Celebrate 150 Years of ALA: Our Top Picks for ALA Annual 2026
ALA Annual returns to Chicago to celebrate a milestone and shape the future of libraries. Are you going? See our top program picks.
Beyond the Red Carpet: How Local "Celebrities" Revitalized a Literacy Classic in Bienville Parish
For National Library Week, Bienville Parish Library celebrated everyday community members by making them the stars of their own READâ„¢ poster.
Upping Your Game: Best Practices of Expert Programming Librarians
What does excellence in library programming look like? Find how-to articles summarizing best practices of seasoned programming librarians.
Getting Started with Program Evaluation
Real, meaningful evaluation isn’t just a survey you tack on at the end of a program. It’s an integral piece of your planning process, right from the start. Once you learn to recognize the elements of evaluation and use them with intentionality, you’ll be able to continually grow the impact of your programs and your ability to tell their story.
Tax Day 101
As Tax Day looms, librarians see more tax and financial questions coming our way.
National Library Week 2021
This year's National Library Week theme promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond four walls.
Tele-Conferencing 101
Courtney Breese, Executive Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation shares tips for hosting a tele-conference.
Little Libraries, Big Impact
The Rural Libraries and Social Wellbeing project explores how rural libraries impact their communities.
Using Influencer Marketing
Use the power of social media to help spread library love during National Library Week.
5 Virtual Creative Aging Programs
Engage your older adult patrons at home with these programs.
Interrupters, Mic Hogs & Meanies
Running programs, you’re bound to run into difficult behaviors. Here are some ways to address them.
Architecture of the Internet
How can you teach library patrons about how the internet personalizes online content?
Start with Staff: 6 Ways to Invest in Financial Education
Libraries are the perfect place for people to find resources to build a strong financial future. Informed library staff can help.
Community-Centered Libraries Are More Important than Ever
With the change, loss, injustice and suffering the past year has brought, community-centered libraries are needed now more than ever.
Virtual Programs on the Climate Crisis
How are you celebrating Earth Day? Take some inspiration from these virtual programs.
Free Online Games to Make Financial Literacy Fun for Kids
New and free online games teach children basic financial skills related to earning, saving and spending money.