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.
IMLS Funds $500,000 ALA Research Project
Through NILPPA, ALA will study the characteristics, audiences, outcomes and value of U.S. library public programming.
Board Game Night: A Beginner's Guide
Get gaming! Learn how to develop and host a successful board game night for any and all ages.
ALA, Harwood Institute Announce 2017 Public Innovators Lab for Libraries
The fifth annual training will teach libraries of all types to lead community change.
Route One Reads: 2017 Selections
With this "road trip" of memoirs and biographies, readers travel the East Coast without taking a step.
Things Fall Apart: When Everything Goes Wrong
Sometimes, despite our best intentions, things fall apart. Here are ways to cope at work when life gets hard.
Breakout Programs in Libraries
Much like an escape room, Breakouts promote collaboration, team-building and problem-solving skills.
Our Picks for ALA 2017
Don't miss these great sessions at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago.
Connect with Comics
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a great opportunity to join in on a national celebration of your patrons' interests!
Creating an Upcycled Jewelry Program
Make that old or broken costume jewelry new again with an upcycling program.
A 'Comic-Con' by Any Other Name
Have you gotten permission to call your comic event a "Comic-Con"? (Don't panic — it's easy.)
Library Loot: A Patron Rewards Program
Foster good will and engage patrons with a library reward program.
Robot Story Time: Coding for Preschoolers
Introducing Cubetto, a wooden robot that can teach young kids the basics of coding — without a screen.