American Library Association

✨With 80+ educational programs, seven featured speakers, and 60 expert exhibitors, LibLearnX is your gateway to valuable knowledge, inspiration, and connections. Take some time to explore our LibLearnX Program with all of the amazing sessions. 📚💡 https://bit.ly/49QSVdv

✨ 📚 Dive into enriching conversations with celebrated authors unveiling their latest works and trailblazing library professionals who are shaping children’s literature through exciting strategies, research, and fresh ideas. Find more programs on this essential topic in the LibLearnX Program, located on our website. ⭐ Register Today and SAVE with advance rates! https://lnkd.in/gVhVXsdR

United for Libraries will hold a free training session on Grant Writing Basics for Small/Rural Libraries and Friends Groups Jan. 15 at 1pm CT. Learn how small and rural libraries can get started with grant writing–including identifying grant opportunities, customizing applications, working with library staff, and crafting a narrative. This session is free to all. https://bit.ly/3BArbx7

Save the date! Join ALA for the National Day of Racial Healing next month. Register for our virtual panel to hear some ALA division leaders share strides toward collective racial healing within the library community. More details on panelists coming soon! #HowWeHeal https://lnkd.in/gUeczvmB

Looking to refresh your library's walls in the new year? We have tons of exciting new items in our winter catalog, including some amazing posters! Check them out today: https://bit.ly/49QVigI

“From Alabama to Alaska, from the Bronx to Maui, the vital services these librarians provide reinforces what we all know: that libraries everywhere are an essential public good, and the people who power them serve to inform, connect, educate, and empower their communities.” - ALA President Cindy Hohl. Meet this year's ten recipients of the I Love My Librarian Award! https://bit.ly/41JaSc3

How can we work to make libraries environmentally sound, socially equitable, and economically feasible in 2025? René Tanner (co-author of "Libraries and Sustainability: Programs and Practices for Community Impact") and Helena Asamoah-Hassan (editor of "Digital Literacy, Inclusivity and Sustainable Development in Africa") will delve into this "triple bottom line" question of sustainability on Wednesday, December 18th, at 1 PM CST. This free Book Club on Zoom explores sustainability by putting both African and American perspectives in conversation. Nkem E. Osuigwe, who contributed to Asamoah-Hassan's edited volume, is also expected as a discussant. Registration: https://bit.ly/4fnEyOY

We're thrilled to announce this year's recipients of the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award! Congratulations to these 10 outstanding librarians. Thank you for going above and beyond to make your communities strong. Meet the 2025 honorees: https://bit.ly/3HcHvEy The I Love My Librarian Award is made possible with support from Carnegie Corporation of New York and The New York Public Library.

Serving everyone, especially those who are less fortunate, can be challenging. Ryan J. Dowd and facilitator Phil Morehart discuss Dowd's bestselling book "The Librarian's Guide to Homelessness" in this video: https://bit.ly/494Kk6S

🔍📚 Examine how Arizona State University faculty and staff are revolutionizing academic services with generative AI. This interactive education program will highlight innovative projects in reference services, research and evaluation, database discovery, and descriptive metadata creation. Join the conversation to uncover lessons learned and the future possibilities of AI. See more educational programming on this subject in Timely Topics. https://bit.ly/3YRTMFQ 🚀Register Today to SAVE with advance rates!