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2025 LibLearnX Preview

Phoenix | January 24–27

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

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Meet the 2025 I Love My Librarian Award Honorees

ALA honors 10 librarians for outstanding service

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Words Matter

Creating a harmful-content statement to build an inclusive catalog

Firefighters in Pacific Palisades, California.

During Wildfires, Los Angeles Libraries Offer Community Lifelines

Donation efforts in place to help communities, workers

Moving Forward on Finances
Challenges lie ahead for the financial health of the Association

In Living Color
Libraries offer corrective glasses to color-blind patrons

2024 Year in Review
A look back at news that affected libraries and the profession

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

ALA Announces Support for Libraries Affected by Los Angeles Wildfires

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

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

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