Staff at Lawrence Public Library are excited about attending ALA Annual Conference together this summer. With our Group Registration Discount, it's easier than ever to bring the entire team. Buy 5, get 1 free! Learn more at: https://2023.alaannual.org/registration/rates-and-registration#GroupRegistration | American Library Association

We were at the American Library Association Conference this summer talking with librarians about the importance of everyone having access to books that represent all kinds of different backgrounds and experiences. Thank you to every librarian working to defend our right to read. | ACLU

Iowa Republicans proposed a bill to ban partnerships between public schools and libraries, which have bridged gaps in rural and urban community access to books. President of the Iowa Library Association Brittany Jacobs explained what reopening those gaps would mean for Iowa communities. | Iowa Starting Line

Ramiro Salazar, Public Library Association president, has more on how libraries are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://abcn.ws/37iAiz8 "Libraries primarily turned to online programming, as well as promoting access to digital content, digital libraries." | ABC News Live