Welcome to the 2026-2027 APALA Elections! Elections open on Monday, March 2, 2026 (12:00 am Eastern Time) and end on Monday, March 30, 2026 (11:59…
Category: News and Updates
Dear APALA Community, The APALA Scholarships & Awards Committee is excited to announce that applications for the 2026 APALA Scholarship Award and the APALA Sage…
Written by Joe Lee, APALA ALA Travel Grant Recipient During this period of emotional turbulence and unrest, where libraries and immigrant communities are under attack…
APALA members are invited to submit comments about the following proposed Amendments to the APALA Constitution & Bylaws for 2026-2027. These proposed amendments were gathered from APALA’s…
Contact:Candice Wing-yee MackLitAwards@apalaweb.org Release Date:January 26, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2026 Asian Pacific American Awards for Literature Winners CHICAGO – The Asian Pacific American Librarians…
The APALA Scholarship and Awards Committee is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the APALA Travel Grant! The APALA Travel Grant…
For many of us in APALA, Florante was more than a mentor, colleague, or friend. He was a builder of AANHPI spaces, connections, and new…
The APALA Mentoring Program provides professional and personal development, inspiration, and encouragement through supportive mentoring relationships. Mentors provide guidance and coaching to library students and…
The 2025 Washington Library Association Conference was held in Tacoma, WA. Librarians around the Pacific Northwest gathered and connected with each other with many great…
by Kannan Cangro Stepping into the America’s Center in St. Louis for the 2025 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference felt like walking…