American Library Association

American Library Association
	ALA Logo
Abbreviation	ALA
Formation	October 6, 1876
Type	Non-profit; NGO
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Location	Chicago and Washington, D.C.;
Region served	United States
Membership (2022)	49,705
Executive Director	Leslie Burger
President	Emily Drabinski
Budget	$55 million
Staff	approx. 300
Website	www.ala.org

The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world. ^[4]

^ "ALA Annual Membership Statistics". ala.org. March 4, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "2023–2024 ALA President, Emily Drabinski". ALA President's Page. American Library Association. November 8, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ "Financials". ala.org. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.
^ Ghikas, Mary W. (2018). "The American Library Association," pp. 66-84 In McDonald, John D., and Michael Levine-Clark, eds. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences. Fourth edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2018.

[1] "ALA Annual Membership Statistics". ala.org. March 4, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[2] "2023–2024 ALA President, Emily Drabinski". ALA President's Page. American Library Association. November 8, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[3] "Financials". ala.org. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.

[4] Ghikas, Mary W. (2018). "The American Library Association," pp. 66-84 In McDonald, John D., and Michael Levine-Clark, eds. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences. Fourth edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2018.

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