American Library Association Statement on the Tragedy at the Chico Branch of the Butte County Library

We've compiled a master list of Chicago restaurants where you can celebrate ALA150 while attending the 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition.

ACRL announces the publication of the report The State of U.S. Academic Libraries: Findings from the ACRL 2024 Annual Survey. The 2024 Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey results show...

The American Library Association says book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs. Efforts to remove titles have become more coordinated and politicized.

A report from the American Library Association

The right to read is under attack. On Right to Read Day, April 20, 2026, take action to support your library and protect your freedom to read.

Join the American Library Association in commemorating 150 years of championing libraries and the freedom to read. Explore our history, celebrate milestones, and help shape the future of librarianship...

A recording from Grounded Podcast's live video with Liz Oyer + Randi Weingarten

Dear IFT Member, As we hold our IFT triennial convention this weekend, it is an exciting time when delegates representing members around the state will elect new officers to lead our union. It is also a time to be clear-eyed. Groups with radically anti-union agendas have invested tens of millions of dollars to encourage the people of Illinois to resent teachers and our unions. For the most part, we’ve ignored them: Their biased, extremist messages don’t deserve attention. In reality, polls show

Dear IFT Member,In my final days as your president, I wanted to share some reflections from my 15 years of proud and grateful service. Every day, we see headlines about cuts to public education, food assistance, healthcare, and now a government shutdown that threatens our students, schools, and communities. We ask ourselves, “How do we make it through this unprecedented and scary time?” We know that there is no better investment than to invest in our young people. When schools have resources, st

ILLINOIS - Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) President Dan Montgomery issued the following statement today about the passing of Illinois Education Association (IEA) President Albert “Al” Llorens. “I am profoundly sad at the loss of my friend, union brother, and longtime educator, Al Llorens. His passing leaves Illinois emptier and less whole. The labor movement has lost a fierce advocate, and those of us who knew him have lost a steady, compassionate pillar who made our lives and our schools

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, several teachers across the country criticized the political firebrand on social media. Some people now want them fired for it.

The largest teachers' unions—the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers—joined a lawsuit over the Trump administration's abandoning long-held guidelines that restricted imm...

It’s hard to convey just how big the new budget makes the...

As the authors and illustrators of the books named in Mahmoud v. Taylor, we believe the Supreme Court’s ruling today threatens students’ access to diverse books and undermines teachers’ efforts to cre...

The state should be taxing all consumer services, as Iowa and Wisconsin do, to raise much-needed revenue.

A new survey of veterans shows that over half of Republican veterans disapprove of President Donald Trump's plan to roll tanks through Washington, D.C.

Koch Industries, one of the biggest corporate donors to help Republicans retake Congress, is now pushing to pass the Trump-GOP "megabill" that will deliver more benefits to the fossil fuel industry.