Libraries as the Connective Tissue in Addressing the Digital Divide
Through ALA's Community Connect initiative, libraries in small towns have enhanced internet access for underserved populations, opening doors for patrons and increasing the visibility of libraries as key hubs in their communities.
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.
How Libraries & Partners Collaborate
How can partnerships help libraries reach their programming goals?
Health, Media, and More: What Partners Help Libraries Do
Libraries pursue partnerships to create a wide range of programs. What do these partnerships focus on? Here's what 800+ libraries told us.
9 Places You Can Apply to for Program Funds
Looking to fund your library's programs? We've got you covered with nine places to start.
Reaching Teen Readers
Need some ideas for a creative teen program? Here are five unique ways to use the Great Stories Club.
Who do Libraries Serve? Defining the “Public”
In order to do public programming, libraries first need to have an idea of who “the public” they’re serving is.
A Weekly Escape Into Stories
Learn about the impact of the Great Stories Club and how to use the (free!) resources at your library.
Learning About Your Community Partnerships
Check out this overview of initial survey results on library partnerships.
Getting People Talking
What are libraries talking about? Learn about the variety of conversation topics that libraries are having with their communities.
They Want To Shut Us Down
Downers Grove (Ill.) Public Library staff reflect on threats that led to canceling Drag Queen Bingo.
4 Crafts To Highlight Culture and Traditions
Combine a cultural lesson with one of these four crafty hands-on activities.
For Teens, by Teens: TikTok Time
What's cooler than teens making promotional TikToks for the library while earning community service?
Libraries and the Humanities
Don't miss out on a partnership! Libraries are perfect programming partners for cultural engagement.