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.
Navigating the Information Landscape: Resources for Young People
Use these resources to teach students to be thoughtful researchers and critical consumers of information.
Tile Art
This easy, low-budget and intergenerational program uses ceramic tiles and markers to make freeform pieces of art.
Building Your Library Team
Staff from the Free Library of Philadelphia explored team roles and dynamics to learn what strengths they bring to a team.
Mystery Reader: A Reward for Reading
Shh! The Mystery Reader is on the loose, hunting for students who are reading for pleasure.
Community Needs: Anything You Want, You Got It
When the Palos Verdes Library District embarked on a major initiative to serve older adults, they knew the first step: a needs assessment.
Support ALA's Cultural Communities Fund
Gifts to ALA in support of library programming will be matched until Dec. 31, 2018. Please donate today.
The Path to Healthy Aging: Partnering with Aging Councils and Agencies
Reach older adults in your community with by partnering with local aging councils and agencies.
Book Club Round-Up: From Our Archives
Looking for ways to spice up your book club? Check out these ideas from our archives.
Our Picks for Blind Date with a Book
Looking for selections for your Blind Date with a Book display? Here are some titles with eye-catching opening lines.
Fact-Checking Resources for Students
Young people are inundated with inaccurate stories. These youth-friendly resources can show them the light.
8 Ways to Save Money on Programming
Small library? Small budget? No problem! Chelsea Price shares tips for programming on a shoestring.
Defining Community Engagement and Outreach
What exactly do we mean by community engagement? Library leaders involved in the Community-Centered Libraries initiative share their definitions.