Curious Kids Club: Full STEAM Ahead!
This library transformed a traditional summer reading program into the Curious Kids Club, a six-week, hands-on summer program with a science-camp feel that combined literacy with STEAM.
Stitched Stories: Where Quilting, Literacy, and Elders Meet
In the African American tradition, quilting is both practice and philosophy. Stitched Stories was built to put that inheritance directly into young people’s hands, pairing books with needle and thread.
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.
National Reading Group Month and Booklist
"Booklist" is a partner for the Women’s National Book Association’s National Reading Group Month in October.
Q&A with the 2007 Jaffarian Award Winner
School librarian Barbara Ungar talks about the award-winning program.
Q&A with 2008 Jaffarian Award Winner
Woodsdale Elementary School won the 2008 Jaffarian Award for History Hits the Road to Woodsdale.
Q&A with the 2009 Jaffarian Award Winner
School librarian Sally Rasch talks about the award-winning program, Learning about the World with a Global Perspective.
New for August at EDSITEment
EDSITEment highlights the Statue of Liberty and Thomas Hart Benton’s "The Sources of Country Music".
Q&A with 2010 Jaffarian Award Winner
The Sara Jaffarian Award recognizes and promotes excellent humanities programming in K-8 libraries.
Early Literacy Parties in Spanish
Fiestas de Alfabetización Temprana en Español, or Early Literacy Parties in Spanish, are free weekly workshops for Spanish-speaking parents.
Science in the Summer
The program, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, is designed to get kids excited about science through hands-on experiments.
New for July at EDSITEment
Don’t let the summer fly by without picking up a book from NEH’s Summertime Favorites.
Collaboration @ Your School Library
How does a middle school librarian responsible for many critical tasks still find time to offer valuable library programming to students?
Hosting a Traveling Exhibition: Tricks and Tips
Ohio State University's Betsy Blankenship shares suggestions for successfully hosting a traveling exhibition.
Kentucky Kids Get Ekphrastic
You may not know what “ekphrastic” means, but these kids from west Kentucky could tell you.