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Death Café at the Library: Where Strangers Meet to Discuss the End

A Death Café is a place where “people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death." And they are quite commonplace in libraries.

Our Top Picks for ALA Annual 2025 in Philly

Check out our recommended ALA Annual 2025 sessions that will spark fresh ideas and elevate your library programming game.

I Love Libraries: Real-Life Stories of Library Impact

Take action at ILoveLibraries.org and read through the following articles to inspire advocacy for our communities and libraries.

Unmasking the Joy of Reading: A School Library Twist on 'The Masked Singer’

A school librarian engaged students with a “Masked Reader” event, during which students guessed the identities of masked teachers, fostering an excitement for reading.

6 Easy Demos, Contests & Tutorials to Fill Your Social Media Gaps

Chelsea Price shares some tips from her new book "209 Big Programming Ideas for Small Budgets."

Oct 8, 2020

The Pages of Madison County

The circulating journals have themes ranging from Netflix Recommendations to Stories My Grandparents Told.

Oct 6, 2020

Partnerships in a Pandemic: Food Banks and the Gwinnett County Public Library

Now is the perfect time to expand relationships with community partners, like Gwinnett County Public Library did with area food banks.

Oct 1, 2020

Publishers' Tips for a Perfect Pitch

Want to host an author? Here are tips for a stellar pitch and a publisher contact list to get you started.

Sep 29, 2020

Tips for Facilitating a Virtual Conversation

Are your online discussions plagued by lengthy silences or technical trouble? Check out these tips.

Voter Literacy for Kids: Preparing Students

In a time of information overload and manipulated media, how can we use the election as a learning moment?

Sep 22, 2020

Anatomy of a Take-Home STEM Kit

With 21 budget-friendly items, create take-home kits so kids could do 10 different STEM activities

Sep 21, 2020

APPLY NOW: Grants for Small & Rural Libraries

ALA will award nearly $2 million to help small and rural libraries address community needs.

Sep 16, 2020

Using Libraries to Ignite Voter Agency

Vote by Design is a free, nonpartisan civics workshop designed for first-time voters.

Financial Literacy Programs Online

This health crisis is also an economic crisis. Your patrons need financial literacy skills more than ever.

Sep 15, 2020

Documenting the Black Experience

The Black Bethlehem Project is the first-of-its kind study of the Black experience in Bethlehem, Pa.

Sep 3, 2020

A Very 2020 Book Club Reading List

Librarians share some favorite book picks that speak to this tumultuous year.