A look back at the big-name speakers and educational programming at ALA's 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia.

A panel of academic librarians convened by the Reference and User Services Association explores how to itegrate antiracism in cataloging.

As technology changes library cataloging, we look back at its history and forward into its future.

2025 Youth Media Award winners announced—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards.

The Freedom to Read The history of ALA's vital statement on intellectual freedom By Wayne A. Wiegand | March 15, 2016 ...

CIPA-Compliant Filtering That’s First Amendment–Friendly What constitutes First Amendment–friendly filtering under CIPA? It is filtering (or a filtering policy) that incorporates and emphasizes the ...

ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom is celebrating 50 years of championing libraries, finding allies within the literary community, and aiding librarians in times of high anxiety.

Library weeding gets a bad reputation, thanks in part to weeding horror stories. Transparency and communication can help ease weeding woes.

The American Library in Paris is the largest English-language lending library in continental Europe. We look back at its 100 years in this special feature.

American Libraries travels through time to outline our country’s history of censorship—and those who have defended the right to read.

This year's Library Design Showcase features projects completed during the ongoing pandemic, noting continued challenges and shifting trends.

Our Letters of the Law columnists explore legal issues in public libraries. We've assembled some of their most topical entries.