ALA Connect Lounge

Connect With ALA Staff from ALA Member Relations and Services, the Office for Intellectual Freedom, Booklist, and ALA Editions | Neal Schuman

Meet your ALA Member Relations and Services team who will answer questions and provide information about how ALA Membership can help you improve library services for your community and enhance your career.
Office for Intellectual Freedom, the Freedom to Read Foundation, and Unite Against Book Bans teams will be available to share information about challenges, discuss the work they're doing to fight censorship, and cover the ways you can encourage members of your community to become library advocates.
Check-in at the Booklist counter for free copies of their Guide to Graphic Novels, Booklist Reader, and Booklist! Grab the December stars issue to catch up on any top titles you may have missed from 2023 and look ahead to new 2024 titles featured in the January issue focused on readers' advisory. Plus, new buttons, a special conference deal, a book recommendation box, and more!
ALA Editions|Neal-Schuman staff will offer complimentary snacks, informational resources, and new titles and textbooks to browse.

Share your ideas on top-of-mind topics!

Check out our daily questions and topics, then grab a post-it-note and add to our Crowdsourced Ideas Wall. We will be adding new topics daily.

Be sure to visit the ALA Store and shop the latest posters and bookmarks including "Hot Dog" by Doug Salati, recipient of the 2023 Caldecott Medal and new 2024 National Library Week materials.
Explore a curated selection of must-have resources including "Uncommon Quotes for Library Lovers;" "Read These Banned Books;" "Foundations of Information Law;" "The Ultimate Privacy Field Guide;" and more bestsellers, textbooks, and new releases. Stop by early to shop the best selection of Free People Read Freely™ t-shirts in a variety of styles and colors.

Be sure to visit the ALA Store!

Shop the latest posters and bookmarks including "Hot Dog" by Doug Salati, recipient of the 2023 Caldecott Medal and new 2024 National Library Week materials.

Explore a curated selection of must-have resources including "Uncommon Quotes for Library Lovers;" "Read These Banned Books;" "Foundations of Information Law;" "The Ultimate Privacy Field Guide;" and more bestsellers, textbooks, and new releases. Stop by early to shop the best selection of Free People Read Freely™ t-shirts in a variety of styles and colors.

And remember, prices at the ALA Store automatically reflect the ALA Member discount, so there’s no need to dig out your member number.