Bash, CNN’s chief political correspondent, and Fisher chronicle the 1872 gubernatorial race in Louisiana, between Democrat and former Confederate officer John McEnery and Republican William Pitt ...

Nashville residents examine designs for a remodel of Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library’s Richland Park branch at a public meeting. Photo: Gresham Smith Library renovations can feel ...

Min Jin Lee has notched career milestones that few authors reach. Her immigration saga Pachinko was both a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Top 10 Best Book of 2017, and it was ...

Author Lois Lowry appeared as a Featured Speaker at the 2026 American Library Association Conference and Exhibition in Chicago on June 27. Photo: EPNAC Lois Lowry wants you to know that she’s “still ...

On April 6, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the 10 recipients of the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award, nominated by library users for their expertise, dedication, and impact on the ...

On January 26, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, ...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services' empty booth at the 2025 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia. Terra Dankowski/American Libraries In the first year of Donald Trump’s ...

Welcome to the 2025 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries throughout North America. Today’s libraries are places where people from diverse ...

Since President Trump retook office on January 20, libraries and librarianship have been assaulted via executive orders and other actions. While the legality of many of these actions is still being ...

The year 2023 was another record-breaker for book bans. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented 1,247 attempts to censor library books and other ...