Look back at all the happenings at the 2026 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition as we celebrated 150 years of ALA and worked together to shape the future of libraries.
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Since 1876, the American Library Association has worked to expand access to information and strengthen communities through libraries. In 2026, we celebrate 150 years and look ahead to what libraries will make possible in the future.
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Celebrating ALA's 150th Anniversary
Explore the ALA 150 website, your starting point for uncovering the legacy we’re celebrating and the future we’re shaping. Discover stories, milestones, and perspectives from across 150 years, along with rarely seen images from the ALA Archives.
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Read the Latest Issue of American Libraries
Read the Summer 2026 issue of American Libraries, which features a preview of the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Plus, check out the Chicago dining guide, an interview with Carnegie Medal for fiction winner Megha Majumdar, an excerpt on what to ask vendors about AI, and an article about fairy house programming taking place at libraries across the country.
Get Involved
ALA is the largest membership association in the library industry. It's a community of people working together to ensure that libraries remain vital centers of literacy, access, and opportunity.
By giving to ALA, you are helping us improve library and information services and the profession of librarianship to ensure access to information for all.
Fight Censorship: Take Action Against Book Bans
ALA compiles data on book challenges from reports filed by library professionals in the field and from news stories published throughout the United States.
Book Résumés help librarians, parents, and community members defend books from censorship. They detail each title’s significance and educational value and are easy to share with administrators, review committees, and elected officials.
Your front line reports help ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom to stay on top of trends and supply library workers with resources to combat censorship. You can also help get the word out and encourage reporting of book censorship.
News Around ALA
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ALSC's Children's Notable lists highlight media for children 14 years of age and younger of especially commendable quality that demonstrate respect for young people’s intelligence and imagination; exhibit venturesome creativity; and reflect and encourage the interests of children and young adolescents in exemplary ways.
- 2025 Notable Children's Books
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Programming Resources
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office empowers libraries to create vibrant hubs of learning and connection in communities of all types.
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ALA's Programming Librarian website is a place for library professionals to share, learn, and be inspired to present excellent programming for their communities.
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News and Press Center
For more than 140 years, the American Library Association has been the trusted voice for all libraries, advocating for the profession and the library's role in enhancing learning and ensuring access to information for all.
Contact the ALA Communications, Marketing, and Media Relations team to learn more about ALA positions and actions and get comprehensive insights into key issues facing libraries nationwide.
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News and Press Resources
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- Submit News Items to ALA
ALA Connect
Discussion boards and shared libraries provide collaboration tools connecting more than 50,000 library professionals with a wide variety of interests and specialization is the place to share ideas and make new connections with library workers across the globe.
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