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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.

Event Planning

A simple one-sheet form can help get a complicated program off on the right foot.

Aug 2, 2017

Programming in My Urban Community College Library

Sandy Marcus shares lessons learned from 25 years of community college librarianship.

Aug 1, 2017

APPLY NOW: Media Literacy @ Your Library

The project will train public library workers to help their adult patrons become better news consumers.

Jul 31, 2017

Indiana Library Displays Art by Banksy

The library is thought to be the first library in the world to host a piece of art by the famed street artist.

Family Yoga Party

Celebrate International Yoga Day — or any day, really — with kid-friendly, animal-inspired yoga poses.

5 Quick Ideas for Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week 2018 starts Sept. 23. Get your plans in order with these simple programming ideas.

Jul 27, 2017

Announcing Free Dialogue & Deliberation Learning Series for Academic Libraries

Libraries Transforming Communities: Models for Change will introduce academic library workers to dialogue and facilitation approaches.

Small Tribe Librarian: Making the Most of Free Resources

Are you in need of a starting point or some direction? These free resources will get your imagination going.

Jul 20, 2017

Coming Soon: Media Literacy Training for Public Libraries

ALA and the Center for News Literacy at the Stony Brook School of Journalism have announced Media Literacy @ Your Library.

5 Passive Program Ideas for School Libraries

Pick a corner of the library for drop-in activities, set out the supplies and instructions, and let it go!

5 'Garnishes' for Adult Booktalk Programs

With just a little extra prep work, you can make your booktalk programs extra memorable.

Astronomy Week: STEM for Everyone!

With a total solar eclipse coming soon, now is the time to kickstart your library's STEM offerings.