The ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom Executive Director Sarah Lamdan explained: “In 2025, book bans were not sparked by concerned parents, and they were not the result of ...

A new ranking by the American Library Association (ALA) lists the 11 books that people or activists tried to have removed ...

State of America’s Libraries Report reveals 4,235 unique titles challenged in 2025, marking the second-highest total on ...

National Library Week (April 19–25) arrives each year with cheerful slogans about literacy, community and the joy of reading.

ALA Workers United would be joining the 13 cultural institutions that have unionized in Chicago since the pandemic shutdown.

The American Library Association and a union of cultural workers filed a lawsuit arguing that cuts ordered by President Trump were illegal.

The North Liberty Public Library is set to upgrade its art gallery following a $10,000 grant from the American Library ...

Most Rutherford County Library officials agreed to eliminate freedom to read policies on national "Right to Read Day." ...

The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at U.S. libraries — the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the ...