Welcome to the PLA Board, Laura! Learn more about how Laura McGrath, the deputy director of Skokie Public Library, is expanding her grassroots advocacy efforts in her new role as PLA Director-At-Large, Seat A: ala.org/pla/about/peop…

Camaraderie, reignition, emboldening, and actualization—words used to describe one scholarship recipient's experience at the #PLA2024 Conference. Read the full reflection by Kimberly Clayton, Branch Manager, Monroe County (Ga.) Library.

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NEW: It's time to #FundLibraries !

With Congress launching the FY25 budget process, library advocates need to take action.

ALA Pres. Emily Drabinski: 'Vibrant libraries make vibrant communities, & that takes funding.' ala.org/news/press-rel…

Take action: bit.ly/FundLibrariesF…

Hoboken (NJ) Public Library and Independence (KS) Public Library Awarded ALA’s Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant ift.tt/1DVXSBu

Congratulations to the public libraries and tribal library who received this grant to support creative and meaningful programs boosting civic engagement in their communities!

“[PLA 2024] was about how we find the strength and the resilience to keep moving forward, even though it’s really hard to be a public librarian in this day and age.” - Sonia Alcántara-Antoine, PLA President, in Library Journal
#PLA2024
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Happy #TakeActionForLibrariesDay , a celebration of library advocacy nationwide during #NationalLibraryWeek ! How can you take action today? By getting #ReaderVoterReady . Make a commitment to vote and spread the word today! Learn more and take action: ala.org/conferenceseve…

That was an unforgettable #PLA2024 ! Special thanks to Columbus Library, Ohio Library Council, Experience Columbus, & Greater Columbus Convention Center for your amazing hospitality and support in making this phenomenal conference. Nearly 25% of attendees were Ohioans. Next stop, Minneapolis for #PLA2026 !

Happy National #LibraryOutreachDay ! Let’s celebrate library outreach services and the dedicated library professionals who meet patrons where they are to keep them connected to essential resources and services. ala.org/conferenceseve…

#NationalLibraryWeek #Bookmobile

Congratulations to 2024-2025 PLA President-Elect, Dr. Brandy McNeil (Dr. Brandy McNeil) and PLA Directors-at-Large, Laura McGrath and Padma Polepeddi! Thank you to all the wonderful candidates who stood for election this year & PLA members who voted. publiclibrariesonline.org/2024/04/dr-bra…

🫶🏽This librarian is so happy you’re in the world. I don’t know your struggle! Please stay one more day. No idea how you’re going to get through the hard times, but I just know that you are! I can’t wait to hear your story, to discover that you made it. It’s okay to not be okay 💚

Happy National Library Workers Day! A huge shoutout to all the hard-working, dedicated, and often underpaid library professionals who keep our libraries thriving, especially during these challenging times. Thank you for all that you do!
#NLWD24
#NationalLibraryWeek

Happy #NationalLibraryWorkersDay ! Shoutout to all library staff who make a powerful difference in people’s lives and communities, today and every day. Libraries work because YOU do! Submit a star for the stellar library worker in your life: ala-apa.org/nlwd/ #NLWD24

This #RightToReadDay , don't let censorship #eclipse your freedom to read! From contacting decision makers to reporting censorship to getting involved with your local library, there's a way for EVERYONE to take action today. bit.lyRightToReadDay #NationalLibraryWeek

2023 saw libraries and library workers take action for their communities amid escalated censorship attempts and adverse legislation. Learn more and see this year's #BannedBookList in the 2024 State of America’s Libraries Report. bit.ly/soal-2024 #NationalLibraryWeek

To kick off #NationalLibraryWeek , ALA OIF released its annual #BannedBooksList . Find out which books were the most challenged in 2023 and help raise awareness about the freedom to read. bit.ly/ALA-Top10
#UniteAgainstBookBans

This #RightToReadDay , we're standing up for our community’s - and our country’s freedom to read.

Join us and take action for every reader, righter, and community member who is impacted by book bans across the nation

✨Everyone deserves #LibraryJoy . We recommend visiting your library during #NationalLibraryWeek (April 7-13) to discover yours. Thank you, @ArthurPBS and @Mychal3ts!

We couldn’t have said it better than Mychal! Thank you so much to the 7,500 public library workers, supporters, and vendors who spread #LibraryJoy this week at #PLA2024 and every day! We can’t wait to see you at #PLA2026 in MINNEAPOLIS! 💜