Main image features director Guillermo Del Toro. Text reads "GUILLERMO DEL TORO MEETS FRANKENSTEIN AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY The filmmaker explored NYPL's collection of original works and artifacts of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, the inspiration for del Toro's own acclaimed adaptation."

The New York Public Library hosted filmmaker Guillermo del Toro for a tour of the library’s Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle to explore some of the historical materials in the collection related to Mary Shelley and “Frankenstein.”

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"U.S. BOOK CHALLENGES UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2026 EDITION This update includes news from New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Utah, as well as a look at an Ohio author who’s fighting back against book bans."

Our latest update of book bans and challenges happening across the U.S.—and efforts to stop them—includes news from New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, and Utah.

Read more at https://bit.ly/4aPlOck

Thank you for your support @libro.fm! ❤️

Donate $15 or more this week to your local public library, library Friends group, or to ALA and receive a free audiobook credit!

Give to ALA here: bit.ly/4rFew1l

Main image features 'Paulie Marshall: A Writer's Life' book cover. Text reads "BOOK REVIEW OF THE WEEK: ‘PAULE MARSHALL: A WRITER’S LIFE’ In this week‘s review from Booklist, Allison Escoto reviews Paule Marshall: A Writer’s Life written by Mary Helen Washington."

For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, we have Allison Escoto’s review of “Paule Marshall: A Writer’s Life” by Mary Helen Washington.

Read more at https://bit.ly/3ZJIjJt

Main image is a black and white archival image of Peoria State Hospital’s Bowen Building. Text reads "PODCASTING TO PRESERVE: STORIES FROM THE BOWEN BUILDING Funded by an ALA grant, Alpha Park Public Library’s Stories from the Bowen Building podcast series dives into the fascinating history of the Peoria State Hospital, which closed in 1973."

Funded by ALA’s American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries, Alpha Park Public Library’s seven-part “Stories from the Bowen Building” series dives into the fascinating history of the Peoria State Hospital, which closed in 1973.

Read more at https://bit.ly/3MPoNIw

The main image is of the book cover of Patti Smith's "Bread Angels". Text reads "BOOK REVIEW OF THE WEEK: ‘BREAD OF ANGELS’ In this week‘s review from Booklist, Donna Seaman reviews Bread of Angels written by Patti Smith."

For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, we have Donna Seaman’s review of “Bread of Angels” by Patti Smith.

Read more at https://bit.ly/4rU80TG

The main image includes an old portrait of the Los Angeles Public Library. The text reads "LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY OPENS 100-YEAR OLD TIME CAPSULE To celebrate the 100th anniversary of its historic flagship Central Library, Los Angeles Public Library dug into its roots to uncover a time capsule that was placed in the library’s cornerstone during its original construction."

The Los Angeles Public Library is celebrating a milestone: the 100th anniversary of its historic flagship Central Library. To mark the occasion, LAPL dug into its roots to uncover a relic from its past.

Read more at https://bit.ly/3OdT2JC

Header image features Mychal Threets with Library Joy shirt. Text reads "MYCHAL THREETS TASTES THE RAINBOW ON NPR The Reading Rainbow host and honorary chair of this year's National Library Week appeared on NPR's quiz show Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! this weekend to compete in the Not My Job segment."

The Reading Rainbow host and honorary chair of this year’s National Library Week Mychal Threets was on NPR's quiz show, “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me!,” this weekend.

Read more at the link in our bio or at https://bit.ly/4kB1UVF

Main image features firefighters working at library computers. Text reads "A LIBRARY FOR FIREFIGHTERS The Illinois Fire Service Institute Library provides fire and emergency library and information assistance to the Fire Institute’s instructional staff, students, and more than 1,000 Illinois fire departments and 42,000 Illinois firefighters."

The IFSI Library provides fire and emergency library and information assistance to the Fire Institute’s instructional staff, students, and Illinois fire departments and firefighters.

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Main image is the book cover of “Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir” By Margo Jefferson. Text reads "BOOKLIST READER: BLACK WRITERS TELL THEIR STORIES ALA's Booklist Reader selects 12 vivid and thoughtful memoirs that bring us into the lives of Black families and share deeply resonant experiences of hardships and healing, dreams and accomplishments."

Booklist selects 12 memoirs that bring us into the lives of Black families and share deeply resonant experiences of hardships and healing, dreams and accomplishments.

