The American Library Association (ALA) officially launched its 150th anniversary year, marking a century and a half of ...

Ahead of today’s Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing on youth screen time, 17 national education technology, library and nonprofit organizations sent a joint letter to ...

Library funding is under threat. Find out how you can show up for libraries: ala.org/showup.

CHICAGO - Nominations are now open for the Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity Award. The award recognizes a librarian who has faced adversity with integrity and dignity ...

Nominating Committee has unveiled the slate of candidates for the Association’s 2026 election. This year, eight nominees will stand for four positions on the PLA Board of Directors: 2027-2028 ...

Renee M. Burress won the 2019 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "Nurturing a Democratic Planning Process: A Qualitative Case of 2017 Every ...

Melissa L. Just won the 2007 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "Measuring Ovid MEDLINE information literacy and search skill retention in ...

Rebecca Miller won the 2006 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "The Diffusion of Professional Knowledge in Intercultural Exchanges: The ...

Jacqueline “Jacquie” Kociubuk won the 2025 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal "A Meaningful Place: Public Libraries and Self-care Children" at ...

Amber Matthews won the 2022 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "Advancing Anti-racism in Public Libraries for Black Youth in Canada" at ...

Donghee Sinn won the 2005 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "Records and the understanding of violent events: Archival documentation, ...

Amanda Waugh won the 2018 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "The Everyday Life Information Practices of Teen Nerdfighters" at the University ...