Editing American Library Association (section)

=={{anchor|I Love Libraries}} National outreach==

The ALA is affiliated with regional, state, and student chapters across the country. It organizes conferences, participates in library standards development, and publishes books and periodicals. The ALA publishes the journals ''[[American Libraries]]'', ''[[Booklist]]'' and ''[[Choice (publisher)|Choice]]''.

The Graphics Program creates and distributes products that promote libraries, literacy and reading.<ref>Peggy Barber. "Mickey Mouse, Miss Piggy and the Birth of ALA Graphics." American Libraries, vol. 34, no. 5, May 2003, pp. 60–63</ref> Along with other organizations, it sponsors the annual [[Banned Books Week]] the last week of September. The [[Young Adult Library Services Association]] also sponsors Teen Read Week, the third week of each October, and Teen Tech Week, the second week of each March. In addition, the ALA helps to promote diversity in the library profession with various outreach activities, including the Spectrum Scholarship program, which awards academic scholarships to minority library students each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/offices/diversity/spectrum|title=Spectrum Scholarship Program|work=ala.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404151717/http://www.ala.org/offices/diversity/spectrum|archive-date=2014-04-04}}</ref> 
Additionally, the ALA's Office for Library Advocacy has an initiative called ''I Love Libraries'', also known as ''ilovelibraries'', which attempts to "spread the world about the value of today's libraries," promotes value of librarians and libraries, explains key library issues, and "urges readers to support and take action for their libraries."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilovelibraries.org/about|title=About I Love Libraries|work=ilovelibraries.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227153737/http://www.ilovelibraries.org/about|archive-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/united/altaff/friends/friend-your-library|title=Friend Your Library|work=ala.org|date=April 18, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209130129/http://www.ala.org/united/altaff/friends/friend-your-library|archive-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>

The ALA provides many scholarships (over $300,000 annually), a list of which can be found on their [http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/browse/sclp?showfilter=no website].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/browse/sclp?showfilter=no|title=ALA Scholarships {{!}} Awards & Grants|website=ala.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref>

[[National Library Week]], the second week of each April, is a national observance sponsored by the ALA since 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/factsheets/nationallibraryweek|title=National Library Week Fact Sheet|work=ala.org}}</ref> Libraries across the country celebrate library resources, library champions and promote public outreach.