Walk with a Purpose | American Libraries Magazine
Instead of simply highlighting censorship statistics or bemoaning what we can’t read, the Freedom Walk celebrates our right to read.| American Libraries Magazine
In honor of International Games Month, held every November, these stories center games and gaming as community-building, teaching, and self-improvement tools. Learn how libraries are developing tabletop role-playing games and using new adaptive technologies to make videogames more accessible for all. Check out the 2025 Platinum Play, or “Platy,” Hall of Fame inductees—games honored by … Continue reading State of Play→ The post State of Play appeared first on American Libraries Magaz...| American Libraries Magazine
While game jams—accelerated game creation events—started as a way to develop videogames, they’re also useful for creating tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). The best-known TTRPGs, like Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and Call of Cthulhu, include rule books that can run to hundreds of pages and have steep price tags, but there are a host of smaller, … Continue reading Jam Forever→ The post Jam Forever appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
“The only way to reach out to the world was through this very cool gaming setup that the hospital would bring into the room,” he recalled. An in-game friend “became my solace in a place where every day they were hurting me and I was scared.” Spohn, director of the Mount Sinai Back to Life … Continue reading Adaptive Arcade→ The post Adaptive Arcade appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
The 2025 inductees are: Car Wars 2–8 players 30 minutes and up Ages 10+ Now in its sixth edition, the tabletop combat simulation game Car Wars has a simple premise: Each player has a heavily armed and customized vehicle, and the last one standing is the winner. The game has a rich history of add-ons … Continue reading 2025 Platy Hall of Fame Inductees→ The post 2025 Platy Hall of Fame Inductees appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
Harmeyer—who holds the 12th-longest consecutive winning streak of any player on the show—spoke with American Libraries about her longtime love of the game, her least favorite category, and how she blazed her path to the 2025 Jeopardy! Masters tournament. As an adolescent, you auditioned for the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament and weren’t selected. And now you’re … Continue reading Q&A with Adriana Harmeyer→ The post Q&A with Adriana Harmeyer appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
Wellness and well-being The terms wellness and well-being are often used interchangeably. However, well-being includes social, spiritual, and other dimensions that go beyond standard definitions of wellness. Wellness programs promote healthy lifestyles and disease mitigation or prevention. They concentrate on physical and mental health through programs that promote exercise, improved eating habits, smoking cessation, and … Continue reading Professional Development Is a Wellness Program→ T...| American Libraries Magazine
Within an hour, library leaders had been alerted to the suspicious activity, and the IT director had disconnected the servers, halting a ransomware attack mid-strike. “We caught them in the act,” says OTPL Director Chase McMunn. Worldwide, more than 15 million cyberattacks have been reported every year since 2020. At public institutions like libraries, these … Continue reading Road to Recovery→ The post Road to Recovery appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
His new cookbook, Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America (November, Clarkson Potter), written with Kate Nelson and Kristin Donnelly, takes a region-by-region approach to Native ingredients, history, and cooking. Sherman spoke with American Libraries about this extensive collection, his early influences, and his love for libraries. Sample a recipe … Continue reading Newsmaker: Sean Sherman→ The post Newsmaker: Sean Sherman appeared first on American ...| American Libraries Magazine
Reprinted with permission from Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America (November, Clarkson Potter), by Sean Sherman with Kate Nelson and Kristin Donnelly. Squash and Pepita Tartlets Makes 10 to 12 tartlets Filling 2-pound piece Lakota winter squash, red kuri squash, or kabocha squash, seeded 1 cup boiling water 1 … Continue reading Recipe: Squash and Pepita Tartlets→ The post Recipe: Squash and Pepita Tartlets appeared first on American Libraries Mag...| American Libraries Magazine
30,000 Number of objects—in addition to 40 million pages of documents—held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Ralph Wilson Jr. Pro Football Research and Preservation Center in Canton, Ohio. The archive has more than 100 scrapbooks, game programs, and game summaries dating back to the early 20th century, as well as biographical files for … Continue reading By the Numbers: Sports→ The post By the Numbers: Sports appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
ALA’s endowment is a major component of the Association’s finances, contributing millions of dollars each year to the budget to support ALA activities. It’s also one of the least visible aspects of Association operations, and investment activity can be complicated and intimidating to examine. The trustees value transparency and collaboration. In an effort to uphold … Continue reading An Introduction to the Endowment→ The post An Introduction to the Endowment appeared first on Americ...| American Libraries Magazine
Chile Librarians at the National Library of Chile in Santiago discovered a cache of hidden texts from the government of 1970–1973 President Salvador Allende, the Latin American Post reported. After the September 11, 1973, military coup, dictator Augusto Pinochet sought to destroy “dangerous” texts, including leftist books, Allende-era speeches and pamphlets, and books published by … Continue reading Global Reach: These Are the Books You’re Looking For→ The post Global Reach: These...| American Libraries Magazine
Instead of simply highlighting censorship statistics or bemoaning what we can’t read, the Freedom Walk celebrates our right to read.| American Libraries Magazine
“There’s a reason [for the lyrics of] ‘Bulls on Parade’ by Rage Against the Machine: ‘They don’t gotta burn the books / They just remove ’em.’ That’s what authoritarian regimes always do. Libraries and books are always the first step, along with picking out marginalized and oppressed communities. We have to point it out … Continue reading Noted and Quoted: Intellectual Freedom→ The post Noted and Quoted: Intellectual Freedom appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
“A core front in the culture wars is: What does it mean to be a full human being under the age of 18?” says Emily Knox, interim dean and professor at the School of Information Sciences at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a board member of the nonprofit National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC). “We’re in … Continue reading The Next Generation of Activists→ The post The Next Generation of Activists appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
B&T is in the process of closing following financial difficulties experienced over the last two years, according to Publishers Weekly; Shaw Local, a media group in northern Illinois; and a handful of individuals who reported being laid off on Reddit and other social media. While B&T has not yet issued a public statement and did … Continue reading Baker & Taylor to Cease Operations→ The post Baker & Taylor to Cease Operations appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
Her efforts drew significant attention, and this past May she received an honorable mention from the Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards, which recognizes local high school seniors for service projects. This summer, she participated in the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Student Advocates for Speech (SAS) Leadership Program, joining a nationwide network of young people fighting … Continue reading Newsmaker: Iris Mogul→ The post Newsmaker: Iris Mogul appeared first on American Libr...| American Libraries Magazine
Banned Books Week takes place October 5–11. This year’s theme is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” 1982 Year that ALA held its first Banned Books Week. 2,452 Total number of unique titles challenged in libraries in in 2024 that were documented by ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. While that number is a … Continue reading By the Numbers: Banned Books Week 2025→ The post By the Numbers: Banned Books Week 2025 appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
Many libraries have begun circulating health kits for patrons, which often include medical devices to help monitor physical or mental health.| American Libraries Magazine
Dan Montgomery will start his role on November 10 as the American Library Association’s new executive director.| American Libraries Magazine
Within an hour, library leaders had been alerted to the suspicious activity, and the IT director had disconnected the servers, halting a ransomware attack mid-strike. “We caught them in the act,” says OTPL Director Chase McMunn. Ransomware attacks and cybersecurity incidents are no longer rare, with more than 15 million cyberattacks worldwide annually since 2020, … Continue reading Road to Recovery→ The post Road to Recovery appeared first on American Libraries Magazine.| American Libraries Magazine
Librarians grapple with AI-generated material in their library collections.| American Libraries Magazine
This roundtable features conversations with public, school, and academic librarians on generative artificial intelligence ethics, uses, and implications.| American Libraries Magazine
