Leadership Development Division

Some states are changing the laws that govern community libraries At a time of concern about book banning, states are passing laws to tighten control over public libraries. The laws address how libraries are managed and some laws may open librarians to legal action.

Join us on January 18 for reflection and conversation around the National Day of Racial Healing. Resources and conversation prompts at: https://bit.ly/ALA-NDORH

New York Times Book Review Reveals Top 10 Books of 2021 | Book Pulse The New York Times Book Review revealed their top 10 books of the year in a virtual event for subscribers. Dava Shastri's Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti is the December GMA Book Club pick. More Best of the Year lists arrive. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan gets reviewed. LJ posts the May 20...

National Book Awards Finalists Are Announced; Book Clubs Make October Picks | Book Pulse The 2021 National Book Awards Finalists are announced. The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature will be awarded tomorrow, and all bets are off. Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo is Reese Witherspoon’s book club pick. We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza is GMA's pick, and The Between by Tananar...

The Story Of J.P. Morgan's 'Personal Librarian' — And Why She Chose To Pass As White

The Story Of J.P. Morgan's 'Personal Librarian' — And Why She Chose To Pass As White For the Code Switch podcast, we talked to authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray to discuss The Personal Librarian — the fictionalized account of the very real Belle da Costa Greene.