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Catch up on the latest in library programming news.

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.

New for July at EDSITEment

EDSITEment celebrates American leisure and remembers the Battle of Bull Run on its 150th anniversary.

New for June at EDSITEment

EDSITEment offers new and refreshed features and lessons as well as links to useful NEH-funded websites.

 

Q&A with Curator Dr. Steve Frank

Frank, chief interpretive officer at the National Constitution Center, worked to develop an ALA traveling exhibition.

Create Your Own Space Exhibitions

NASA Astrobiology Institute offers a collection of high-resolution images to celebrate NASA’s Year of the Solar System.

New for May at EDSITEment

EDSITEment celebrates Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, the Mexican Revolution, and the Freedom Riders.

Programming on a Shoestring

How was a rural Michigan library able to host best-selling author Elizabeth Berg on a small budget?

Programs Your Community Wants

Does your public library actively seek to create programs that reflect the local community’s interests?

New for April at EDSITEment

EDSITEment assembled new multimedia resources for readers and students to experience some of America’s most celebrated poets.

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.