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.
Free Resource Guide and Book List: Cents-sational Reads to Teach Young People About Money
This new guide helps libraries build financial education collections and offers an assortment of programming ideas to transform learning about money into memorable experiences.
What Library Patrons Have to Say About Accessibility
Three library users with disabilities share what they've noticed and what they'd still like to see in their library's accessibility efforts.
Partnering for Accessibility in Small & Rural Libraries
Community partnerships can be instrumental for small and rural libraries. These libraries share how they benefit from working with partners on important accessibility projects.
Solving Accessibility Challenges in Rural Libraries
Through a combination of practical workarounds, creative rethinking and sheer persistence, these small and rural libraries have worked to bring their accessibility plans to fruition.
Media Literacy Education: Free Webinar Series
Join us for the "Architecture of the Internet" webinar series. This free five-part series will shed light on the often-overlooked aspects of the internet.
Start Your Storytime on the Right Foot
To help keep expectations clear, programming librarians share some ground rules that help to start and end storytimes on a high note.
Free Online Games for Kids to Boost Financial Savvy
Check out these four new fun online games to teach kids fundamental financial skills inside and outside of the library.
Tracing How Library Programs Change the World
Libraries increasingly function as one-stop providers for a variety of community services through their public programs that can also contribute to broader, long-term impacts. What kinds of impacts might one expect from the range of public programming available at libraries across the country?
Quick Ideas for Library Card Sign-up Month
Are you looking for some quick ideas to promote Library Card Sign-up Month? We've got you covered.
Takeaways on Tween STEAM Engagement
How can you best create inclusive and engaging STEAM programs for tweens?
Hispanic Heritage Month Resource Round-Up
Get ready to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15) with these program resources and ideas.
Civics in the Library: Can You Pass the Citizenship Test?
How much do you know about civics? Take a sample citizenship test and help assist patrons at the library to become stronger participants in the democratic process.
Disability Pride Month Resource Round-up
July is Disability Pride Month. This list of resources can help prepare your library to celebrate with programs, book displays and educational opportunities.