Festivities kicked off Friday with the ALA Gives Back community initiative where attendees volunteered at the Burton Barr Central Library assembling seed packets for the seed library. Later, the ALA ...

CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has announced an extension for nominations for the Beta Phi Mu Award, one of ...

This subcommittee is re-established at least a year ahead of the scheduled reauthorization of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), approximately every five years. Membership includes ...

Erin Entrada Kelly, author of “The First State of Being,” and Rebecca Lee Kunz, illustrator of “Chooch Helped,” are the 2025 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most ...

The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and ...

Author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Mark Teagueare the 2025 recipients of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “Vacation” ...

Producer Fuzzytown Productions and Spiffy Pictures is the 2025 recipient of the Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media ...

Marcelo Verdad, ilustrador de “The Dream Catcher”; Karla Arenas Valenti, autora de “Lola”; y Carolina Ixta, autora de “Shut ...

Carole Boston Weatherford is the winner of the 2025 Children's Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator, ...

Yonder, an imprint of Restless Books for Young Readers, is the winner of the 2025 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “John the ...

Each year the American Library Association (ALA) honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth ...

The American Library Association responds to the Department of Education's dismissal of complaints about censorship and ...