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.
Listening to Students Sound Off about Books
Kids say the darndest things. Capture those quotable moments with a Voice of Students wall.
Is Your Library 'Ready Player One' Ready?
Connect with "Ready Player One" fans in time for the movie release in March 2018.
Small-Town Librarian Creates Newspaper
When the local newspaper of Weare, New Hampshire, closed its doors, the library director stepped up.
Making Money Smart Students
Financial literacy doesn't have to be restricted to April. Make money-smart students any time of year.
Yoga for Heart Ache
We often celebrate happy times at libraries. What about acknowledging the messier aspects of being human?
Kindergarten and Media Literacy
It's not too early! Now is the time to start teaching media literacy. "Arthur" is a great place to start.
Refurbishing Your Programming Content
With a few simple steps, you can increase the ripple effect your programs have in your community.
APPLY NOW: ALA's Sara Jaffarian Award
ALA is offering a $5,000 award for school libraries with outstanding humanities programming.
Teen Tech Week
Teen Tech Week is March 4-10, 2018. Here are some low-cost ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
Free Training for Small/Rural Libraries
Small, mid-sized or rural public libraries can learn facilitation skills through a new ALA initiative.
Library Chess Club
A small-town public library takes its board game club to the next level with weekly chess lessons.
Programming to Create Lifelong Readers
Get students excited about reading in their free time with these easy program ideas.