Halloween is a holiday built on storytelling, which makes the library a natural place to celebrate it. Inside a prison, a small seasonal program can do more than pass the… read more →
Since 2005, LibLime has built its reputation on a single premise: library technology should be shaped by librarians, not imposed on them [1]. Through its flagship platform, Bibliovation, the company… read more →
As millions of students prepare to return to classrooms this fall, school librarians are quietly running their own back-to-school marathon — one that starts weeks before the first bell rings.… read more →
Origins The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) traces its roots to December 2010, when Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society announced a research and planning initiative for a… read more →
Library boards occupy a peculiar position in civic life. Trustees are volunteers, usually unpaid, who carry fiduciary, strategic, and moral responsibility for an institution that exists to serve everyone in… read more →
What began in 1995 as a small program mailing free books to children in Sevier County, Tennessee, has become, three decades later, the world’s largest early-childhood book-gifting initiative, reaching children… read more →
The university librarian of the twenty-first century bears little resemblance to the quiet guardian of card catalogs that popular culture once imagined. Today’s academic library professional is a digital navigator,… read more →
Navigating the evolving information profession in 2025–2026 You crossed the finish line. The coursework is behind you, the capstone is submitted, and your ALA-accredited diploma is on its way.… read more →
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, May 2026 Mental health has always been part of being human, and is something we’ve all either struggled with or known someone… read more →
Across the United States, the effort to remove books from school and public library shelves has reached unprecedented levels. PEN America found that 6,870 book bans were enacted during the… read more →