Bess Kalb (Buffalo Fluffalo series) and Tony Weaver, Jr. (Weirdo), have been named honorary chairs for Banned Books Week 2026 (October 4–10, 2026). They will be joined by youth honorary chairs Marshall Romero and Azeemah Sadiq.

Libraries and literacy programs across Illinois will receive a combined $28.9 million in grants from Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias. The funding will support local library services,

The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom has released two reports providing additional detailed insights from 2025, the year with the highest level of library censorship ever documented in the U.S. One report focuses on censorship activities that took place at public libraries, and the other examines censorship at school libraries.

Interview question No. 1: “Tell me about a mistake you made at work and what you learned from it.” Says Travis Givens: "I am not looking for perfection; I want

What began as one father’s weekly outings with his infant daughter has grown into The Library Dads, a nonprofit encouraging dads to connect with their children through reading.

Libraries are now hosting 'Avoiding AI' workshops that help patrons disable forced AI features on various platforms.

The Bloomington Public Library is making it easier for people to experience and explore

(WAND) - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the launch of a statewide summer reading challenge, which will allow students to throw out the first pitch at an upcoming

Kellee E. Warren, associate professor and special collections librarian at the University of Illinois Chicago, discusses the importance of presidential libraries and how the Obama Presidential Center is unique.

"Luceros y Penumbres," designed by Daniel González and engineered by Matthew Reinhart, is an ode to learning and discovery.

The American Library Association (ALA) Council has adopted “Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries,” a new resource designed to help libraries develop and revise policies for the ethical, human-centered use of artificial intelligence.