American Library Association
American library association and professional society
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| 2025 | Katharine Phenix conducted a study, 'Ripples and Rocks: Strategic Plans of the American Library Association 2000–2025', assessing the first quarter of the 21st century for the association. |
| 2025 | Sam Helmick will become the President-elect of the American Library Association for the 2025-2026 term. |
| July 2024 | Cindy Hohl, the first SPECTRUM Scholar, was inaugurated as ALA president with the theme 'A Good Way for ALA'. |
| 2023 | Leslie Burger begins tenure as executive director of the American Library Association. |
| 2023 | The Montana State Library Commission withdrew from the ALA, citing comments made by Emily Drabinski. |
| 2022 | Lessa Kananiʻopua Pelayo-Lozada became the first Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander American president of the ALA. |
| 2021 | Patty Wong became the first Asian-American president of the American Library Association. |
| 2020 | Tracie D. Hall concludes her term as executive director of the American Library Association. |
| June 2020 | Under President Wanda Kay Brown, the ALA Annual Conference scheduled for Chicago was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first conference cancellation in 75 years. Brown emphasized prioritizing the health and safety of the library community in the conference cancellation decision. |
| January 2020 | LibLearnX (formerly Midwinter Meeting) was held, focusing on innovative session design concepts as part of the ALA's annual conference schedule. |
| 2019 | Satia Marshall Orange delivered the Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture, presenting a historical overview of the lecture series from 2000-2019. |
| 2018 | The American Library Association renamed the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal to the Children's Literature Legacy Award, citing culturally insensitive portrayals in Wilder's books and seeking to distance the honor from those problematic representations. |
| 2018 | The Film and Media Round Table (FMRT) transitioned from its previous designation as the Video Round Table, reflecting evolving media technologies and library resources. |
| 2017 | Mary W. Ghikas concludes her term as executive director of the American Library Association. |
| 2014 | Courtney Young, as ALA president, publicly commented on a racist joke made by Daniel Handler during the National Book Awards, highlighting the lack of diversity in publishing. |
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