Jabba the Hutt figurine from the Nicholas A. Salerno Star Wars Collection at Arizona State University

By the Numbers: Literary Phoenix

Stats about libraries, collections, and literature from the Valley of the Sun

Enchroma color-corrective glasses

In Living Color

Libraries offer corrective glasses to color-blind patrons

Illustrated number 2024

2024 Year in Review

A look back at news that affected libraries and the profession

Sunrise over the Phoenix skyline

2025 LibLearnX Preview

Phoenix | January 24–27

Cindy Hohl, president of the American Library Association

Our Winter Count

With the new year, let’s honor those who protect the human spirit

Call Number Podcast: 2024 Author Chats
Authors share their memories of libraries

Meet the 2025 I Love My Librarian Award Honorees
ALA honors 10 librarians for outstanding service

ALA Receives Major Gift to Fund Scholarships
$25 million gift is the largest individual bequest in ALA history

Cronk, Jamison, McCauley Seek 2026–2027 ALA Presidency
2025–2028 treasurer candidates announced

10 Tips toward Accessibility
An overview of guidelines that can optimize library instruction

11 Questions: Bill Ladewski
Meet ALA’s new director of Member Relations and Services

ALA Announces 2025 Carnegie Medals Shortlist
Six finalists chosen for excellence in fiction and nonfiction

11 Questions: Amy Katzenberger
Meet ALA’s new director of development

ALA Vows to Defend Core Values

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