Publication date: September 2025
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 51, Issue 5
Author(s): Jeanette Aprile, Danielle Aloia, Deborah A. Crooke, Marie T. Ascher
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 communities can connect, learn, and grow. The institutions featured in this year’s Read more
The following libraries are winners of the 2025 Library Building Awards, sponsored by Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (a division of the American Library Association) and the American Institute of Architects. The awards recognize the best in library architecture and Read more
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 other than cats or dogs, so Read more
In 2022, as part of the City Librarian’s Innovation Challenge, Toronto Public Library (TPL) asked staff to submit ideas for workforce development initiatives. Recognizing Canada’s high unemployment rate among autistic adults, TPL librarians Tim Feller and Melanie LaFleche suggested Read more
Every year, the American Library Association (ALA) recognizes the achievements of more than 200 individuals and institutions with an array of awards honoring their service to librarians and librarianship. Chosen by juries of their colleagues and peers, winners embody Read more
Not everyone has access to a safe, reliable car. And even those who do sometimes need a little help feeling comfortable behind the wheel. That’s why, in July 2024, Anne Arundel County (Md.) Public Library introduced a free driving Read more
For Rebecca F. Kuang, academia is more than a fictional setting. After writing The Poppy War in 2018 as an undergraduate at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Kuang went on to study at two of the world’s most famous Read more
London, Milan, New York, and Paris will host their Fashion Weeks throughout September and October.
754 Number of 20th-century vintage sewing and knitting patterns in the library at Arizona State University’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Read more
First things first: Legends don’t need middle names. “It’s Smokey Bear, not Smokey the Bear,” says Sara Lee (pictured), lead librarian for special collections at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), who oversees the US Forest Service Smokey Bear Collection.
Read more
