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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.

Program Ideas for Earth Day

Members of ALA's Sustainability Roundtable share their favorite Earth Day celebration ideas.

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.