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American Library Association

85 live US trademarks, filing since 1997.

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Live marks
85
registered + pending
Registered
85
on the Principal Register
Pending
0
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
6
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1997
29 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 38 of 85 live marks are in Class 41. Advertising & business (Class 35) is next with 31.
Quiet this year: no new applications so far in 2026, against a yearly average of 2.6.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 6 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 8 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Marks held on the register, by filing date. 2026 is year to date.

Portfolio by classlive marks · rank among filers in that class

A multi-class mark counts once per class. Rank shown where the owner is in the class's top 50.

Latest activity

What American Library Association filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
BANNED BOOKS WEEK 35 Sep 18, 2023 — registered Dec 10 98184504
ALSC ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY SERVICE TO CHILDREN 35 Aug 10, 2023 — registered Jul 16 98126611
FREEDOM TO READ FOUNDATION 35 May 3, 2023 — registered Jul 16 97918473
FREE PEOPLE READ FREELY 35 May 3, 2023 — registered Jul 16 97918479
ALA EDITIONS 16 Mar 29, 2023 — registered Jun 18 97862917
ALA NEAL-SCHUMAN 9, 16 Feb 24, 2023 — registered Jun 18 97810752
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLES 41 Mar 17, 2022 — registered Feb 21 97316743
LIBRARIES WORK BECAUSE WE DO 35 Aug 10, 2021 — registered Feb 14 90874715
TOWARD INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE 41 Apr 13, 2021 — registered Jan 31 90641033
TOWARD INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE 41 Feb 26, 2021 — registered Jul 19 90549363
Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
ENDURING LEGACY CHILDREN'S LITERATURE LEGACY AWARD AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · Reg. 6,134,137 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 25, 2027
Aug 25, 2025 → Aug 25, 2026
THE BATCHELDER AWARD ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY SERVICES TO CHILDREN AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · Reg. 6,134,217 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 25, 2027
Aug 25, 2025 → Aug 25, 2026
CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD JOHN STEPTOE NEW TALENT PEACE NON-VIOLENT SOCIAL CHANGE BROTHERHOOD · Reg. 6,134,218 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 25, 2027
Aug 25, 2025 → Aug 25, 2026
SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD · Reg. 6,134,219 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 25, 2027
Aug 25, 2025 → Aug 25, 2026
ALEX AWARD ALA/YALSA TEEN READERS AND ADULT BOOKS · Reg. 6,145,382 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 8, 2027
Sep 8, 2025 → Sep 8, 2026
P MICHAEL L. PRINTZ AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · Reg. 6,145,384 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 8, 2027
Sep 8, 2025 → Sep 8, 2026
CORE: LEADERSHIP, INFRASTRUCTURE, FUTURES · Reg. 6,201,587 · registered Nov 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Nov 17, 2025 → Nov 17, 2026
TURNING THE PAGE SUPPORTING LIBRARIES, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES · Reg. 6,200,316 · registered Nov 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Nov 17, 2025 → Nov 17, 2026

A filing missed by the due date enters a six-month grace period, then the registration cancels.

Other large filers in Class 41Full ranking →
Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · 85 live marks
included
American Promotional Events, Inc. · 304 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
American Sports Licensing, LLC · 235 live marks · may be a related company
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American City Business Journals, Inc. · 220 live marks · may be a related company
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American Express Marketing & Development Corp. · 205 live marks · may be a related company
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American Girl, LLC · 196 live marks · may be a related company
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Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About American Library Association trademarks.

How many trademarks does American Library Association have?

85 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 85 registered and 0 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does American Library Association sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 38 live marks). Also advertising & business (Class 35) and paper & printed matter (Class 16).

Who owns the CALDECOTT trademark?

CALDECOTT is owned by American Library Association. It was registered on May 19, 1998 (Reg. No. 2158979) and is live. The same owner holds 84 other live US marks.

When did American Library Association first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1997: THE CALDECOTT MEDAL, filed May 21, 1997.

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