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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.

May 21, 2019

PBS Books' Library Engagement Program

A new library engagement program from PBS Books offers some exciting opportunities for libraries.

Eight Nifty Summer Programming Ideas

When summer comes, many students stop reading. Here are some creative ways to keep books in their hands.

Frankenstein @ 200

How is your library celebrating 200 years of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"?

Wake Up! Story Time

These two books will be sure to get kids moo-vin' and groovin' in an action-packed story time session.

Apr 30, 2018

Our Picks for ALA 2018

Don't miss these sessions (and speaker Michelle Obama) at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.

May 8, 2018

What is a Public Program, Anyway?

We know programming when we see it, but it's hard to define. Share your thoughts on our definition.

May 8, 2018

APPLY NOW: Great Stories Club

Learn how you can lead reading and discussion groups with underserved teens in your community.

Lights, Camera, and an Idea Worth Spreading

With TED Talks' TED-Ed Clubs, librarians can encourage young people to share their big ideas.

Partnering with Your Health Department

There are nearly 3,000 local health departments across the country. Have you partnered with yours?

Top Three Things I Learned from PLA 2018

Jennifer Massa shares the top three lessons she learned from PLA 2018

Creating Engagement Through Questions

A simple question can be a passive program and community engagement all at once. So what should we ask?

Apr 16, 2018

Blogs for Programming Librarians

Is your well of programming ideas running dry? Find inspiration in some of our favorite blogs.