12 Program Ideas for Kids and Resources to Prepare for Financial Literacy Month (April)
April is Financial Literacy Month. Start your preparation now with these program ideas, book suggestions and resources to get kids involved.
Planning a Cents-ational Financial Literacy Storytime
Financial educators recommend teaching basic money concepts as early as three years old. One way to achieve this in your library is by incorporating financial literacy themes into your storytimes.
Time Travel in a Trunk: Engaging Learners with Historical Artifacts
How can librarians and educators bridge the gap between the past and present? The answer lies in Historical Artifact Footlockers — a dynamic, hands-on tool that brings the thrill of historical investigation directly into the library.
Know Your People: How The Gail Borden Public Library District Turns Exhibits into Community Unity
By knowing their people, empowering staff and building strong partnerships, the Gail Borden Public Library turns every exhibit into a shared experience of learning and connection.
Planning Ahead: 3 Upcoming ALA Grants
The ALA Public Programs Office announces three grant offerings coming in summer and fall 2020.
APPLY NOW: Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
The deadline for ALA's 2020 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award has been extended to July 15.
Phone Programming in a Pandemic
To combat the digital divide, libraries and humanities councils are turning to the old-fashioned phone.
Distance Librarian-ing: the New School Library Normal
Donna Mignardi and Jennifer Sturge share what they've learned about school library programming in a pandemic.
Distanced, but Connected
With most libraries closed and patrons stuck at home, it may take new strategies to reach your patrons.
Tried-and-True Online Tools for School Library Programming
How can we utilize the online tools we might already know how to use for programming during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Multi-Sectoral Coalitions for Health: Bringing Public Libraries to the Table
Noah Lenstra explores multi-sectoral coalitions and how libraries can play an important part in the health of their communities.
7 Ways to Celebrate Nature while Social Distancing
COVID-19 has thrown a wrench into springtime plans, but you can still help your patrons commemorate Earth Day safely.
Risks and Rewards of Online Lectures
Libraries are turning to videoconferencing during the pandemic, but there are risks — like Zoombombings.
Ways to Celebrate National Library Week
It's still on -- and it's happening now. Grab some graphics and let's celebrate the great work you do.
Do Humanities Matter in a Crisis?
People rarely call in the humanities experts during times of crisis — but libraries are doing exactly that.
Ready-to-Go Story Times for Earth Day 2020
It's not too late to celebrate Earth Day. All you need are these videos and a YouTube or Facebook page.