- Inception
- 6 October 1876
- child organization or unit
- Reference and User Services Association, Association for Library Service to Children, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, Young Adult Library Services Association, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, Library and Information Technology Association, Library Leadership and Management Association, ALA Publishing, Map & Geospatial Information Round Table, New Members Round Table, Rainbow Round Table, Association of College and Research Libraries
- donations
- 27933500, 20628050, 29585754, 15454400, 15558659, 16522474, 14631292, 17449579, 15940083, 15826779, 16900563, 16955488
- official name
- American Library Association
- short name
- ALA
- social media followers
- 218438, 207728, 224257, 8080, 230451, 8690, 9560, 10200
- total assets
- 91268634, 94861095, 107750217, 69724896, 76175774, 75519302, 79526348, 76735284, 74872198, 71557291, 81801580, 77320482
- total revenue
- 49001036, 61228263, 46373776, 60808253, 47542605, 48793543, 50374276, 50465465, 54321362, 50529729, 53965518, 49989920