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Sam Helmick retweeted
"After years of navigating shifting landscapes, there is no substitute for the hand-to-hand knowledge exchanged among colleagues." ALA President @GeometricRabbit looks ahead to #ALAAC26. americanlibrariesmagazine.orā¦
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Sam Helmick retweeted
ALA President @GeometricRabbit reflects on the Association's first 150 years, and looks forward to the next. americanlibrariesmagazine.orā¦
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Sam Helmick retweeted
Our May issue, commemorating ALA's 150th anniversary, looks at moments that changed librarianship, barrier-busting library leaders, and more than a century of library poster art. Read the full issue at bit.ly/AL-May26issue or by article at bit.ly/AL-May26stories.
ALT Cover of the May 2026 issue of American Libraries featuring a historic drawing of a library with modern users overlaid.
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Sam Helmick retweeted
Mar 18
šāØ In 10 years in libraries, Iāve never seen 300 Norwegian librarians moved like this. Today, Sam Helmick, the American Library Association, did.
The fight against book bans is about democracy.
We canāt take our values for granted. š
#Libraries #FreedomToRead #Democracy
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Sam Helmick retweeted
In honor of National Library Week, I spoke with the ALA's president, Sam Helmick, about the week of celebration and its critical call to action.
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#NationalLibraryWeek #ALA #RightToRead #newsmedia #libraries #UniteAgainstBookBans
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Sam Helmick retweeted
Head of Iranās National Archives & #Library wrote to ALA President Sam Helmick on protecting cultural #heritage during the war. Helmick responded, emphasizing libraries and archives as reflections of human dignity, calling their protection a shared global responsibility.
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The theme of #NationalLibraryWeek is joy.
Sam Helmick, 2025-2026 President of the American Library Association states that āJoy can be a quiet thing. Joy is the child who discovers their first favorite book and insists on reading it again right there on the library floor.
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Libraries are outstanding partners and collaborators that support local businesses and entrepreneurship. Read more from ALA President @GeometricRabbit. americanlibrariesmagazine.orā¦
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Mar 15
Iām about a giddy as a goat that my post ALA networking/business cards have arrived and that thereās an actual thought bunny hiding in my jacket.
#HappyMaking #ThoughtBunnies
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Feb 27
Soliciting prayers and petitions for travel mercies: our pilots and plane, our cabin and crew, our wind and weather, and our take off and touch down.
Grateful to be headed home: happy, humbled, and half-awake.
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Sam Helmick retweeted
18 Dec 2025
Sam Helmick reminds us that our founding fathers stressed the importance of libraries from the very beginning. #LibraryAdvocacy #LiteracyMatters
Hear the full story on Viewpoints Radio: ow.ly/mLwa50XGwCX
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Feb 21
Thousands of Iowans manage their childās library accounts today.
Minors have 4th Amendment Rights library workers honor both by Iowa Code & professional ethics.
Compelling the government to monitor report on accounts (regardless of age) is not appropriate or legal.
#IALegis
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Sam Helmick retweeted
"When we tell our stories, we remind the world that libraries are not just buildings or budgets. They are living testaments to human curiosity and care." Read more from ALA President @GeometricRabbit. americanlibrariesmagazine.orā¦
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Feb 14
Happy Valentineās Day!
I hope you all know . . .
š how lovable and important your stories are
š how many opportunities await you at your local libraries
šand how many amazing literary puns there are out there to share with the ones you love!
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Feb 11
Here are four #ialegis bills harmful to library communities to contact your local representatives about this week. #keeplibrarieslocal
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Here are three #ialegis bills harmful to library communities to contact your local representatives about this week. #keeplibrarieslocal
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Sam Helmick retweeted
2026 is ALA's 150th anniversary, a milestone that invites us to advocate fiercely and invest in the infrastructure that makes libraries a foundation of thriving communities. Celebrate all year at ALA150.org. #ForOurLibraries youtube.com/watch?v=v5L_7MB8ā¦
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Thank you, @united!
Your support to a library patron is deeply appreciated and reminds us that:
1. acts of kindness are everywhere
2. libraries open the world to you between the pages of a book
3. libraries can join you around the world wherever the journey takes you!
Thank you to United Airlines for returning a library book for one of our patrons! Fortunately, weāve gone fine free and their act of kindness on behalf of our community truly brightened our day!
ALT Letter from United Airlines that reads "Hello Iowa City Public Library! (12/15/25) This book was left behind on one of our flights landing @ Chicago O'Hare Airport. We are happy to return this to you on behalf of your library patron. Hopefully avoids a late/lost book fee! Happy Holidays! ORD UA Lost & Found.
ALT Envelope of United Airlines.
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Your story matters. ALA President @GeometricRabbit demonstrates how sharing your work and your achievements is a critical act of library advocacy. americanlibrariesmagazine.orā¦
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