American Libraries

Magazine of the American Library Association

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Our Fall 2026 issue is now live, featuring the 2026 Library Design Showcase! Read the full issue at https://t.co/LOkta1lBSj, or by article at https://t.co/vvZyHGvJ16.

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An #alaac26 panel discussed how librarians can become experts at recommending games as well as books. https://t.co/s81JJLWEqE

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Librarians discussed approaches to responding to inappropriate calls that may not meet formal definitions of sexual harassment at an #alaac26 session. https://t.co/X9sWupndQb

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ALA members spoke about their pathways to Association leadership at the "Leading ALA into the Next 150 Years" #alaac26 session. https://t.co/sp6FonylwV

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Whether you use AI or not, it raises issues that libraries will need to help their users with. An #alaac26 panel provided tips. https://t.co/Drd9iaFX3w

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Former First Lady @DrBiden spoke at #alaac26 about her family, career, and legacy of advocacy. https://t.co/L4WI0ilRzw

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The #alaac26 session "Elders Deserve Social Justice Too" session discussed how libraries can help fight age-related discrimination. https://t.co/VlIZrosR4k

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Beauty entrepreneurs can get a lot of benefit from the local library, as demonstrated by the #alaac26 session “Breaking Barriers, Building Brands: Supporting Beauty Entrepreneurs in Libraries”. https://t.co/T7RGkYjF8v

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Pokémon clubs at libraries offer a way for children to gain reading, math, strategy, and social-emotional skills. An #alaac26 session shared more. https://t.co/XPMD2cm6eZ

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At #alaac26, comedian Melissa Villaseñor spoke about creativity and helping children embrace their true selves—and speaking at her hometown library. https://t.co/V1FARyp76s

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“We’re being told to accept things the way they are, take our dissent and bury it,” said civil rights scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw at her #alaac26 presentation, but people should talk back to authoritarianism. https://t.co/GvWJj90xbM

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“I do think that books have always been this kind of fortress in which we can save democracy,” declared novelist @minjinlee11 at her #alaac26 session. https://t.co/Il0qwzLbPY

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The #alaac26 closing session featured a panel of ALA leaders discussing the current state of intellectual freedom, where it’s headed, and how to connect it to our other freedoms and to democracy. https://t.co/fXLS1IiDMw

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ICYMI: Review the nuanced discussions of AI for libraries at the #alaac26 Top Tech Trends panel. https://t.co/k7HuCT29dh

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Librarians discussed responses to inappropriate calls that may not meet formal definitions of sexual harassment at an #alaac26 session: https://t.co/X9sWupndQb

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Teens are interested in their futures, and Plano Public Library's Career Quest program helps them envision and plan. #alaac26 https://t.co/fuajwcRD9D

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Librarians are experts at recommending books. An #alaac26 session demonstrated how those skills can be applied to finding perfect games as well. https://t.co/s81JJLWEqE

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“I’ve only seen this many librarians in my dreams!” she exclaimed. “The fact that there are 3,000 of you in the room really does feel like I’m dead!” Read more from Rachel Maddow's #alaac26 appearance. https://t.co/Lig0rhmrG2

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“Regardless of whether you adopt AI or not, [you should] have guidelines.” An #alaac26 panel provided tips for navigating products and policies in the world of AI. https://t.co/Drd9iaFX3w

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"This is something that’s going to affect all of us." An #alaac26 panel addressed how libraries can help fight age-related discrimination. https://t.co/VlIZrosR4k