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 ...

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 ...

Into the Future United Virtual focuses on the advocate’s role in defending intellectual freedom, raising funds, and sustaining libraries January 2, 2025 ...

American Libraries travels through time to outline our country’s history of censorship—and those who have defended the right to read.

CIPA-Compliant Filtering That’s First Amendment–Friendly What constitutes First Amendment–friendly filtering under CIPA? It is filtering (or a filtering policy) that incorporates and emphasizes the ...

2025 Youth Media Award winners announced—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards.

Databases and digital resources Almost every library has at least one database subscription that offers curated content published by reputable sources. The target audience and content vary widely ...

Library weeding gets a bad reputation, thanks in part to weeding horror stories. Transparency and communication can help ease weeding woes.

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 ...

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 ...