The Secret to Successful Program Promotion? Data.
Picture this: You work hard to plan an awesome program, but nobody shows up. You feel totally defeated, and you aren't sure what you could've done differently. The secret to success? Data.
Getting Started with Program Evaluation
Real, meaningful evaluation isn’t just a survey you tack on at the end of a program. It’s an integral piece of your planning process, right from the start. Once you learn to recognize the elements of evaluation and use them with intentionality, you’ll be able to continually grow the impact of your programs and your ability to tell their story.
Engagement and Advocacy Start with Community Mapping
Taking time to understand who you know — and who you don’t know — is a great way to begin your journey toward being a community-informed programming librarian.
New Landscape Report on the Current State of Library Programs for Older Adults
ALA has released a new landscape report to better understand the current state of library programming for older adults.
Financial Literacy Programs Online
This health crisis is also an economic crisis. Your patrons need financial literacy skills more than ever.
Documenting the Black Experience
The Black Bethlehem Project is the first-of-its kind study of the Black experience in Bethlehem, Pa.
A Very 2020 Book Club Reading List
Librarians share some favorite book picks that speak to this tumultuous year.
Virtual Events from Your State Humanities Council
You may be surprised at the range of virtual programs from your state humanities council.
Welcome to School, I'm Your Zoom-brarian
As school librarians start a new year, one thing is certain: it will be a start unlike any other.
Wear the Dang Mask: Lessons from a Library that Re-opened Too Soon
Maybe your library can't require patrons to wear masks, but you can set an example through programming.
Small Gestures Matter: Tennessee Library Helps Community Recover from Loss
Residents of a small Tennessee town dug up a 50-year-old time capsule to find it destroyed. The library stepped in to help.
Women's Suffrage Month Resource Round-up
We compiled a list of resources to help librarians commemorate the first official Women's Suffrage Month.
ALA President Launches Virtual Tour of U.S. Libraries
The 12-stop virtual tour will spotlight how libraries are addressing the needs of their diverse communities.
We Are the Alexandria Library Sit-In
In 1939, five Black men applied for library cards at a whites-only library. Then they sat in protest.
National History Day and Teacher/Librarian Collaboration
National History Day is a nonprofit education organization whose programs engage students in conducting original research.
Presenting Virtual Library Programming in Uncertain Times
Hannah Schmidl reflects on her experience of quickly pivoting from in-person to virtual programming and how this new skillset will stick around.