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Catch up on the latest in library programming news.

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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.

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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.

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The Secret to Successful Program Promotion? Data.

Picture this: You work hard to plan an awesome program, but nobody shows up. You feel totally defeated, and you aren't sure what you could've done differently. The secret to success? Data.

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Engagement and Advocacy Start with Community Mapping

Taking time to understand who you know — and who you don’t know — is a great way to begin your journey toward being a community-informed programming librarian.

The Gift of Reading

A birthday book donation program can be a gift to the whole library community.  

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.

Our Picks for ALA 2018

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