American Library Association

Summary

American Library Association is a library association^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of library_association entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (663 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Library Association's field of work was library and information science^[3].
• American Library Association's field of work was librarian^[4].
• American Library Association received the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award^[5].
• American Library Association was a member of Electronic Book Exchange Working Group^[6].
• American Library Association was a member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions^[7].
• American Library Association was a member of Coalition for Networked Information^[8].
• American Library Association was a member of National Coalition Against Censorship^[9].
• American Library Association was a member of Re:Create Coalition^[10].
• American Library Association was a member of Book Industry Study Group^[11].
• American Library Association is in the country of United States^[12].
• American Library Association's instance of is recorded as library association^[13].
• American Library Association's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[14].
• American Library Association's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[15].
• American Library Association's instance of is recorded as professional association^[16].
• American Library Association's instance of is recorded as academic publisher^[17].
• American Library Association's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[18].
• American Library Association's chief executive officer is recorded as Tracie D. Hall^[19].
• American Library Association's child organization or unit is recorded as Reference and User Services Association^[20].
• American Library Association's child organization or unit is recorded as Association for Library Service to Children^[21].
• American Library Association's child organization or unit is recorded as Young Adult Library Services Association^[22].
• American Library Association's child organization or unit is recorded as Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures^[23].
• American Library Association's child organization or unit is recorded as ALA Publishing^[24].
• American Library Association's child organization or unit is recorded as Map & Geospatial Information Round Table^[25].
• American Library Association's child organization or unit is recorded as New Members Round Table^[26].
• American Library Association's child organization or unit is recorded as Rainbow Round Table^[27].

Body

Founding

October 6, 1876 marks the founding of American Library Association^[28].

Identity

American Library Association's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[29]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ALA'}^[30].

Leadership

American Library Association's chief executive officer is recorded as Tracie D. Hall^[19].

Operations

American Library Association's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[18]. Subsidiaries include Reference and User Services Association^[20], an organization^[31]; Association for Library Service to Children^[21], an organization^[32], in United States^[33]; Young Adult Library Services Association^[22], an organization^[34], founded in 1957^[35]; Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures^[23], a professional association^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 2020^[38]; ALA Publishing^[24], a publishing house^[39], in United States^[40], headquartered in Chicago^[41]; and Map & Geospatial Information Round Table^[25], a round table^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1980^[44].

Industry

Fields of work include library and information science^[3], an academic discipline^[45] and librarian^[4], an occupation^[46].

Recognition

American Library Association received the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award^[5].

Why It Matters

American Library Association ranks in the top 4% of library_association entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (663 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

What awards did American Library Association receive?

Honors received include Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award^[5].