A federal judge has granted a “narrow” temporary restraining order in a lawsuit co-filed by the American Library Association that is intended to sustain the Institute of Museum and Library Services amid broad cuts to its program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
In ALA v. Sonderling, the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees are seeking a preliminary injunction to a White House executive order dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Attorneys for Institute of Museum and Library Services acting director Keith Sonderling and his codefendants have responded to a lawsuit filed earlier this month by the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees in support of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
In Library World, the word on everybody’s lips is “lawsuit.” Read on for more information about how we’re using the ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-22 10:30:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association (ALA) and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees has filed a lawsuit against ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-08 17:24:50 UTC ]
A lawsuit filed in federal court on April 7 by the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees alleges that the Trump administration’s recent “evisceration” of the Institute of Museum and Library Services is both illegal and unconstitutional. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
In its annual State of America's Libraries report, the American Library Association found that George M. Johnson’s All Boys Aren’t Blue was the most challenged book of last year, among other titles largely by and about LGBTQ+ persons and people of color. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
Amidst turmoil, the American Library Association is marking National Library Week April 6-12 with the tagline “Drawn to the Library,” which emphasizes the essential role libraries play in American life. This year’s honorary cochairs are Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association and the Sharjah Book Authority will host the inaugural ALA Sharjah School Librarians Conference on April 15–16 in the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
The longtime executive director of the Virginia Library Association will succeed Alan Inouye as associate executive director of the American Library Association’s Public Policy and Advocacy office on April 21. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Iowa public libraries may lose access to state funds for being affiliated by the American Library Association under a new anti-library bill floated by state republicans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-25 18:20:00 UTC ]
Using its I Love Libraries website as a platform, the ALA has launched a public supporter program intended to generate donations and keep library patrons apprised of the organization’s advocacy work and grants. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
House File 274 would repeal a section of the Iowa Code that addresses obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions, while Senate File 347 proposes steep fines for sharing allegedly obscene work with minors. American Library Association president-elect Sam Helmick called... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
Established in 2012, the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction are awarded by the American Library Association ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-01-27 15:21:29 UTC ]
Little Free Library has partnered with the American Library Association and PEN America to develop an interactive map that indicates areas in which books are banned and pinpoints locations of its book-sharing boxes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association has for nearly 40 years been putting out “Read” posters featuring celebrities and books. Lots of us remember these from school and libraries—my elementary school had the Shaq one guarding the reference books section. When I set out to compile a list of these... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-07-18 08:56:19 UTC ]
Librarians got hands-on experience with tools of the trade and shared their own innovative approaches to meeting community needs at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, June 27–July 2. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Librarians got hands-on experience with tools of the trade and shared their own innovative approaches to meeting community needs at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
The academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education in Redwood City, Calif., has been elected president of the American Library Association for its 2025–2026 term. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
A Louisiana bill would criminalize membership in the American Library Association with fines, jail time, or hard labor. No, this isn't a joke. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-04-03 16:22:38 UTC ]