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SPL showcases century-long public library model at ALA's 150th conference

Intellectual Freedom at ALA: Formal Sessions and Informal Conversations

ALA’s Annual Meeting in Chicago in June is becoming a distant memory as Summer Reading takes up most of my time and brain, but It is clear from attending several education sessions...

International Librarianship, Storytimes, and Rachel Maddow

My first day of #alaac26 programming was better than I expected. And my bar was very high, considering I heard from everyone who had been to this conference before: “You are going...

Conference Blogging from #alaac26

The 2026 American Library Association Conference – #alaac26 – has begun!! Are you unable to attend and wondering how you can keep up with all that’s going on at the conference in C...

Highlights from the Summer 2026 Issue of Children and Libraries

The upcoming summer issue of Children and Libraries highlights the many ways libraries support learning, creativity, and community connection beyond the walls of the classroom. Fro...

#ALAAC26: Rachel Maddow and How Young Readers Meet the Record

A child’s question about history can sound simple. What happened? The harder question follows immediately. How do we know? At the ALA Annual 2026 Opening Session, Rachel Maddow ret...

Interviewing Library Advocates: Ernesto Cisneros, Children’s Author

Read on to see how a youth author found inspiration from libraries & the importance of representation. The post Interviewing Library Advocates: Ernesto Cisneros, Children’s Aut...

New and Retired Members Unite at #ALAAC26

On Sunday night, there was a joint reception co-hosted by the NMRT (New Member Round Table) and the RMRT (Retired Member Round Table). As a new ALA member, I was invited to attend....

Notable Children’s Books – June 2026 Discussion

Each year the ALSC Notable Children’s Books Committee identifies the best of the best in children’s books. According to the Notables Criteria, “notable” is defined as: Worthy of no...

#ALAAC26: Private Discovery by Design for Young People

Young people often come to libraries with partial answers already in hand. Search results, social feeds, and conversational AI systems may have shaped the answers they bring. Priva...

An Excellent Example of Public Library Leadership Advocating for School Libraries

Teton County Library's Board of Directors has issued a powerful statement against the passage of HR 7661, a national book banning bill.

Affirming Inclusive Library Services at #alaac26

In between my poster sessions this afternoon, I made a mad dash to room 175 to see my new friend Courtney Walker present her session on Affirming Inclusive Library Services. While...

Host Site announced for the 2027 Children’s Literature Lecture Award

At the ALSC Membership meeting at #alaac26, Brian Wilson of the 2027 Children’s Literature Lecture committee announced that the 2027 Lecture, featuring Kwame Alexander, will be hos...

#ALAAC26: DigitalLearn Reborn and the Path from Completion to Contribution

Digital confidence grows through repeated practice. During the “PLA Update: DigitalLearn Reborn!” session, Michelle Frisque, ALA Broadband Consultant, introduced the relaunched Dig...

ALSC Intellectual Freedom Committee: Year in Review 

Every committee chair has heard it: “It’s really not that much work!” This is the phrase we’re told when an outgoing chairperson is recruiting new committee leadership. Every incom...

Catching up with old friends, and making new friends at #alaac26

The ALA annual conference offers an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, share experiences, and discover the latest trends in libraries. For a long time, I was the only youth...

Youth Privacy Protections and Library Card Access @ Your Library

There's no better time to think about youth privacy rights and library card sign-up policies in the library than right now.

Reflections from ALA Annual 2026: Supporting Youth Impacted by Carceral Systems

I just returned from ALA Annual 2026, and what a whirlwind it was! It was wonderful to reconnect with old friends, meet new colleagues, and come away inspired by the incredible wor...

Play. Learn. Connect. Save! – Early Bird Rates End July 10

Your chance to save on 2026 ALSC National Institute registration ends this Friday, July 10! Join children’s, teen, and school librarians from across the country for three days of p...

Kid approved! Conferencing with a kid and picking out books at #alaac26

This year, I am traveling with my nine-year-old reader at ALA annual, so on conference day one I picked up my badge and purchased a child’s pass at the registration desk (only avai...

So much to do, so little time! My top events at #alaac26

There’s so much to do at ALA annual that it’s tough to decide how to plan a day. I know that these four days will fly by. I’m looking forward to chatting with colleagues on the exh...

ALSC Presidential 2025-2026 Term Wrap-Up with #ALSCJOY: A Year in Action

It is with #ALSCJOY and profound gratitude that I concluded my term as 2025-2026 President of the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) at the extraordinary 2026 Americ...

We are glad you are at #alaac26

I arrived in Chicago yesterday to the most welcoming messages: “We are glad you are here!” What a wonderful feeling to be welcomed by the city, by this conference, and by every per...

Library board relocates 100+ books without review after counsel from anti-LGBTQ+ hate group

Free speech groups are sounding the alarm.