Additionally, incorporating climate-conscious building designs and sustainable practices will help mitigate future risks.

ALA is embarking concurrently on three important initiatives—an organizational assessment, strategic planning, and ...

In 2019, ALA adopted sustainability as one of the Core Values of Librarianship to help guide members seeking to develop more ...

As far back as the 1930s, Black librarians would gather in hotel rooms at ALA conferences to discuss the injustices they ...

Optimism is a discipline—a practice rooted in critical hope that empowers us to confront challenges and find or forge paths ...

Remember, anyone can be a leader. Stepping into leadership at any time in your life can be challenging, but it will always be ...

April issue explores the many entry points for essential and overdue sustainability work in libraries of all types.

Understand library funding issues under debate in Washington and ways that library workers can stand up and speak out for ...

Does your library need secure, functional storage for its staff and patrons? Are you looking to attract more visitors by creating adaptable, sustainable, and purposefully designed public spaces that ...

The American Library Association (ALA) recently received the largest gift in its 150-year history: a $25 million bequest from Washington, D.C.–based financial advisor James W. Lewis. The bequest from ...

The IMF eLibrary is a free research tool that can be used to learn more about global economic conditions and policies. With more than 25,000 full-text IMF publications available to search and download ...