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.
Free Resource Guide and Book List: Cents-sational Reads to Teach Young People About Money
This new guide helps libraries build financial education collections and offers an assortment of programming ideas to transform learning about money into memorable experiences.
New for April at EDSITEment
EDSITEment assembled new multimedia resources for readers and students to experience some of America’s most celebrated poets.
Connecting Zoos, Libraries and Poetry
Visitors to five zoos around the country are experiencing the benefits of a unique partnership.
New for March at EDSITEment
March capers in like a lamb this year, along with a number of resources from the EDSITEment program at National Endowment for the Humanities.
Programming with Grants for the Academic Library
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is a unique facility shared by the San Jose Public Library and San Jose State University.
New for February at EDSITEment
EDSITEment in celebrating the Chinese New Year, recognizing Black History Month and exploring the Salem Witch Trials.
Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation
Civil War Sesquicentennial is an opportunity to engage the public in meaningful dialog on a seismic period in our nation’s history.
New for January at EDSITEment
EDSITEment celebrates the life of Martin Luther King Jr., takes a look at devotion in Medieval Europe and explores Middle Eastern culture.
Grant Application Tips
Read these tips to make your grant application competitive:
Financial Planning @ your library
According to a recent poll, saving money is the third most popular New Year’s resolution. Libraries are trying to make this goal easier to reach.
Partnering to Serve Immigrants and ESL Learners
King County in Washington State hosts 23,338 English language learners and immigrants in a series of program offerings.
New for December at EDSITEment
EDSITEment celebrates holiday traditions, takes another look at C.S. Lewis’s famous wardrobe and relives Pearl Harbor.
Making a Difference Together
Working together allows us to go beyond simply doing “more with less” to doing “more with more.”