Read more at https://bit.ly/4kg7NaG

Main image is a photo of "Harry the Dirty Dog." Text reads "A LIBRARY BOOK RETURNS HOME—36 YEARS LATE A children’s book enjoyed a spectacular trip around the world before coming home to a Virginia library 36 years after it was checked out."

A library book is returned 36 years after it was checked out!

Read more at https://bit.ly/4rBn1d0

Header image features the 2026 Carnegie Winners. Text reads "THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES THE CARNEGIE 2026 WINNERS A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar is the winner of the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li is the winner of the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction."

The ALA has selected “A Guardian and a Thief” by Megha Majumdar as the winner of the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and “Things in Nature Merely Grow” by Yiyun Li as the winner of the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.

Read more at https://bit.ly/4qU7PY9

Feature image of "Plague House" by Michael Conrad. Text reads "BOOK REVIEW OF THE WEEK: ‘PLAGUE HOUSE’ In this week‘s review from Booklist, Jack Phoenix reviews Plague House written by Michael W. Conrad."

For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, we have Jack Phoenix’s review of “Plague House,” written by Michael Conrad and illustrated by Dave Chisholm.


Read more at https://bit.ly/3ZN1GBa

Header image is a collage of movies. Text reads "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ADDS 25 FILMS TO NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY" "Great films like The Karate Kid, Clueless, Before Sunrise, and The Big Chill have all been added to the National Film Registry for 2025 by the Library of Congress."

What do “The Karate Kid,” “Clueless,” “Before Sunrise,” and “The Big Chill” have in common? They’ve all been added to the National Film Registry for 2025 by the Library of Congress. Read more: https://bit.ly/4khW9Mv

Collage of ALA Youth Media Award honorees. ALA Youth Media Awards: The top books and digital media for children and young adults. The 2026 ALA Youth Media Award honorees—featuring the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Printz, and more—have been announced Check out the books young readers will be talking about all year

Dear young readers,

Sorry not sorry for all the extra reading, but you aren't going to want to miss any of these winning YMA titles. Check out the full list and max out your library holds.

Sincerely, ALA

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ALA Youth Media Awards

The annual announcement of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards is the biggest event of the year in the world of children’s publishing. Join us Monday, January 26, at 10:00 AM CT for the livestream.
📺at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
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Image of people filming a video for social media. Text reads "BEHIND THE SCENES WITH MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY’S TIKTOK Milwaukee Public Library’s social media presence is famous beyond the library world. We went behind the scenes with the duo responsible for their videos."

Take a look into the Milwaukee Public Library's step-by-step video-making process for social media!

Read more at https://bit.ly/3NBr7mI

Main image of the book cover of "Wake Now in the Fire,” written by Jarrett Dapier and illustrated by AJ Dungo. Text reads "BOOK REVIEW OF THE WEEK: ‘WAKE NOW IN THE FIRE’ In this week‘s review from Booklist, Sarah Hunter reviews Wake Now in the Fire written by Jarrett Dapier and illustrated by AJ Dungo."

For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, we have Sarah Hunter’s review of “Wake Now in the Fire,” written by Jarrett Dapier and illustrated by AJ Dungo

Read more at https://bit.ly/4qEbn0K

Graphic showing 'Smartphone Nation' by Kaitlyn Regehr book cover. against green backdrop. Graphic includes text "BOOK REVIEW OF THE WEEK: ‘SMARTPHONE NATION’" "In this week‘s review, Philip Zozzaro reviews Smartphone Nation: Building Digital Boundaries When Offline Isn’t an Option by Kaitlyn Regehr."

For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, we have Philip Zozzaro’s review of Kaitlyn Regehr's “Smartphone Nation: Building Digital Boundaries When Offline Isn’t an Option.”

Read more at https://bit.ly/3LG08FM

"U.S. BOOK CHALLENGES UPDATE: DECEMBER 2025 EDITION" "News from North Carolina, Florida, and the U.S Supreme Court, as well as a look at PEN America’s recent book ban report."

Our latest update of book bans and challenges happening across the U.S.—and efforts to stop them—includes news from North Carolina, Florida, and the U.S Supreme Court, as well as a look at PEN America’s recent book ban report.

Read more at https://bit.ly/3Yd33sf

"The Old Sleigh" book cover. "BOOK REVIEW OF THE WEEK: ‘THE OLD SLEIGH’ Maryann Owen reviews a seasonal favorite for young readers - The Old Sleigh by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey - in this week’s Book Review of the Week."

