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.
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.
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.