Editing American Library Association (section)

===21st century===
[[File:Panelists at ALSC 2022 President Program.jpg|thumb|Panelist Dr.Cora Dunkley speaking at [[Association for Library Service to Children]] 2022 President's Program, [[Lucia Gonzalez]], President]]At the beginning of the century The Congress on Professional Education recommended that the Association develop a set of Core Values.<ref>{{cite journal |id={{ERIC|EJ633103}} |last1=Sager |first1=Don |title=The Search for Librarianship's Core Values |journal=Public Libraries |date=2001 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=149–153 }}</ref>

In 2007, [[Loriene Roy]] was elected as the first Native American President of the ALA.<ref name="RoyPage">[http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~loriene/index.html Loriene Roy web page], University of Texas. 19 March 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=news&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=125170 |title=Loriene Roy elected ALA president for 2007-2008 |date=May 1, 2006 |website=American Library Association |access-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/loriene-roy-elected-president-of-american-library-association |title=Loriene Roy elected president of American Library Association |last=Reynolds |first=Jerry |date=August 1, 2007 |website=Indian Country Today |access-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref>

In 2009, [[Camila Alire]] became the first Hispanic president of the ALA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/1379-1.173742.html|title=US library chief visits University - Archive - News archive - The University of Sheffield|first=University of|last=Sheffield|date=October 14, 2009|website=www.sheffield.ac.uk|access-date=July 4, 2022|archive-date=July 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191555/https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/1379-1.173742.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2014, [[Courtney Young (librarian)|Courtney Young]], president of the association, commented on the background and implications of a racist joke author [[Daniel Handler]] made as African American writer [[Jacqueline Woodson]] received a [[National Book Award]] for ''Brown Girl Dreaming''. "His comments were inappropriate and fell far short of the association's commitment to diversity," said Young. "Handler's remarks come at a time when the publishing world has little diversity. Works from authors and illustrators of color make up less than 8 percent of children's titles produced in 2013. The ALA hopes this regrettable incident will be used to open a dialogue on the need for diversity in the publishing industry, particularly in regards to books for young people."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2014/11/29/award-winning-author-jacqueline-woodson-responds-racist-joke |title=Award-Winning Author Jacqueline Woodson Responds to Racist Joke |website=The Advocate |date=November 29, 2014 |last=Garcia |first=Michelle |access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref>

In 2020 [[Wanda Kay Brown]] was the first president from a [[historically black college or university]]. She also was president during [[COVID-19]] and the live annual conference was cancelled and delivered virtually. Brown characterized her presidency as one of "change, loss, and hope."<ref>Brown, Wanda Kay. 2020. [https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2020/06/01/a-year-of-change-loss-hope/ "A Year of Change, Loss, Hope."] ''American Libraries'' June 51:4.</ref>

In 2021, [[Patty Wong (librarian)|Patty Wong]] became the first Asian-American president of the ALA.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://2022.alaannual.org/ala-presidents-program | title=ALA President's Program &#124; 2022 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition | date=May 5, 2022 }}</ref>

In 2022 [[Lessa Kananiʻopua Pelayo-Lozada]] became the first Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander American president of the ALA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-26 |title=Countering Anti-Asian Hate |url=https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/05/26/countering-anti-asian-hate/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=American Libraries Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023 the Public Library Association of ALA published the ''Public Library Services for Strong Communities Report'' addressing the myriad ways libraries nationwide serve and sustain their 
communities.<ref>Public Library Association. [https://www.ala.org/pla/sites/ala.org.pla/files/content/data/PLA_Services_Survey_Report_2023.pdf Public Library Services for Strong Communities Report: Results from the 2022 PLA Annual Survey]. Chicago: Public Library Association, 2023</ref> 
That same year, the Montana State Library Commission withdrew from the ALA, citing comments made by [[Emily Drabinski]], who self-identified as a "Marxist lesbian".<ref>{{cite news | last = Girten | first = Nicole | date = July 12, 2023 | title = Montana State Library Commission votes to withdraw from national association | url = https://dailymontanan.com/2023/07/12/montana-state-library-commission-votes-to-withdraw-from-national-association/ | work =  Daily Montanan}}</ref>

The ''Digital Public Library Ecosystem'' was published by ALA in 2023. It is a comprehensive overview of the current state and operations of the relationships and roles of stakeholders including authors, 
agents, publishers, distributors, the library community, governments, and trade organizations.<ref>Noorda, Rachel and Kathi Inman Berens.2023. [https://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/ebooks/Digital-PL-Ecosystem-Report%20(1).pdf Digital Public Library Ecosystem] American Library Association.</ref>

In 2024, in response to proposed [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] legislation that would prohibit public expenditures on the ALA, the ALA responded that the legislation "is based on false narratives", and the ALA  "does not promote any 'ideology'".<ref>[https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2024/02/american-library-association-opposes-proposed-georgia-legislation American Library Association Opposes Proposed Georgia Legislation].American Library Association, February 5, 2024.</ref>

The Association received the [[Toni Morrison]] Achievement Award from the [[National Book Critics Circle]].<ref>[https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2024/01/american-library-association-receive-lifetime-achievement-award-national-book American Library Association to receive lifetime achievement award from National Book Critics Circle]. American Library Association, January 25, 2024.</ref>

The Library History Round Table published the "Bibliography of Library History" database containing over 7,000 entries for books, articles, and theses in library history and related fields published from 1990 to 2022.<ref name="openpub1">[https://openpublishing.psu.edu/blh/ Bibliography of Library History] American Library Association, Library History Round Table, April 24, 2024.</ref>

[[Cindy Hohl]], the first SPECTRUM Scholar to be elected president was inaugurated in July 2024. Her presidential theme is “A Good Way for ALA.”<ref>[https://www.ala.org/news/2024/07/hohl-inaugurated-2024-2025-ala-president Hohl inaugurated 2024-2025 ALA president] American Library Association, July 2, 2024.</ref>

''Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated or Detained'' was published in 2024.<ref>American Library Association, American Library Association Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated or Detained Working Group. ''Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated or Detained.'' 2024 revised edition. Chicago: American Library Association.</ref>