Beyond Recycling: How Libraries Are Rethinking Sustainability
As climate change becomes more visible in daily life, libraries can build sustainability into everyday decisions, from disaster preparedness to partnerships.
Apply Now: A Year of STEM
Apply by October 28 for a chance to receive 12 months of curated STEM programming to foster curiosity and STEM-mindedness in early childhood learners.
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.
How to Handle Financial Literacy Questions
As library workers, we often feel a sense of urgency to help, but when it comes to issues like money, take your time and keep your calm.
Free Poster Exhibition from the 9/11 Museum
Starting July 7, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is offering libraries a free digital poster exhibition.
More than a Pronoun
“It was the scariest thing I’ve ever done at my library," says library director Julie Perrin.
LTC: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries
Round 3 of LTC: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries is now open!
Our Top Ten Picks for ALA Annual 2021
Need some recommendations for ALA Annual 2021? We got you covered with ten sessions for programming librarians.
Teaching Event-Planning Skills
Event-planning skills are part of library work, but they are rarely taught in library schools.
Fin Lit: Intimidating & Important
Financial literacy will never be simple. Focus your fin lit programming on topics that relate to your patrons.
Librarian Skills of Outreach & Marketing
An ALA task force looked at several courses to see how they teach marketing skills and what we can learn.
Library Emergency Preparedness
A small library in Texas emerged as an unexpected leader after a catastrophic winter storm hit in 2021.
7 Ways to Make Your Virtual Story Times Engaging
Make your virtual story times memorable and fun without any high-tech gadgets.
Q&A with a Problem-Solving Small-Town Librarian
When librarian Jessi Baker learned that kids in her community could go hungry, she started an effort to find a solution.
NASA@ My Library STEAM Initiative
Sixty public and tribal libraries in the U.S. will be selected to become NASA@ My Library Partners.