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.
ALA's National Study of Library Programs
Read the NILPPA white paper and share your feedback online.
Community Conversations: Lessons Learned
Community Conversations have stretched Mid-Manhattan Library staff to build community-mapping, partnership-building and facilitation skills.
ICYMI: Program Speed Dating with PLIG
Librarians shared their favorite programs at a fast-paced event at the ALA Annual Conference.
Bringing 'American Creed' to Your Library
Public libraries can apply to host community conversations around the PBS documentary "American Creed."
Trivia Night at a Tiny Library: It Can Be Done!
Library Director Chelsea Price struggled to get adults to programs — until "The Office" trivia night.
Scouts Can Help Make Your StoryWalk® Grow
Changing Landscapes: Information Evolution
To quote Bob Dylan, "the times, they are a changin'" — and information literacy in schools is more important than ever.
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Community Engagement
As the Free Library strives to be more community-centered, staff reflect on how individual and collective trauma have impacted patrons.
APPLY NOW: Traveling Exhibition for Libraries
"Americans and the Holocaust" will travel to 50 U.S. public and academic libraries from 2020 to 2022.
Community Conversations: Failing Forward
Someone once said that if you're not failing, you're not trying. When it came to our Community Conversations program, we certainly tried.
When Programming Isn’t Fun Anymore
Burnout: the struggle is real. Here are tips for getting rejuvenated when library life leaves you tired.
Our Picks for ALA 2019
Check out our don't-miss sessions for programming librarians at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference.