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ARL PI26: Keynote Announcement—Lee Vinsel
February 11–12 ᐧ Chicago-Rosemont Be honest: Do you hear people use the term “innovation” without fully appreciating what it entails? Do you wish there were a way to distinguish “innovation-speak”...
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PI26: Meet the Facilitators—Thirdway Think
Ready to move beyond surface-level fixes and tackle your innovation challenges head-on? We're thrilled to announce that Thirdway Think will be facilitating the core sessions at PI26! They are leading the charge...
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Carrie Cooper Named Dean of FSU University Libraries
Florida State University (FSU) has appointed Carrie Zebrowsky Cooper as its next dean of University Libraries, effective in January. Carrie has been a member of FSU’s University Libraries Advancement Board...
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Clemson University to Become 126th Member of ARL
The membership of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) voted today at its Fall 2025 Association Meeting to invite the Clemson University Libraries to join ARL as the Association’s 126th...
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ARL Board of Directors 2026 Elected by ARL Membership
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) elected its 2026 Board of Directors today during the Fall 2025 Association Meeting. On January 1, 2026, Melissa Just, the holder of the Valerie...
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ARL Libraries Celebrate Banned Books Week 2025
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and calls attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting current and historical attempts to remove or restrict books in libraries and...
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PI26: Keynote Announcement—Masud Khokhar
February 11–12 ᐧ Chicago-Rosemont What if we told you it’s not technical skills or money—but culture and relationships among people—that drive lasting innovation? At the ARL President’s Institute in February...
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LibQUAL to Become Open-Source Survey Application
Since ARL’s decision to sunset the LibQUAL service-quality assessment tool at the end of 2025, the Association has explored several options for the future of the LibQUAL product. To allow...
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ARL/CNI Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Can Help You Thrive in the AI Landscape
Research suggests nearly half of all tasks in the information services sector could be transformed by AI. This isn’t a distant future scenario—it’s happening now. What can we do to...
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Apply for Blixrud Scholarship to Attend ARL President’s Institute—Deadline Friday, November 7
The Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship supports the attendance of one MLIS student or recent graduate at the annual President’s Institute. The next award recipient will receive a scholarship of US$1,000...