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.
A Free Library of Philadelphia branch builds community through a local photography project.
National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month celebrates poems and poets, with annual events taking place nationwide in April.
Programs to Help Your Patrons Get Money-Smart
Get some last-minute inspiration for Money Smart Week 2019 (March 30 to April 6) with these program ideas.
Bilingual Market Storytime
Here's what LP Fisher Public Library learned when they brought storytime to the farmers' market.
Community Conversations
Learning about the community's rich history provides a springboard to community engagement at a Manhattan library branch.
Resources to Support OER Programming in Your Library
From animal photos to open textbooks, these links will help you find open educational resources for your students or patrons.
Advertising, Marketing & Making Connections
Big programs call for big marketing. Here's how one library promoted a huge series for older adults.
Small-Town Library, Big-Time Author
How did tiny Meservey Public Library get a free visit from a bestselling author? Two words: they asked.
Small Library, Big Community: Soup and Sound
Slater Public Library is small, but they have all the space they need for this community-building dinner program.
Get a Jump on Spring: Gardening Programs
With spring on the horizon, February is prime time for gardening programs in libraries.
The Leaders We Have Been Waiting For
The Free Library of Philadelphia is fostering relationships with the community through staff training and community organizers.
Talk to Us about Fundraising
Take a brief survey to help ALA Emerging Leaders learn about library fundraising efforts.