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Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in IMLS Lawsuit

ALA, AFSCME vow to continue the fight
June 7, 2025
Springing Forward for Library Funding

Library advocates rally congressional support
By Lisa Varga | June 3, 2025
Access Timely Economic Data

IMF’s new data portal is here
May 28, 2025
11 Questions: Teresa “Teri” Anderson

Meet the new executive director of the Association of College and Research Libraries
May 27, 2025
ALA Criticizes Firing of Register of Copyrights

Association urges lawmakers to stand up for Library of Congress
May 12, 2025
ALA Decries Dismissal of Librarian of Congress

Association praises service of Carla Hayden, urges support for libraries
May 9, 2025
Federal Court Halts Dismantling of IMLS in ALA Lawsuit
May 2, 2025
Return to Normalcy

Following wildfires, Altadena’s Main Library reopens, providing comfort and safety
By Rosie Newmark | April 22, 2025
11 Questions: Lisa Varga

Meet the new associate executive director of ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office
April 21, 2025
ALA, AFSCME File Lawsuit against Trump Administration

Suit challenges the dismantling of IMLS
April 8, 2025
ALA Releases State of America’s Libraries 2025 Report

Report looks at censorship attempts, artificial intelligence, and sustainability in US libraries
April 8, 2025
McCauley Wins 2026–2027 ALA Presidency
April 7, 2025

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Noah Biesiada writes: “Huntington Beach (Calif.) voters weighed in on the future of their city’s library June 10, [repealing an approved-but-never-created] book review committee and blocking city leaders from selling the library or privatizing its operations. City Council members have been loudly calling for residents to vote no on both initiatives for months. But library volunteers and residents came out in force at city council meetings, calling for city leaders to keep their hands off the shelves and leave book selection to librarians.

Voice of OC, June 10; American Libraries Online, Apr. 4
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Hannah Weinberg writes: “Since our last report, libraries have continued to experience significant upheaval from President Trump’s actions. In May, the Trump administration fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter. We also saw legal cases challenging the administration’s defunding of the Institute of Museum and Library Services continue to make their way through the courts in May and June. Meanwhile, library advocates contacted their legislators to fight for federal library funding in fiscal year 2026. Here are several updates on the attacks against libraries across the US and the ways in which library supporters are pushing back.”

American Libraries Online, June 18, Apr. 30
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Jacksonville (Fla.) Public Library writes: “Considered the longest-running African American holiday, Juneteenth has been celebrated by African Americans since the 1800s and became a federal holiday in 2021. A combination of the words ‘June’ and ‘nineteenth,’ it is celebrated on the anniversary of the order, issued by Major General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. If you’re still somewhat new to Juneteenth celebrations or you’d like to share the history with your children, the library has books to help you out!” Lone Star College–University Park (Texas) Library offers a research guide with history, ebooks, primary sources, and more.

Jacksonville (Fla.) Public Library, June 13; Lone Star College University Park (Texas) Library, May 27
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Rob Bittner writes: “ALA’s Association for Library Service to Children and Young Adult Library Services Association are embarking on a new adventure together. We will be reunifying and the two divisions will once again be combined, with a mission to serve both children’s and teen librarians. I know that there will be many questions that I am unable to answer in a blog post or in our FAQ page, but we will be looking to the memberships of both divisions to provide feedback and input that we can use to ensure that we can best serve our newly reunited division starting in 2026.”

ALSC Blog, June 11
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Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden will appear at the ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition June 28 in conversation with Emmy Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander. Hayden and Alexander will discuss the current state of libraries and the challenges library professionals are facing not only in America but across the world, from book bans to library funding.

ALA Communications, Marketing, and Media Relations Office, June 12
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Chris Coward and Jin Ha Lee write: “The government wants to introduce Euphorigen—a dietary supplement that the wealthiest echelon of society takes to boost brain activity and productivity—into the public water supply. But is the drug safe? And can the claims of Euphorigen’s manufacturer be trusted? That’s the mystery at the center of The Euphorigen Investigation, the first of several escape rooms and play-based activities our research team at University of Washington’s Information School and Center for an Informed Public in Seattle has developed to address the growing threat of misinformation.”

American Libraries Trend, June
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Web Behrens writes: “Libraries typically provide books—not publish them. But eight years ago, Ann Arbor (Mich.) District Library (AADL) had some voices it wanted the world to hear. And so emerged Fifth Avenue Press, AADL’s publishing imprint, in 2017. Focused on the authors, history, and culture of Michigan’s Washtenaw County, the imprint includes 60 titles spanning literary genres. They range from Light in a Cage (2017), a chronicle of local educator Judy Patterson Wenzel’s experiences teaching in a prison classroom, to Peri Peri Paprika (2024), a sci-fi novel written by Leanne Su, a University of Michigan doctoral student.”

American Libraries Trend, June

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