A look back at the big-name speakers and educational programming at ALA's 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia.

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Digital humanities has had a significant impact on academic libraries. A new American Libraries/Gale Cengage survey shows uncertainty and adaptation.

This year's Library Design Showcase features projects completed during the ongoing pandemic, noting continued challenges and shifting trends.

The 2021 Library Design Showcase is American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries that address user needs in unique, interesting, and effective ways.

2025 Youth Media Award winners announced—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards.

American Libraries spoke with professionals at public, school, and academic libraries using, and innovating with, artificial intelligence.

American Libraries' 2023 Library Design Showcase celebrates new and renovated libraries that address patron needs in unique ways.

Public libraries are facing a wave of trustee candidates whose goals challenge intellectual freedom, community service, and other core values of librarianship.

Critical librarianship supports the belief that, in our work as librarians, we should examine and fight attempts at social oppression instead of being neutral.