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¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøinvites education program and poster proposals for the 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition, taking place June 26 – July 1, 2025, in Philadelphia. The submission sites are open now through September 23, 2024.
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Get yourself and your community ready to participate in the 2024 elections with our #ReaderVoterReady toolkits, registration tools, shareables, and more!
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Starting on September 1, 2024, ¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøwill implement a new simplified structure for personal memberships. Learn more about the changes.
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The mission of the ¹ú²úÊÓƵÍø is to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.
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¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøis the largest membership association in the library industry. It's a community of people working together to ensure that libraries remain vital centers of literacy, access, and opportunity.
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By giving to ALA, you are helping us improve library and information services and the profession of librarianship to ensure access to information for all.
Fight Censorship: Take Action Against Book Bans
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Every year, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools.
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Your front line reports help ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom to stay on top of trends and supply library workers with resources to combat censorship. You can also help get the word out and encourage reporting of book censorship.
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Programming Resources
The ¹ú²úÊÓƵÍø (ALA) Public Programs Office empowers libraries to create vibrant hubs of learning and connection in communities of all types.
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ALA's Programming Librarian website is a place for library professionals to share, learn, and be inspired to present excellent programming for their communities.
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News and Press Center
For more than 140 years, the ¹ú²úÊÓƵÍø has been the trusted voice for all libraries, advocating for the profession and the library's role in enhancing learning and ensuring access to information for all.
Contact the ¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøCommunications, Marketing, and Media Relations team to learn more about ¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøpositions and actions and get comprehensive insights into key issues facing libraries nationwide.
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Discussion boards and shared libraries provide collaboration tools connecting more than 50,000 library professionals with a wide variety of interests and specialization is the place to share ideas and make new connections with library workers across the globe.
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¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøAwards
From captivating storytelling to groundbreaking research, the ¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøAwards program showcases the best in literature and media.
Visit the Book and Media Awards home page
¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøProfessional Recognition Awards honor individuals and institutions that have made significant contributions to the advancement of library science and services.
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¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøGrants
¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøGrants invest in the future of libraries and librarianship through the funding of programming, research, and professional development. Grants may be offered to support the planning and implementation of programs, to promote research in library and information sciences, to assist with conference and travel fees, and more.
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¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøScholarships
The ¹ú²úÊÓƵÍø and its units provide more than $300,000 annually for study in a master's degree in library and information studies from an ALA-accredited program, or for a master's degree with a specialty in school librarianship that meets the ¹ú²úÊÓƵÍøcurriculum guidelines for a CAEP-accredited unit.
The scholarship process is open annually from September 1st - March 1st.
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