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Explore the ALA 150 website, your starting point for uncovering the legacy we’re celebrating and the future we’re shaping. Discover stories, milestones, and perspectives from across 150 years, along with rarely seen images from the ALA Archives.
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Read the Summer 2026 issue of American Libraries, which features a preview of the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Plus, check out the Chicago dining guide, an interview with Carnegie Medal for fiction winner Megha Majumdar, an excerpt on what to ask vendors about AI, and an article about fairy house programming taking place at libraries across the country.
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Trump administration withdraws appeal, securing historic victory for libraries …
On April 6, a federal court granted the Trump Administration’s request to withdraw its appeal of a federal judge’s earlier ruling that struck down the Administration’s dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Banned Books Week 2026 Artwork Unveiled
ALA and the Banned Books Week Coalition have unveiled the artwork for Banned Books Week 2026, October 4–10. The 2026 theme is “Let Books Be.”
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