Carnegie Medal winners will each receive $5,000. A celebration honoring all six finalists will take place at ALA’s 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition in June in Chicago. The Carnegie Medals serve ...

Spacesaver’s Totes in 4-Post Shelving is a flexible, scalable solution designed to meet the evolving needs of modern libraries.

Rodney Freeman Jr. writes: “We are living through a period of profound uncertainty and systemic challenge—where erasure of truth and history is not only possible but actively underway. History is ...

The American Library Association (ALA) announced on November 6 the candidates running for ALA president for the 2027–2028 term. They are Tamika Barnes, associate dean of Perimeter College Library ...

ALA’s Games and Gaming Round Table announced its second cohort of classic titles, based on historical and ongoing excellence ...

Award-winning chef Sean Sherman's second cookbook, Turtle Island, highlights the diversity of Indigenous food.

Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America, by Sean Sherman, Kate Nelson, and Kristin Donnelly.

The Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play in Rochester, New York, attracts enthusiasts and scholars alike.

Despite measures to continue operations and preserve pending contracts with libraries, the book distributor Baker & Taylor (B&T), a longtime fixture in the library technology industry, will shutter.

Welcome to the 2025 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries throughout North America. Today’s libraries are places where people from diverse ...

Librarian Sondra Eklund spends her time stocking books for the public library system she works for in Virginia. One of her patrons recently asked the library to acquire a children’s book about pets ...

With so much going on in government, now is the time to take stock of progress on library priorities, particularly when it comes to federal funding and the upcoming budget showdown. Here’s where ...