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ALA 2025: AI Tech, DIY Zines Capture Librarians’ Attention
Participants at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Philadelphia, held June 26–30, sampled the profession’s digital technologies as well as more traditional hands-on innovations.
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At ALA 2025, Attendees Reflect on History and Democracy
The Philadelphia setting and political backdrop enlivened conversations at the American Library Association’s 2025 Annual Conference, where George Takei, Brené Brown, and incoming ALA president Sam Helmick discussed activism, social justice, and preserving democratic institutions.
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ALA 2025: Librarians Chart a Course for the Future Amid ‘Existential Threat’
The American Library Association’s Annual Conference, held in Philadelphia June 26–30, found attendees simultaneously anxious about the future and in a fighting mood, tackling topics such as the freedom to read, the fate of the IMLS, and how to stand up to bullies.
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Daniel J. Montgomery Named ALA Executive Director
After an extended search, the American Library Association has found its new executive director in the current president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
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SCOTUS Mandates Opt-Outs on LGBTQ+ Books in Schools, Funding for E-Rate Program
Wrapping up a hurly-burly session, the U.S. Supreme Court today announced two decisions that will allow all parents to opt their children out of being taught books with LGBTQ+ themes in schools and ensure funding for universal broadband access for schools, libraries, and under-resourced areas.
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Results Vary in Legal Efforts to Restore IMLS
Rhode Island v. Trump and ALA v. Sonderling, two lawsuits to prevent the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, have been met with mixed results in the courts. Concurrently, the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan government watchdog, has found the gutting of IMLS to be unlawful.
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BookBreak Offers Authors on Demand
Via a subscription model, BookBreak brings livestreamed interview-style talks by top authors to K–12 schools.
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In the Field: Teachers Fuel Advocacy, Activism
We spoke with Erin Ruggiero (l.) and Melissa Costantino-Poruben, classroom teachers and devoted players in the Pennsylvania State Education Association, about their pathways to activism and why they believe it’s important.
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Carla Hayden to Speak at 2025 ALA Conference
The former Librarian of Congress will be in conversation with author Kwame Alexander at this year’s American Library Association conference, held June 26–30 in Philadelphia.
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ALSC and YALSA to Become One ALA Division
After almost a decade of the Young Adult Library Services Association being in the red, the ALA’s teen services division will be subsumed into the Association for Library Service to Children.
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