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7 Tips to Bring Sustainability into Your Library Programming

Don't know where to start with sustainability programs? Here are 7 tips that will be helpful on your sustainability programming journey.

Where the Tweens Are: Financial Literacy and a Summer Morning at a Rural Library

If your library struggles with tween engagement, you’re not alone. Perry County District Library proves that tween engagement is possible and totally enriching.

Making Dementia-Friendly Libraries

How libraries can incorporate dementia-friendly principles into their spaces, their collections and their interactions with patrons.

Setting Up a Memory Café at Your Library: A How-to Guide

By creating a space for people with dementia and their loved ones to relax and enjoy the company of others, Memory Cafés can reduce feelings of isolation.

Dec 19, 2022

4 Crafts To Highlight Culture and Traditions

Combine a cultural lesson with one of these four crafty hands-on activities.

Dec 15, 2022

For Teens, by Teens: TikTok Time

What's cooler than teens making promotional TikToks for the library while earning community service?

Dec 14, 2022

Libraries and the Humanities

Don't miss out on a partnership! Libraries are perfect programming partners for cultural engagement.

Dec 12, 2022

Hybrid Programming Resource Round-up

This list has the resources you need to help plan hybrid programs.

Dec 9, 2022

Remixed Classics: Scriptwriter's Handbook

This free guide makes it easy for teens to remix a classic piece of literature and make it their own.

Nov 30, 2022

Our Picks for LibLearnX Conference 2023

Headed to New Orleans for LibLearnX? Check out these sessions for programming librarians.

Nov 16, 2022

5 Things to Know: State Humanities Councils

What do you know about your state humanities council? These 5 things will help you with programs or grants.

Nov 16, 2022

Promoting and Evaluating: Creating Standout Hybrid Programs

How can you promote and evaluate your hybrid programs so they become standouts in your programming lineup?

Oct 24, 2022

Are Libraries Neutral?

The media often focuses on how libraries are safe spaces. How true is this idea?

Oct 19, 2022

Tools to Support Hybrid Audience Engagement

Check out these online tools to help maximize audience engagement in virtual or hybrid programs.

Oct 10, 2022

Apply Now: World on the Move

Apply now for this traveling exhibition on the timely yet timeless topic of migration and displacement.

Oct 6, 2022

Deepen Discussion with Primary Sources

Want to add some historical context to a book club? Try pairing primary source analysis with your programs.