Like many American Library Association (ALA) staffers, librarian and archivist Colleen Barbus remembers the Association’s previous …
In 1876, the year of our nation’s centennial, 103 dreamers gathered in Philadelphia. These librarians and library advocates did not come merely to …
From wartime appeals to celebrity-studded reading campaigns, library posters have long captured the evolving role of libraries in American life. …
For 150 years, the American Library Association (ALA) has shaped the landscape of libraries and the profession itself—but its leadership has often …
As the American Library Association (ALA) celebrates 150 years, we’re drawing inspiration from key events since its 1876 founding: from the first …
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Publication date: July 2026 Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 52, Issue 4 Author(s): Rende Li, Miaomiao Guo, Zhouliang Qiu
About 100 employees at the American Library Association (ALA) began voting on April 24 to form ALA Workers United (ALAWU), a new union at the …
