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Meet America's favorite librarians!

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 I Love My Librarian Awards!

Read these banned books

This new interactive recommended reading list presents readers with a different banned or challenged book to explore each week!

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Help stop book banning.

Unite Against Book Bans is a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.

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Plan your reading journey!

Track your progress, discover new stories, and inspire a year of reading with ALA's 2023 reading challenge planner!

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News and Updates

ALA Unveils the 2023 Youth Media Award Winners

By Jan Carmichael | January 30, 2023

The annual announcement of the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards is the biggest event of the year in the world of children's publishing-20 separate awards for books and media, all chosen by librarians. And who knows children's literature better than librarians? The Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, Coretta Scott King, and other Youth Media Awards are some of the most prestigious awards an author or ...

Libraries Serving Communities: How Libraries Are Sharing Booklist Reader with Patrons

By Biz Hyzy | January 24, 2023

This month, Booklist launched the print edition of Booklist Reader-which brings the magazine's quality reviews, read-alikes, top 10 lists, author interviews, and more directly to ...

Representative Robert Garcia and a copy of Superman no. 1

Lawmaker Sworn Into Congress on Superman Comic

By Phil Morehart | January 19, 2023

How cool is this? Representative Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) was sworn in to Congress earlier this month on the Constitution, with a copy of the first ...

America Loves These Librarians!

By Phil Morehart | January 17, 2023

Today the American Library Association (ALA) announced the recipients of the I Love My Librarian Award. Thousands of library users from across the United States submit nominations for ...

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Libraries Are Awesome!

When most people think "library" they think books, and while that is certainly true, they're also so much more. Explore all the ways libraries are so great and how you can support them!

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