Applications Open for the 2027 Eisner Library Grants
ALA's Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation opened two 2027 library grants. Applications are due January 10, 2027.
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The largest library association in the United States; it tracks book challenges and organizes Banned Books Week. Official site: www.ala.org
PLA and Microsoft Launch Free Library AI Skills Training
PLA and Microsoft announced free AI skills training for library workers and patrons, with a webinar series, a Community of Practice, and case studies. The first session is December 3.
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries Open 2027 Grants
Friends groups at U.S. rural and small libraries can apply from December 8, 2026, through January 25, 2027, for cash grants of $500 or $1,000. Twenty libraries will also receive $500 in Penguin Random House books.
ACRL Survey: U.S. Academic Library Visits Up 10% as Budgets Stay Flat
The ACRL's 2025 survey finds academic libraries busier than a year ago, with 98.2% of circulation digital, while per-student spending held at $523 and staffing slipped.
Manga Series Are Being Pulled From School Shelves Whole, PEN America Says, as ALA Lists 150 Most-Challenged Books
PEN America says manga series are being removed from schools as entire sets. ALA's Banned Books Week list of 150 most-challenged books opens with Gender Queer.
PEN America Counts 11,982 School Book Bans in 2025–26, a Record
PEN America recorded 11,982 school book bans in the 2025-2026 school year, its highest one-year count since it began tracking in 2021. Stephen King is again the most banned author.
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