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A Look at PLA 2026: Deadlines, New Opportunities, and What’s Ahead in Minneapolis

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"January 2026 Early Literacy Calendar from the Public Library Association. The page shows a month-long grid of daily early-literacy activities for families, organized by categories such as Singing, Counting, Reading, Writing, Playing, and Talking. Each date includes a simple activity—for example, singing a nursery rhyme, counting household objects, retelling a favorite book, going on a scavenger hunt, or drawing together. The design features winter-themed illustrations such as mountains, snow, and friendly animal characters throughout. The calendar is colorful and structured with pastel sections for each week.
Gold letters spelling out LIBRARY on a red brick wall
Cover of Public Libraries magazine, November/December 2025 issue. The background is a gradient light blue. Centered on the page is a cluster of flat, modern line-art illustrations related to data and strategic planning—charts, graphs, gears, arrows, a globe, a map pin, a pie chart, a bar graph, and a document with a bar code. At the top, the masthead reads "Public Libraries" in blue and gold, with the subtitle "A Publication of the Public Library Association," and a banner above that states "The Strategic Planning Issue."
Cover of a report titled "Expanding Possibilities: Public Libraries and Adult Learning." The subtitle reads "Insights and Innovations from the Field." The cover features the Public Library Association logo and the Gale logo. Below the title, a diverse group of five adults sit together at a table, smiling and talking in a bright, modern workspace. The background and design use shades of blue and purple, with the footer text noting "Chicago | 2025."
Illustration of a laser cutting machine in action. A teal-colored laser nozzle is positioned above a rectangular work surface, directing a beam that cuts a line into the light green material below. The image represents fabrication or makerspace technology such as a laser cutter.
black type on white background with a black marker line drawn under
Author photo of Jesse James Rose
image of light waves purple and blue on a black background
image of lights turning into computer bytes
illustration of human figures holding hands against a patchwork sky with rain and a cloud ovwer one person and another holding an umbrella over them
blue white and yellow circles with question marks on the circles against a sky blue background
multicolored thought bubbles
illustration of a group of people waving
3 photos next to each other: 1 - a group of people standing in a circle in a library talking. 2 - a tumbler cup, blue, with the Oklahoma State Seal. 3 - A group of 3 people standing in the library looking at the tumbler cup.
Book Cover of Songs For Other People's Weddings by David Levithan and Jens Lekman
Author photo of Martha Barnette
Headshots of 3 of the 2025 ALA Emerging Leaders cohort: Robin Ballard, Becky Ison, and Natalie Castillo, from left to right.
Photo of Lisa Cooper and Bremond Berry MacDougall
Helen Sheehy author photo
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