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.
Picking Up the Pieces
How do you circulate 40 robotic LEGO kits to 31 branches without losing the pieces — and your mind?
Exploring Memory and the Brain with Kids
Skokie Public Library has created a sugar-coated program to teach kids about the brain.
Program Marketing for a Campus Community
Stop making program fliers? At Loyola Marymount University's libraries, word-of-mouth is where it's at.
Oldies but Goodies: Spiffing Up Existing Programs for Older Adults
May is Older Americans Month. Learn how you can tweak existing programs to meet the needs of older adults.
Three Workshops, Many Histories: History Programs on Campus
University of Dayton students connect to local, campus and personal histories in these popular programs.
Preservation Week: April 23–29, 2017
Start planning now for Preservation Week, a campaign to promote the importance of protecting our heritage.
Lunar New Year Delights
Celebrate the year of the rooster in 2017 with these fun Chinese New Year crafts.
Physical Literacy: A Lifelong Journey
Library director and yoga instructor Jenn Carson shares a printable guide to remind us that physical literacy is an evolution.
Hungry for More: A Library Food Fair
This sans-café academic library promotes restaurants that deliver to satisfy an important need: study fuel.
Top 10 Ways to Encourage Nature Play
For a successful kids' program, you just need simple activities, curiosity and a willingness to get dirty.
Hosting a Human Library at Your College
Thinking about hosting a Human Library? Here's how a Towson University library succeeded at theirs.
Training to Help Heal a Divided Nation
Get the tools you need to bring disparate voices together and lead change in your community.