📚We were recently able to attend the 66th Biennial NCLA: North Carolina Library Association Conference. Special events like these help us stay up to date on the latest information surrounding libraries to help us better serve you! We learned from many different speakers and educators, and got to interact with other library workers and sponsors in the field. We offer our thanks to everyone who helped make this event happen!📝 #PublicLibrary #libraryconference #northcarolinalibraryassociation | R

404K views · 38K reactions | Libraries are citadels of knowledge and empathy––and they’ve played an extraordinarily important role in my life. I spoke with Smithsonian Secretary Bunch about our shared love of books, A Promised Land, and the role storytelling plays in shaping our history. | Barack Obama | Facebook

The American Library Association tracks attempts to ban or censor books in libraries and schools across the U.S. We compile reports of these censorship attempts – or “challenges” – from library workers in the field as well as media coverage to identify trends in censorship as well as the books that are challenged most frequently. Here are the Top 10 Most Challenged Books from 2024. You can learn more about them at ala.org/top10. You can also support our work fighting censorship by donating at il