The Secret to Successful Program Promotion? Data.
Picture this: You work hard to plan an awesome program, but nobody shows up. You feel totally defeated, and you aren't sure what you could've done differently. The secret to success? Data.
Getting Started with Program Evaluation
Real, meaningful evaluation isn’t just a survey you tack on at the end of a program. It’s an integral piece of your planning process, right from the start. Once you learn to recognize the elements of evaluation and use them with intentionality, you’ll be able to continually grow the impact of your programs and your ability to tell their story.
Engagement and Advocacy Start with Community Mapping
Taking time to understand who you know — and who you don’t know — is a great way to begin your journey toward being a community-informed programming librarian.
New Landscape Report on the Current State of Library Programs for Older Adults
ALA has released a new landscape report to better understand the current state of library programming for older adults.
Don’t Do It All Yourself: Creating Health Fairs through Partnerships
A new blog series on health-related library programming kicks off with tips on hosting a heath and wellness fair.
Book Tastings in the Library
Are your students hungry for good books? This low-budget activity gives kids a chance to sample new titles.
Is Your Online Reputation Ready?
Help teens and young adults manage their digital footprints with these tips and lesson plans.
Sisters in Spirit: Self-Defense and Trauma-Informed Yoga
The LP Fisher Public Library offered a free self-defense class followed by Yoga for Trauma.
APPLY NOW: 'The Great American Read'
Public libraries, apply by April 17 for grants to host programs around the upcoming PBS series.
Obscure Holidays: Fun for Everyone
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, anyone? Every day is an excuse to program with these holidays.
Promoting Your Event: A Timeline
Why reinvent the wheel? John Jackson shares his tabletable for promoting programs at his academic library.
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?