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From American Library Association:

As part of our sesquicentennial celebration, ALA is launching our most ambitious philanthropic initiative in the Association's 150 year history: "For Our Libraries, For 150 Years More."

The $60 million fundraising campaign reflects a long-term investment in America's libraries and library workers, as well as our foundational tenets of literacy, intellectual freedom, and equitable access to information. As a mission driven organization, ALA is directing Campaign gifts to programs and services supporting America’s libraries, marking a historic investment in our libraries’ ability to serve their communities.

The 150th Anniversary Campaign extends through December 31, 2027. To learn more and contribute, visit ALA150.org.

As part of our sesquicentennial celebration, ALA is launching our most ambitious philanthropic initiative in the Association's 150 year history: "For Our Libraries, For 150 Years More."

The $60 million fundraising campaign reflects a long-term investment in America's libraries and library workers, as well as our foundational tenets of literacy, intellectual freedom, and equitable access to information. As a mission driven organization, ALA is directing Campaign gifts to programs and services supporting America’s libraries, marking a historic investment in our libraries’ ability to serve their communities.

The 150th Anniversary Campaign extends through December 31, 2027. To learn more and contribute, visit ALA150.org.

Good morning.

Happy Pride Month!

June is Pride Month, and it's also Rainbow Book Month - a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives of the LGBTQIA+ community.

You can find lists of award-winning LGBTQIA+ books, tools for libraries and library workers from ALA's Rainbow Round Table, and graphics to help celebrate and spread the word on ALA's website: https://bit.ly/4kKOkOg. Is your library hosting a program you're excited for? We'd love to hear about it!

We also know that these stories are under attack. In 2025, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom found that 39% of books targeted for censorship in U.S. libraries and schools - 1,671 unique titles - represent the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ people and people of color. As these stories continue to be disproportionately targeted for censorship and library workers across the country are facing threats and harassment for serving these communities, Rainbow Book Month has never been more important.

If your library is experiencing challenges to materials and programs serving LGBTQIA+ patrons, ALA has resources to help. You can report censorship to ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom and receive free, confidential support, and the Unite Against Book Bans campaign can help you activate your community to push back against censorship.

Read with pride.

📸 Photo: ALA's Gay and Le***an Task Force (now the Rainbow Round Table) marching in the 1992 San Francisco Pride March, from the ALA Archives.