A Library Book Returns Home—36 Years Late
A children’s book enjoyed a spectacular trip around the world before coming home to a Virginia library 36 years after it was checked out.
Give the Gift of ALA This Holiday Season
The giving season is upon us. For those with book and library lovers in their lives, an ALA Supporter Membership is the perfect gift—and it helps our libraries thrive!
Help ‘The Librarians’ Documentary Win!
“The Librarians,” filmmaker Kim A. Snyder’s acclaimed documentary about librarians in Texas, Florida, and other states who unite to combat book banning in the United States, is one of several docs in the running for the Cinema Eye Honor’s Audience Choice Award. And you can help it win by voting online.
Get “Banning Books? Now That’s Scary” Gear and Help ALA
Penguin Random House and Online Ceramics are donating 100% of the net proceeds from the sales of select items to ALA to help in the fight against book bans and to help librarians across the country.
Beloved Librarian Mychal Threets to Host Reboot of ‘Reading Rainbow’
“Reading Rainbow” has a new host—and it’s I Love My Librarian Award recipient Mychal Threets!
Ready, Set, Story! PBS News Offers Opportunities for Student Journalists This School Year
Are you a high-school student or parent/guardian of a teen who wants to get hands-on journalism experience this school year? PBS News Student Reporting Labs is for you then. Join them for a three-part intro virtual series beginning August 26 to learn more.
The Library As a Business Model
Libraries remind us that value isn’t always immediate or measurable in quarterly reports, but it’s real. The impact accumulates over time, quietly compounding. And any organization willing to think more expansively, invest in culture, make room for imagination, and support its people and community can experience it.
Ohio Man Leaves Behind the Reading List of a Lifetime
When Dan Pelzer died last month at the age of 92, he left his family and friends an incredible gift: a 109-page handwritten list of all the books he’d read since 1962. And now it can be viewed by the world.
Creating Accessible Spaces
With a grant from the American Library Association, a small library in rural New Hampshire created accessible and inclusive spaces for its youngest patrons.
Discussing Death at the Library
In the almost 15 years since the first Death Café was held in the UK, they have sprouted all over the world. And libraries are often the gathering spots.