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.
2021 Virtual Events from Your State Humanities Council
Start the new year with lectures and engaging events from state humanities councils.
Making Your Virtual Programs More Accessible
How accessible are your virtual programs? You may inadvertently be leaving some people out.
Grappling with Job-Related Guilt
Do you feel guilty or have a case of the "shoulds"? Here are a few things you might need to hear right now.
Media Literacy for Adults
ALA has released a free digital guide and webinar series to help libraries with media literacy training.
Pedal PV at Palos Verdes Library
Archivist and adult services librarian Monique Sugimoto uses her scenic bike commute as inspiration for the Pedal PV video series.
LTC Engagement Grant
The second annual community engagement grant will support a library's work in the area of anti-racism.
Peggy Barber Tribute Grant
The Peggy Barber Tribute Grant supports meaningful programs in libraries with limited programming budgets.
Virtual Book Clubs for School Libraries
Being a school librarian in 2020 is full of new challenges. How can you get your students interested in a book club virtually?
Top Tips for Hiring Financial Literacy Speakers & Authors
ALA's Financial Literacy Interest Group share tips on successfully hosting a financial literacy author.
Virtual Author Talks
An award-winning literary critic, Seaman shares her tips for conducting great author interviews online.
Kids + Scientists
Space scientists, biologists and engineers can introduce kids to an eye-popping world of discovery.
APPLY NOW: American Dream Literacy Initiative
Public libraries are invited to apply for $5,000 American Dream grants for adult literacy services.