For our second installment of weekly book reviews from our friends at Booklist, we have Maryann Owen’s review of Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey’s new seasonal favorite for young readers, “The Old Sleigh.”

Read more at https://bit.ly/4jf5rIP

"WANDERING SOULS AND OTHER STORIES" book cover. "BOOK REVIEW OF THE WEEK: ‘WANDERING SOULS AND OTHER STORIES'" For our first installment of our Book Review of the Week feature, we have a new review of Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Caputo’s Wandering Souls and Other Stories, first published in the December 1, 2025, issue of Booklist.

New to I Love Libraries! We’re pleased to announce that each week we’ll be featuring a new book review from our friends at Booklist.

Our first installment of “Book Review of the Week” is Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Caputo’s “Wandering Souls and Other Stories.”

Read more at https://bit.ly/4pw48Y1

'The Librarians" documentary cover. "HELP ‘THE LIBRARIANS’ DOCUMENTARY WIN!" The acclaimed documentary “The Librarians” is one of several docs in the running for the Cinema Eye Honor’s Audience Choice Award. And you can help it win by voting online.

“The Librarians,” filmmaker Kim A. Snyder’s documentary, is one of several docs in the running for the Cinema Eye Honor’s Audience Choice Award. You can help it win by voting online.

Read more at https://bit.ly/3KwqGca

Image of actor Jason Schwartzman. "Jason Schwartzman Loves His Library Card." "Everyone should have a library card," Schwartzman told the New York Times. "It's like a bicycle for your brain."

For the New York Times’ “My 10” column, where celebrities share 10 things they can’t live without, Jason Schwartzman included his library card as one of his 10 essentials.

Read more at https://bit.ly/4psfexf

Book cover of “Genocide and Propaganda: A Primary Source Collection.” By Paul R. Bartrop. "Booklist Reader: Understanding Propaganda" The banning and censorship of books is often only one part of a wider project to limit access to information. The following works of nonfiction and fiction demonstrate when and how propaganda is used, as well as potential consequences of its influence.

Check out these works of nonfiction and fiction that demonstrate when and how propaganda is used, as well as potential consequences of its influence.

For the full list of recommendations visit https://bit.ly/4poQNRf

Map of the United States highlighting several states with icons representing book challenges titled "U.S. BOOK CHALLENGES UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2025 EDITION" News from Missouri, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania and the removal of books related to transgender identity from youth and teen sections in libraries in multiple southern states.

Our latest happening across the U.S. and efforts to fight them includes news from Missouri, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and a look at Southern states that have ordered the removal of books related to transgender identity from public libraries.

Read more at https://bit.ly/3XJWTzI

Image of Mychal Threets with a Library Joy shirt. "Award-winning librarian and ‘Reading Rainbow’ host Mychal Threets will serve as honorary chair of National Library Week 2026" I Love Libraries and American Library Association logos.

Librarian and 'Reading Rainbow' host @mychal3ts.bsky.social will serve as Honorary Chair of National Library Week 2026.

"I love libraries enthusiastically every week! To serve as Honorary Chair for National Library Week takes that enthusiasm to a whole new level."

Read more: https://bit.ly/4453rwq

Photo of a banner featuring the logo for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Photo credit: Shannon Finney / Institute of Museum and Library Services. Text below reads: "ALL PREVIOUSLY CANCELED FEDERAL LIBRARY GRANTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED: Following a court decision, the Institute of Museum and Library Services—the federal agency that provides funding for America’s libraries—announced it had reinstated all grants that it had previously terminated." Logos for I Love Libraries and the American Library Association.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the federal agency that provides funding for America's libraries, has announced it is reinstating all grants it had previously terminated, including those to libraries and library organizations across the U.S.

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For our libraries. For the cornerstones of our communities. American Library Association. Photo: A man and boy smile and bump fists as they read together in the library.

Libraries are responding to crisis after crisis and still finding ways to lift their communities. This #GivingTuesday, stand with them. Become a Supporter of the American Library Association. bit.ly/ForOurLibraries

📚💙 #ForOurLibraries

Main image of older game consoles. "PRESERVING VIDEO GAME HISTORY" "Libraries, institutions, and archivists have stepped in to archive and preserve discontinued and hard-to-find gaming consoles." I Love Libraries and American Libraries Association logos at the bottom of graphic.

First generations of home videogaming systems and their games have become difficult to find. Thankfully, libraries, institutions, and archivists have stepped in to archive and preserve this essential element of gaming and pop culture history.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4afRZSj