Ted Quiballo, instructional technologies librarian at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, shows interns for World Relief Chicagoland’s youth summer program how to use a 3D scanner.

Makerspace and Sense of Place

Academic library hosts summer program for asylum-seeking and refugee youth

Spirit in the Stacks 

Libraries help patrons hunt down apparitions 

Optimizing Reality

Bringing AR to academia

2024 ALA Award Winners

2024 ALA Award Winners

Honoring excellence and leadership in the profession

New English Canaan (1637) by Thomas Morton

Censorship Throughout the Centuries

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

Two library workers stand at a rounded desk in a modern-looking library

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

2024 Library Design Showcase

Busy Intersections
Mentorship can—and should—be more than a two-way street

2024 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards

We All Belong
A change in season brings inspiration and action

Beyond the Book List
Connecting libraries to the science of reading

Newsmaker: Connie Chung
Barrier-breaking news anchor looks back on her career

Transform Your Library into a Community Hub
Playaway Products Spanish Language Resources

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