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Now is the time to take stock of progress on library priorities, particularly federal funding and the upcoming budget showdown.
Academy Award–winning actor Geena Davis wrote and illustrated The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page because she was “a tall ...
As President Trump's actions continue to cause upheaval for libraries, here are updates on Trump's attacks against US libraries and how library supporters are pushing back.
July 9, 2025 150 × 100 How funding cuts threaten US political history ...
Katie Burkholder writes: “After 15 years of working at the Pierce County Public Library in Blackshear, Georgia, where she advanced from part-time clerk to branch manager, Lavonnia Moore was ...
The Library Design Showcase is American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries. These shining examples of innovative architectural feats address user needs in unique, interesting ...
Library Learning Center at Texas Southern University in Houston. Photo: Kayla Hartzog Welcome to the 2020 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries ...
2025 Youth Media Award winners announced—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards.
As technology changes library cataloging, we look back at its history and forward into its future.
Film programming can seem more complicated than other kinds of programming. How do you choose films to show? What equipment should you use? How do you market your programs? Where do you begin? The ...
From core values such as privacy and sustainability to more novel innovations such as the use of robots, five library thinkers explore the future of library technology.