Ballard has chosen to forgo the monetary award and associated benefits in order to honor the “little lamps” that lit her path by paying it forward—extending AASL National Conference registration to ...

The American Library Association is sending a delegation to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, July 13-24.

CHICAGO – During the 2025 ALA Annual Conference, held June 26–30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Becky Calzada awarded her Presidential ...