In response to the proliferation, and polarized response to, of the use of artificial intelligence (AI), ALA designed its Guidance on the Use of AI in Libraries to help institutions develop AI ...

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 ...

On January 27, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, ...

Enoch Pratt Free Library CEO Dr. Carla Hayden hangs a sign in the library window during the unrest. Eyes around the world have been focused on the city of Baltimore this week, where the death of ...

Min Jin Lee has notched career milestones that few authors reach. Her immigration saga Pachinko was both a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Top 10 Best Book of 2017, and it was ...

When asked about the impact libraries have had on his life and work, LeVar Burton answered simply and succinctly: “Better to ask what role sunlight and water plays in the life and work of flowers.” ...

A sign outside the Columbia branch of Seattle Public Library announcing that "All library computer systems down," on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, after the system suffered a ransomware attack. Photo: KUOW ...

August 29 marks 10 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast and became the costliest—and one of the deadliest—natural disasters in US history. Over recent weeks, stories have been ...

Gene Luen Yang has been busy. The award-winning writer and illustrator of graphic novels American Born Chinese and Boxers and Saints is the 2016 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and ...