Empowering Learners of All Ages Through Digital Literacy Initiatives
Digital technology has become the driving force for many aspects of life. Librarians play a vital role in this effort by offering various outreach services and resources tailored to address the digital needs of different user groups. Here are some tools and resources to help empower learners of all ages through digital literacy.
Building Successful Library-Museum Partnerships
A new report shares examples of successful library-museum partnerships and highlights several promising areas for future collaboration between these community pillars.
Enhancing Library Accessibility for Older Adults in Small and Rural Communities
Though age is not a disability, many older adults experience barriers with vision, mobility, cognition and other age-related changes that directly impact their interactions with their environment. Senior patrons share what they're looking for in library accessibility upgrades.
Building Accessibility into Community Conversations
How can your library engage populations with disabilities? Take these tips and insights to help build accessibility into community outreach and conversation programs.
New for October at EDSITEment
Visit EDSITEment to discover the origins of Halloween and find out what happens when worlds collide.
New for September at EDSITEment
EDSITEment celebrates the signing of the Constitution and announces the launch of Mission US.
National Reading Group Month and Booklist
"Booklist" is a partner for the Women’s National Book Association’s National Reading Group Month in October.
Q&A with the 2007 Jaffarian Award Winner
School librarian Barbara Ungar talks about the award-winning program.
Q&A with 2008 Jaffarian Award Winner
Woodsdale Elementary School won the 2008 Jaffarian Award for History Hits the Road to Woodsdale.
Q&A with the 2009 Jaffarian Award Winner
School librarian Sally Rasch talks about the award-winning program, Learning about the World with a Global Perspective.
New for August at EDSITEment
EDSITEment highlights the Statue of Liberty and Thomas Hart Benton’s "The Sources of Country Music".
Q&A with 2010 Jaffarian Award Winner
The Sara Jaffarian Award recognizes and promotes excellent humanities programming in K-8 libraries.
Early Literacy Parties in Spanish
Fiestas de Alfabetización Temprana en Español, or Early Literacy Parties in Spanish, are free weekly workshops for Spanish-speaking parents.
Science in the Summer
The program, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, is designed to get kids excited about science through hands-on experiments.
New for July at EDSITEment
Don’t let the summer fly by without picking up a book from NEH’s Summertime Favorites.
Collaboration @ Your School Library
How does a middle school librarian responsible for many critical tasks still find time to offer valuable library programming to students?