ALA-International Relations

An important update to our Closing General Session.

While our previously announced closing session speaker is no longer able to join us, we're excited to close ALA Annual 2026 with an insightful leadership session, featuring Sam Helmick, ALA President; Maria McCauley, ALA President-elect; Sarah Lamdan, Executive Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom; and Moderator, Dan Montgomery, ALA Executive Director.

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary and ALA celebrates 150 years, ALA library leaders will discuss the challenges facing access, expression, and the freedom to read—and what it will take to ensure libraries remain pillars of democracy for generations to come.

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-: "Libraries as Builders of Peace: Fostering Understanding through Access, Dialogue, and Knowledge", Dec. 10, 12:00pm ET.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Libraries as Builders of Peace: Fostering Understanding through Access, Dialogue, and Knowledge. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Libraries contribute to building a more peaceful world by fostering learning, understanding, and connection. As Peter Johan Lor has written, libraries are not only repositories of knowledge but active agents for peace and justice—places where access to information, dialogue, and inclusion help peo...

The ALA IRC United Nations SDGs Subcommittee presents, "Generative AI Supercharging the Mission of Libraries: Risks and Opportunities" webinar, Tuesday, May 21st, 2:00pm ET.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Generative A.I. supercharging the mission of libraries: risks and opportunities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The ALA UN IRC SDGs Subcommittee is presenting an online event in the days before AI for Good Global Summit, an event by the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the UN specialized agency for information and communication technology. This event was highlighted by IFLA as an opportunity...

2023 International Innovators: The winning entries for this year's ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects are the National Central Library in Taipei City, Taiwan, and South Korea's Seoul National University Library https://bit.ly/AL-Intl23 (via American Libraries)

2023 International Innovators | American Libraries Magazine Libraries from Taiwan and South Korea earned this year’s ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects.