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Q&A: 3 Expert Librarians Share Their Summer Reading Décor Secrets

We asked three librarians with decades of combined experience planning large-scale summer reading décor to share their advice and go-to materials.

Reader Voter Ready: Support Voter Engagement Through These Program Ideas

Libraries are nonpartisan, but they are not indifferent. Libraries play an important role in ensuring voters are prepared to participate in local, state and national elections. Check out these program ideas to support voter engagement at your library.

Aging Together: What Libraries Are Learning About Serving Older Adults

Whether working in large urban systems or small-town libraries, four library workers emphasize that older adults are not a niche audience. They are a vital part of the library community.

Apply Now: 2026-27 Cohort of the Yiddish Book Center's Public Libraries Program

Apply to join a cohort of public library workers to explore how Yiddish literature can provide a springboard for powerful cultural conversations.

New for March at EDSITEment

EDSITEment looks at Willa Cather, celebrates American women in wartime, and chronicles American history through newspaper archives.

 

Q&A with Chris Vallillo

Musician and folklorist, Vallillo, discusses “Abraham Lincoln in Song,” a show that weaves together history and folk songs.

New for February at EDSITEment

EDSITEment celebrates African American history, looks back at two presidents, and welcomes the Year of the Snake.

New for January at EDSITEment

EDSITEment looks at two American presidents and three giants of American literature: Herman Melville, John Steinbeck and Mark Twain.

New for December at EDSITEment

EDSITEment looks back at Pearl Harbor, celebrates Mexican holiday traditions, and peeks into the life of Emily Dickinson.