Library Outreach Helps a Hawaii Community Heal
After wildfires tore through western Maui, bookmobile librarian Jessica Gleason rolled in to help a grieving community.
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Library Advocates Show Up for E-Rate 
Advocates from the American Library Association and other public interest groups rallied on Capitol Hill in support of E-Rate, a federal program that funds broadband for libraries and schools, as the Supreme Court weighs its constitutionality.
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ALA Warns New IMLS Acting Director Not to Cut Legally Mandated Programs for Libraries and Museums
The American Library Association urged the new acting director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Keith Sonderling, to be mindful of the legal obligations that Congress has imposed on the agency.
Trump Administration Calls for Elimination of Federal Agency that Funds Libraries
The Trump Administration has called for the elimination of the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency that provides funds for America’s libraries.
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The American Library Association is Defending E-Rate at the Supreme Court. Here’s Why that Matters.
E-Rate has been a quiet powerhouse providing broadband connectivity to libraries and schools across the U.S. for nearly three decades. A conservative group is challenging it in court.
Optimus Prime: Librarian? The Origin of the Famed Autobots’ Leader
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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I Love My Librarian Award: Your Questions Answered!
Have questions about the I Love My Librarian Award? We have answers! Check out some of the most common ones here.
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Let’s Show Our Librarians Some Love!
Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for this year’s I Love My Librarian Award, and ten librarians will receive $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime.
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Autobots, Roll Out…to the Library!
The American Library Association is teaming up with Skybound and Hasbro’s TRANSFORMERS to encourage people to roll out to their libraries.
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Book Challenges in Public Libraries Soared in 2023
The number of book titles targeted for censorship surged 65% in 2023, according to new data released Thursday by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.
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