Collage of listed book covers

Recommended Reading: Books for Election Season

Picks from Booklist for exploring the big questions that underlie elections

Ada Limón

Newsmaker: Ada Limón

US poet laureate on sending a poem to outer space

Ava DuVernay headshot

‘We Have to Work Together’: Action Beyond Banned Books Week

Chair Ava DuVernay talks about fighting censorship

Official graphic for 2024's weeklong focus on fighting book challenges

ALA Releases Preliminary Data on 2024 Book Challenges

New data shows a slowdown in challenge reports

Nikole Hannah-Jones, holding the microphone as keynote speaker

‘We Are the Majority’

Intellectual Freedom Summit in D.C. reenergizes library advocates to fight censorship

Spirit in the Stacks 
Libraries help patrons hunt down apparitions 

Call Number Podcast: Check Out Your Library
OverDrive initiative reintroduces communities to their local libraries

Elevate Your Library Storage
Maximize space with shelving that extends up to 35 feet high

Optimizing Reality
Bringing AR to academia

2024 ALA Award Winners
Honoring excellence and leadership in the profession

Censorship Throughout the Centuries
A timeline of US book bans and the fight for intellectual freedom

Dynamic Service Desks
5 design tips for creating a friendly and flexible front-of-house

Gearing Up for a Great Build
How predesign can set libraries up for success

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