Latest American Library Association News

10 winners of the 'I Love My Librarian Award' are celebrated for their community work

Dec. 16, 2024 17:03 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — At Wisconsin's Mukwonago Community Library, director Abby Armour isn't only committed to providing books and other media for local residents. Armour, one of 10 recipients this year of an "I Love My Librarian Award," has been overseeing the cataloging of some 12,000...

Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries

Nov. 12, 2024 18:16 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. “Forever” by Judi Blume. “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut. All have been pulled from the shelves of some Florida schools, according to the latest list compiled by the Florida Department of Education...