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Devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in Asheville, N.C. by Bill McMannis.

Libraries Respond to Communities Hit by Hurricanes

By Phil Morehart | October 11, 2024
Hurricanes have devastated the southeastern United States this month, and libraries and library associations are stepping up to help their communities in the aftermath.
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ALA President Cindy Hohl (right) speaking at the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose event on October 8.

White House Recognizes Library Efforts to Combat Opioid Crisis

By Phil Morehart | October 9, 2024

The Biden-Harris administration announced October 8 the participants of the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose, a nationwide call-to-action for organizations to increase training on and access to life-saving opioid overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The American Library Association (ALA) is one of more than 250 organizations and businesses that have made voluntary commitments to the challenge.
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An array of pumpkins, ready for the autumn customer rush at the Kelp's Pumpkin Patch stand near Nashville in Brown County, Indiana. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, Sept. 2016.

Pumpkin Spice Up Your Fall with the Library of Congress

By Phil Morehart | October 3, 2024

If you’re like us, you love to fill your spaces with sights, sounds, and smells of fall. Thankfully, the Library of Congress has a plethora of free resources that can be used to add instant autumn ambiance.
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TRANSFORMERS character Optimus Prime holds up a Cybertron Public Library library card and says "Roll out with a library card."

Optimus Prime: Librarian? The Origin of the Famed Autobots’ Leader

By Chase Ollis | September 29, 2024

It’s Library Card Sign-up Month, and TRANSFORMERS’ Optimus Prime is helping libraries everywhere celebrate by showing off his very own Cybertron Public Library library card. But did you know that before he was the hero we know today, Optimus was a librarian named Orion Pax?
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