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.
Sharing Skills for Community-Centered Libraries
The Free Library of Philadelphia shares an update on Skills for Community-Centered Libraries, a community engagement curriculum.
What to Know: Latinx Engagement
Relationship-building is an evolution. Here are some ways to get started.
Virtual Book Clubs: A Learning Experience
Palos Verdes Library District moved its book clubs onto Google Hangouts. What could possibly go wrong?
Fighting 'COVID Slide': STEM Activities for Kids
With kids learning from home, now is the perfect time to venture into STEM programming.
What Now?! Thoughts on Re-opening
Libraries are starting to re-open. Are you ready? Not even a little bit, says library director Chelsea Price.
Libraries Respond: COVID-19 Survey
The Libraries Respond: COVID-19 Survey is seeking input from all library types to understand the current impacts the COVID-19.
Veggie Teens: Earth-Friendly Cooking Programs
Libraries can empower teens to be agents of change by simply teaching them how to cook.
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.