{"id":1674,"date":"2018-04-10T00:56:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T23:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2018-04-10T00:56:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T23:56:55","slug":"the-state-of-americas-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/2018\/04\/10\/the-state-of-americas-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of America\u2019s Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During this time of rapid social change, libraries of all types are providing welcoming spaces to an increasingly diverse population.\u00a0<em>The State of America\u2019s Libraries 2018: A Report from the American Library Association<\/em>, a\u00a0special\u00a0<em>American Libraries<\/em>\u00a0digital supplement, affirms the invaluable role libraries and library workers play within their communities by leading efforts to transform lives through education and lifelong learning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2018\/04\/0AA7286D-8558-4AF0-9A8E-D2EEBA0F4E28.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1675\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2018\/04\/0AA7286D-8558-4AF0-9A8E-D2EEBA0F4E28-220x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2018\/04\/0AA7286D-8558-4AF0-9A8E-D2EEBA0F4E28-220x300.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2018\/04\/0AA7286D-8558-4AF0-9A8E-D2EEBA0F4E28-768x1048.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2018\/04\/0AA7286D-8558-4AF0-9A8E-D2EEBA0F4E28-750x1024.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/files\/2018\/04\/0AA7286D-8558-4AF0-9A8E-D2EEBA0F4E28.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edited by Kathy Rosa, director of the ALA Library and Research Center,\u00a0<em>The State of America\u2019s Libraries 2018<\/em>\u00a0features news and commentary on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The top 10 most challenged books in 2017<\/li>\n<li>Voter perceptions, use, and attitudes toward public libraries<\/li>\n<li>Health and digital literacy initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability as a library\u2019s core value<\/li>\n<li>School libraries and student outcomes<\/li>\n<li>Three major trends affecting libraries<\/li>\n<li>Library advocates and federal funding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read this special issue online in our <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk\/Launch.aspx?EID=7cdd130c-a197-42b4-8842-3e2feb88ccf7\">easy-to-use web browser format<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-soal-report-final.pdf\">download it as a PDF<\/a> for offline reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During this time of rapid social change, libraries of all types are providing welcoming spaces to an increasingly diverse population.\u00a0The State of America\u2019s Libraries 2018: A Report from the American Library Association, a\u00a0special\u00a0American Libraries\u00a0digital supplement, affirms the invaluable role libraries and library workers play within their communities by leading efforts to transform lives through education [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":795,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[82],"class_list":["post-1674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-ala"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1676,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions\/1676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/public-libraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}