Curious Kids Club: Full STEAM Ahead!
This library transformed a traditional summer reading program into the Curious Kids Club, a six-week, hands-on summer program with a science-camp feel that combined literacy with STEAM.
Stitched Stories: Where Quilting, Literacy, and Elders Meet
In the African American tradition, quilting is both practice and philosophy. Stitched Stories was built to put that inheritance directly into young people’s hands, pairing books with needle and thread.
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.
Little Libraries, Big Impact
The Rural Libraries and Social Wellbeing project explores how rural libraries impact their communities.
Using Influencer Marketing
Use the power of social media to help spread library love during National Library Week.
5 Virtual Creative Aging Programs
Engage your older adult patrons at home with these programs.
Interrupters, Mic Hogs & Meanies
Running programs, you’re bound to run into difficult behaviors. Here are some ways to address them.
Architecture of the Internet
How can you teach library patrons about how the internet personalizes online content?
Start with Staff: 6 Ways to Invest in Financial Education
Libraries are the perfect place for people to find resources to build a strong financial future. Informed library staff can help.
Community-Centered Libraries Are More Important than Ever
With the change, loss, injustice and suffering the past year has brought, community-centered libraries are needed now more than ever.
Virtual Programs on the Climate Crisis
How are you celebrating Earth Day? Take some inspiration from these virtual programs.
Free Online Games to Make Financial Literacy Fun for Kids
New and free online games teach children basic financial skills related to earning, saving and spending money.
Fighting Misinformation: Programs and Discussion Questions
Combating fake news is becoming increasingly difficult. Libraries are in prime positions to assist patrons with disputing misinformation.
Multicultural Children’s Lit Resource Round-Up
Multicultural children’s literature can provide the positive representation a child is looking for.
When Programming Goes Digital: The Changing Skillset of Programming Librarians
The Skills for 21st Century Librarians Task Force explores the creation of a programming curriculum.