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

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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Library Association (ALA) – the largest library association in the world – and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees ...

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

April 19 marks the beginning of National Library Week in the United States. As part of its commemoration, the American ...

National Library Week is underway, and Erie County Public Library leaders say the celebration is about more than books — it’s ...