Planning a Cents-ational Financial Literacy Storytime
Financial educators recommend teaching basic money concepts as early as three years old. One way to achieve this in your library is by incorporating financial literacy themes into your storytimes.
Time Travel in a Trunk: Engaging Learners with Historical Artifacts
How can librarians and educators bridge the gap between the past and present? The answer lies in Historical Artifact Footlockers — a dynamic, hands-on tool that brings the thrill of historical investigation directly into the library.
Know Your People: How The Gail Borden Public Library District Turns Exhibits into Community Unity
By knowing their people, empowering staff and building strong partnerships, the Gail Borden Public Library turns every exhibit into a shared experience of learning and connection.
Free Resource Guide and Book List: Cents-sational Reads to Teach Young People About Money
This new guide helps libraries build financial education collections and offers an assortment of programming ideas to transform learning about money into memorable experiences.
APPLY NOW: 'The Vietnam War' Program Kits
Apply now to receive a programming kit for "The Vietnam War," a documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
Digitization Events and Library Partnerships
Learn how your library can partner with area businesses to help patrons digitize, organize and share family photographs.
Summer Reading at a Small Tribal Library
How does a small tribe support children's literacy when patrons live far away and the library is out of shelf space?
Hosting a Long Night Against Procrastination
A late-night academic library program give students everything they need to plow through finals week.
IMLS Funds $500,000 ALA Research Project
Through NILPPA, ALA will study the characteristics, audiences, outcomes and value of U.S. library public programming.
Board Game Night: A Beginner's Guide
Get gaming! Learn how to develop and host a successful board game night for any and all ages.
ALA, Harwood Institute Announce 2017 Public Innovators Lab for Libraries
The fifth annual training will teach libraries of all types to lead community change.
Route One Reads: 2017 Selections
With this "road trip" of memoirs and biographies, readers travel the East Coast without taking a step.
Things Fall Apart: When Everything Goes Wrong
Sometimes, despite our best intentions, things fall apart. Here are ways to cope at work when life gets hard.
Breakout Programs in Libraries
Much like an escape room, Breakouts promote collaboration, team-building and problem-solving skills.
Our Picks for ALA 2017
Don't miss these great sessions at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago.
Connect with Comics
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a great opportunity to join in on a national celebration of your patrons' interests!