ARL Celebrates Black History Month 2026

Join ARL and our member libraries in celebrating Black history in February. We’ve rounded up events, blog posts, exhibits, and other resources that showcase opportunities to learn, experience, and enjoy Black contributions to society.
View Black History Month highlights from ARL libraries. »

Announcing New Anywhere Adventures Locations »

(Library of Congress) 

Complete Obama Presidency Oral History Archive Is Now Available »

(Columbia University Libraries) 

Fostering Inclusive Mentorship: Building a Community of Practice for Mentors & Mentees »

(Clemson University, Georgia Tech, University of Florida, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of Miami, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill via ASERL: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries)
 ARL member library authors 

Heritage Singers Archives Strengthen Learning, Research at York U »

(York University Libraries) 

How an Academic Library Built a Research Impact and Intelligence Team »

(Virginia Tech University Libraries via Katina Magazine)
 ARL member library authors  

Organizing Through Sport: How the Gay Games Built Community in the 1980s »

(University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries) 

US ARL Academic Libraries: Examining Expenditures, Library Utilization, and Their Impact on Graduation Rates (abstract only) »

(University of Illinois Chicago Library via JLA: Journal of Library Administration)
 ARL member library authors 

Colleges Quietly Cut Ties with Organizations That Help People of Color (archived version) »

(The Washington Post) 

Delivering on the Promise? Marrakesh Monitoring Report 2026 »

(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)

Higher Ed State of the Sector »

(EAB)

Upcoming Webinar: SLI 2025 Annual Report Presentation (Friday, March 27) »

(SLI: Sustainable Libraries Initiative) 

Why We Don’t Really Know What the Public Thinks About Science »

(Nature)

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