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.
Reader Voter Ready: Support Voter Engagement Through These Program Ideas
Libraries are nonpartisan, but they are not indifferent. Libraries play an important role in ensuring voters are prepared to participate in local, state and national elections. Check out these program ideas to support voter engagement at your library.
Aging Together: What Libraries Are Learning About Serving Older Adults
Whether working in large urban systems or small-town libraries, four library workers emphasize that older adults are not a niche audience. They are a vital part of the library community.
Apply Now: 2026-27 Cohort of the Yiddish Book Center's Public Libraries Program
Apply to join a cohort of public library workers to explore how Yiddish literature can provide a springboard for powerful cultural conversations.
Sounding Off On Streaming
Yes, you can play (and in some cases stream) music during library programs. Here are some of your options.
Free DiY Exhibit From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Libraries can apply to download a free DiY exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
June celebrates the important contributions LGBTQIA people have made throughout history.
Misinformation Shouldn’t Stop Pride Programming
It didn’t take long for misinformation to hit this library's Pride programs – but that didn't stop them.
Can't-Miss Sessions at ALA Annual Conference 2023
Will you be in Chicago this summer? Check out our top picks for ALA Annual 2023 sessions.
100 Hotspots, 20 Rural Libraries
Two small town libraries share how WiFi hotspots for checkout benefitted their communities.
“What Will I Do?”
Thousands viewed the Americans and the Holocaust exhibit at this library and the impact continues.
7 Steps to Community Engagement
A new report highlights the crucial steps libraries take to effective community engagement.
What Makes Library Partnerships Valuable
Library partnerships are valuable in many ways. Read about how libraries work with partners to design, plan and implement successful programs.
What Makes a Library Partnership Effective
Five factors are key to the development of strong and effective relationships between libraries and their partners.
Apply Now: Imagining Tomorrow
ALA invites grant applications for a brand-new Great Stories Club series featuring YA sci-fi titles.
How Libraries & Partners Collaborate
How can partnerships help libraries reach their programming goals?