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.
Learning About Your Community Partnerships
Check out this overview of initial survey results on library partnerships.
Getting People Talking
What are libraries talking about? Learn about the variety of conversation topics that libraries are having with their communities.
They Want To Shut Us Down
Downers Grove (Ill.) Public Library staff reflect on threats that led to canceling Drag Queen Bingo.
4 Crafts To Highlight Culture and Traditions
Combine a cultural lesson with one of these four crafty hands-on activities.
For Teens, by Teens: TikTok Time
What's cooler than teens making promotional TikToks for the library while earning community service?
Libraries and the Humanities
Don't miss out on a partnership! Libraries are perfect programming partners for cultural engagement.
Hybrid Programming Resource Round-up
This list has the resources you need to help plan hybrid programs.
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.
Our Picks for LibLearnX Conference 2023
Headed to New Orleans for LibLearnX? Check out these sessions for programming librarians.
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.
Promoting and Evaluating: Creating Standout Hybrid Programs
How can you promote and evaluate your hybrid programs so they become standouts in your programming lineup?
Are Libraries Neutral?
The media often focuses on how libraries are safe spaces. How true is this idea?