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.
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.
Spring into Break at Your Library
Chances are, you'll have a crowd of kids at your library for spring break. Are you ready for them?
Learning from Program Flops
Massive program failure? We've all been there. Don't dwell on your mistakes — learn from them.
APPLY NOW: 2019 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
School libraries are invited to apply for a $5,000 award recognizing outstanding programming in kindergarten through eighth grade.
100 Days/100 Books
To celebrate the 100th day of school, students make a fun activity out of reading 100 books in one hour.
Libraries and Nonprofits: Making the Case
Develop high-impact health and wellness programming in your library by finding and working with nonprofits.
2019 National Day of Racial Healing
On Jan. 22, celebrate our common humanity and take action toward a more just and equitable world.
Open Educational Resources in the Library
School librarians Jennifer Sturge and Donna Mignardi explore how to use, promote and create programming around open educational resources.