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American Library Association

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ALA Annual 2019 - It's a Wrap! Annual Conference Highlights

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A National Library Week Message from ALA Executive Director Tracie D. Hall

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June 26: The American Library Association Parties

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President Barack Obama on Libraries and What Gives Him Hope

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ALA Annual 2018 - Michelle Obama on Her First Library Card

The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 57,000 members.
  • History 

  • Membership 

  • Governing structure 

  • Divisions 

  • Notable sub-organizations 

  • Round Tables 

  • Affiliates 

  • National outreach 

  • Conferences 

  • Notable members 

  • Political positions 

  • Intellectual freedom 

  • 1970s 

  • 1980s 

  • USA PATRIOT Act 

  • Renaming of Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal 

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