American Library Association
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The American Library Association is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association
American Library Association 1876 Organizing Committee: Melvil Dewey, Justin Winsor, William F. Poole, and Lloyd P. Smith
American Library Association conference at New Monterey Hotel in Asbury Park, New Jersey, June 25, 1919
Panelist Dr. Cora Dunkley speaking at Association for Library Service to Children 2022 President's Program, Lucia Gonzalez, President
ALA Youth Media Awards in January 2014; Pura Belpré Committee with Henrietta M. Smith
Sam Helmick
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Sam Helmick is the 2025–2026 president of the American Library Association. Helmick also works as a community and access services coordinator at the Iowa City Public Library.
American Library Association
…American and Canadian academic institutions that offer degree programs in library and information science. ALA's president for the 2025-2026 term is Sam Helmick. The executive director of the American Library Association delegates authority within ALA headquarters to ALA's department heads, who, in carrying out…
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