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.
Making Old Programs Look Like New
How can you attract new faces to your regularly scheduled programs? It is all about the packaging.
New for January at EDSITEment
EDSITEment looks at two American presidents and three giants of American literature: Herman Melville, John Steinbeck and Mark Twain.
Partnerships for Pet Therapy Events
Pets enhance our lives in many ways. Why not let them ease stressful times for students, too?
New for December at EDSITEment
EDSITEment looks back at Pearl Harbor, celebrates Mexican holiday traditions, and peeks into the life of Emily Dickinson.
Crafting an Adult Hand Skills Program
Arts and crafts have long been a staple library program, but have often been aimed at children. Not anymore.
New for November at EDSITEment
EDSITEment provides a teacher’s companion to the PBS film "The Dust Bowl" and looks at Steinbeck’s "Grapes of Wrath."
Q&A with a Traveling Exhibition Shipper
Paul is the owner of Craters & Freighters of Chicago, a specialty shipping company that deals with fragile and one-of-a-kind cargo.
Local and Sustainable Ethnic Programs
An Oceanside, California, librarian shares how her team honored native culture by offering ethic programming.
New for October at EDSITEment
EDSITEment explores Steinbeck, looks at what motivated Columbus’s travels, and remembers the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Bring Generations Together through Storytelling
O’Hara Elementary School in suburban Pittsburgh participated in the “grandbuddies” program in 2011.
Creative Aging in Our Communities
The field of creative aging focuses on the powerful role of the arts in enhancing the lives of older adults.
New for September at EDSITEment
EDSITEment celebrates Constitution Day and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.