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.
Find Joy in Nature First, Then Be Inspired to Protect It: The Blueberry Award and Children’s Earth Day Books and Programs
A lot of children’s nature literature, though well-meaning, pushes a narrative of “it’s up to you to save the world!” The librarians behind the Blueberry Award share ideas for excellent Earth Day programs and book suggestions that inspire a love for nature in young people without inciting climate anxiety or fear.
Sorry, We Are Out of Eclipse Glasses: Libraries and the 2024 Solar Eclipse
Was your library's phone ringing off the hook on the day of the solar eclipse? Did you run out of eclipse glasses quicker than anticipated? Libraries share their solar eclipse day successes and stresses.
5 Ways To Incorporate Media Literacy Teaching in Everyday Library Interactions
One of the best places to teach media literacy is at the point of need, where the users are. Most library interactions occur during the delivery of services, such as reference interviews, technology classes and interactions at the circulation desk. Consider these five ways to incorporate small lessons about media literacy into your regular services.
Academic Libraries and Exhibitions
Academic librarians share how they engage the campus with the Americans and the Holocaust exhibit.
Sounding Off On Streaming
Yes, you can play (and in some cases stream) music during library programs. Here are some of your options.
Free DiY Exhibit From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Libraries can apply to download a free DiY exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
June celebrates the important contributions LGBTQIA people have made throughout history.
Misinformation Shouldn’t Stop Pride Programming
It didn’t take long for misinformation to hit this library's Pride programs – but that didn't stop them.
Can't-Miss Sessions at ALA Annual Conference 2023
Will you be in Chicago this summer? Check out our top picks for ALA Annual 2023 sessions.
100 Hotspots, 20 Rural Libraries
Two small town libraries share how WiFi hotspots for checkout benefitted their communities.
“What Will I Do?”
Thousands viewed the Americans and the Holocaust exhibit at this library and the impact continues.
7 Steps to Community Engagement
A new report highlights the crucial steps libraries take to effective community engagement.
What Makes Library Partnerships Valuable
Library partnerships are valuable in many ways. Read about how libraries work with partners to design, plan and implement successful programs.
What Makes a Library Partnership Effective
Five factors are key to the development of strong and effective relationships between libraries and their partners.
Apply Now: Imagining Tomorrow
ALA invites grant applications for a brand-new Great Stories Club series featuring YA sci-fi titles.