Nominations now open!
Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominate your librarian for the I Love My Librarian Award – they could win $5,000!
Just north of Austin, Texas, the Jarrell Community Library and Resource Center serves a small but quickly growing region with a lot more than books and grant funding from the American Library Association is playing a significant role in helping it do so.
In episode 35 of the “How I Library” podcast, show host and I Love Libraries editor Phil Morehart speaks with husband-and-wife team of filmmaker John Carpenter (“Halloween,” “The Thing,” “Big Trouble in Little China”) and comic book publisher Sandy King about their award-winning horror and sci-fi publishing company, Storm King Comics.
Libraries are more than books. From teaching critical literacy skills to protecting your rights, today’s libraries are dynamic and essential community hubs.
Library users are passionate readers, and we’ve got resources for all varieties of book lovers.
Schools with a strong school library program ensure their students have the best chance to succeed.
Libraries and schools are experiencing unprecedented levels of attempts to remove books from their shelves.
No matter what your tastes are, a library card hits all the right notes. Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month this September!
Libraries are the heart of every community, but not everyone realizes their impact. Get involved to ensure libraries thrive for all.
Grace Lin, the lauded author and illustrator—and winner of a Newbery Honor, a Caldecott Honor, and a Children’s Literature Legacy Award—thinks libraries are places of wonder and magic for people of all ages. That’s why she proudly supports the American Library Association.
Show the world that you love libraries with official merchandise from the American Library Association’s Library Gift Shop! Purchases support ALA’s work advocating for libraries and library workers.
