American Library Association

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22 October 2026 18:52

📣 Special announcement for small and rural libraries: ALA's United for Libraries division and Penguin Random House are teaming up for a 3rd year to support Friends groups serving small and rural libraries with project grants! Applications open Dec. 8. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4hdubzv

American Library Association

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20 October 2026 18:07

The Dept's recent decisions have cut the number of awarded grants & reduced the potential impact of the funding. ALA agrees w the Senators: Federal funding should be spent as Congress intended, to benefit the communities it was designed to support. More: www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

American Library Association

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20 October 2026 18:07

ALA is grateful to Senators Patty Murray (WA) & Tammy Baldwin (WI) for their advocacy for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program, a Dept of Education program supporting literacy in schools, including in school libraries, in a recent letter to the agency: www.murray.senate.gov/murray-baldw...

American Library Association

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19 October 2026 20:29

Registration for National Library Legislative Day is open! Join us in Washington, DC, Feb 24-25, to make your voice heard for libraries. Meet other library professionals, gain new advocacy skills, & speak with your elected officials. Attendance is limited; register now: ala.org/advocacy/nlld

American Library Association

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16 October 2026 19:43

Applications close October 28! A Year of STEM, a new ALA initiative with Cummins Inc., will select 25 public libraries to receive $5,000, quarterly STEM kits, guides, and more to support early childhood STEM programming: ALA.org/STEM