarter
When she was four, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Director Meredith Evans mailed then–President Carter money ($1.01) to help him "be president" and a request to have her birthday party at the White House. (He politely declined both.)
Read the article at bit.ly/EvansCarter
December 30, 2024 at 12:35 AM
From our archives:
When she was four, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Director Meredith Evans mailed then–President Carter money ($1.01) to help him "be president" and a request to have her birthday party at the White House. (He politely declined both.)
Read the article at bit.ly/EvansCarter
When she was four, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Director Meredith Evans mailed then–President Carter money ($1.01) to help him "be president" and a request to have her birthday party at the White House. (He politely declined both.)
Read the article at bit.ly/EvansCarter