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Empowering and advocating for libraries and library workers to ensure equitable access to information for all. 🌎’s largest library association. Find us at https://ala.org. We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
Last year, ALA state chapter leaders gathered near Chicago for an Advocacy Workshop, equipping them with critical skills and relationships. Read more about how ALA supports our chapters in effective, sustainable advocacy: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/02/25/a-crash-course-in-advocacy/
Calling all Dolly fans. The #DollyParton READ poster will no longer be available after April 16 when licensing ends. Get yours before it disappears.
https://alastore.ala.org/content/dolly-parton-poster
Advocates are ramping up the campaign to #FundLibraries: are you ready to take action? Congress needs to hear from constituents like you.
Call your House Rep TODAY and urge them to include library funding in next year's federal budget: ala.org/showup
A broadway musical title list, book-group books on audio, Spanish sure bets, a celebration of stories from #PBSBooks, #LibraryReads March picks--it's all here in the March issue of BOOKLIST READER! Read now and don't forget, the digital issue is free for ALA members: bit.ly/4laR0pW
Have you taken action yet to #FundLibraries? We don't have much time left to gather signatures in the House of Reps. in support of federal library funding in FY 2027!
Take action and show up #ForOurLibraries by emailing your House Rep today: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/show-up-for-our-libraries
Librarianship has long been dominated by women, but that has historically not translated to true equity in other dimensions. ALA's Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship was created in 1976 to further the advancement of women within the field.
Read more: https://bit.ly/47kkQmb
#ALA150
Check out the March/April issue of @amlibraries.bsky.social, featuring Newsmaker (and National Library Week Honorary Chair!) @mychal3ts.bsky.social, recent library wins, airport libraries, and tips for congressional advocacy.
Read here: https://bit.ly/4ueZrom
When facing a tough intellectual freedom issue, you don’t have time to wade through dense text to find the answers you need. Designed as a real-world reference, the new edition of OIF’s "Intellectual Freedom Manual" provides trusted, comprehensive guidance in plain language. https://bit.ly/46Jfn8i
United for Libraries supports those who govern, promote, advocate, and fundraise for libraries.
Complete their 2026 survey on ways to best support library Friends, Foundations & Trustees for a chance to win FREE registration for United for Libraries Virtual 2026! https://bit.ly/4kDlksW
✨We’re thrilled to welcome Melissa Villaseñor to #ALAAC26! The multifaceted actress, impressionist, artist, and writer will discuss her debut picture book, "Cat and Lola: School Picture Day." @gloobooks.bsky.social
Register Today. https://bit.ly/4qJALBq
NEW: Congress has begun preparation for next year's federal budget, and they need to hear from library advocates like you.
The best way to show up #ForOurLibraries during the budget process? Take action.
Tell your Representative to #FundLibraries in FY 2027: ala.org/showup
When ICE officers enter a public library, staff need to respond calmly and within the law. Watch this on-demand webinar for real-world guidance from libraries navigating these situations.
Free for ALA members. Open to nonmembers for a registration fee.
elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...
Today (Sat, Feb 28) is the LAST DAY to score a free audiobook credit from @libro.fm when you donate $15+ to either ALA or directly to your public library / library Friends group!
Learn more and give to ALA today: https://bit.ly/4rFew1l
From our team here in Washington, THANK YOU to every ALA member and advocate who showed up #ForOurLibraries in DC this week for #NLLD26!
As you might have been able to tell, we were thrilled to welcome you to the District and support your advocacy in Congress. We can't wait to see you next year!
Bibliotherapy can help librarians support both their communities and themselves. Judit H. Ward and Nicholas A. Allred share ideas, examples, and best practices for bibliotherapy-inspired initiatives that empower librarians to promote well-being. https://bit.ly/4c6JpX3
NEW: ALA strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation introduced in Congress, HR 7661.
As ALA President Sam Helmick said, "Parents, not politicians, should guide their children's reading." Call your Rep and tell them to oppose this new bill.
More from ALA: www.ala.org/news/2026/02...
We are excited to welcome actor, playwright, singer, and author @theebillyporter.bsky.social to the #ALAAC26 main stage! Join him in a special conversation about his new book, "Songbird in the Light," a beautiful and empowering picture book.
Register with early rates! https://bit.ly/4qJALBq
That's a wrap on National Library Legislative Day!
To every advocate who showed up #ForOurLibraries and brought your voice to Capitol Hill: thank you. From coast to coast & beyond, libraries are stronger because of you.
Stay tuned for more photos from #NLLD26 (& ways to take action from home 👀)
Rev. Jesse Jackson has long occupied an essential place in the history of America’s libraries as one of the Greenville Eight, arrested for demanding dignity and respect in his community’s public library in Greenville, SC, in 1960.
Read about his decades of library advocacy: https://bit.ly/4aCSBBl
Core Interest Group Week is back with 35 free sessions. Join us March 2–6 for a virtual gathering that brings together library professionals from across the field to talk leadership, metadata, collections, preservation, technology, and more.
Explore the full lineup: www.ala.org/core/interes...
Happy to be here #ForOurLibraries and for our communities!
National Library Legislative Day is officially here! Library advocates are on the Hill in Washington to make their voices heard and urge support for our country’s libraries in Congress. Thank you to EVERY ALA member and advocate who’s here to show up #ForOurLibraries! #NLLD26 #FundLibraries
Advocates here in Washington today for #NLLD26 are preparing for their meetings with elected officials - this is incredibly important work, and we’re grateful for EVERY advocate and presenter for putting in the time to show up #ForOurLibraries.
Meetings with Congress are already underway during #NLLD26!
Thank you @casten.house.gov for meeting with the Illinois library community - we’re tremendously grateful for your support for libraries in Illinois and across the country. #FundLibraries
Thank you for flagging this, Kristin!
ALA is extremely grateful to the sponsors of #NLLD26 for supporting this critical event and ALA’s advocacy!
Thank you to Ingram Content Group and Sno-Isle Libraries. Your support helps bring library voices to Capitol Hill and ensures that our elected officials hear us loud and clear.
ALA’s Lisa Varga - the leader of the @librarypolicy.bsky.social team - reminds us at #NLLD26 that we do not need all the answers to be effective advocates.
“You’re already miles ahead” as information professionals.
We know that our advocates are prepared and excited to make the case for libraries.
ALA Executive Director Dan Montgomery speaking to the crowd at #NLLD26: “Our greatest strength is YOU and your dedication to the profession.”
Our members power our library advocacy. YOU make the difference, and we couldn’t do it without you.
What’s that noise we hear…? It’s the sound of library advocates rallying together in Washington, DC!
We’re THRILLED to welcome ALA members & library advocates from across the country for National Library Legislative Day 2026 here in DC. Next stop: Capitol Hill, to show up #ForOurLibraries. #NLLD26
Thank you for your support @libro.fm! ❤️
Donate $15 or more this week to your local public library, library Friends group, or to ALA and receive a free audiobook credit!
Give to ALA here: bit.ly/4rFew1l