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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.

Exploring Memory and the Brain with Kids

Skokie Public Library has created a sugar-coated program to teach kids about the brain.

Program Marketing for a Campus Community

Stop making program fliers? At Loyola Marymount University's libraries, word-of-mouth is where it's at.

Oldies but Goodies: Spiffing Up Existing Programs for Older Adults

May is Older Americans Month. Learn how you can tweak existing programs to meet the needs of older adults.

Three Workshops, Many Histories: History Programs on Campus

University of Dayton students connect to local, campus and personal histories in these popular programs.

Jan 12, 2017

Preservation Week: April 23–29, 2017

Start planning now for Preservation Week, a campaign to promote the importance of protecting our heritage.

Lunar New Year Delights

Celebrate the year of the rooster in 2017 with these fun Chinese New Year crafts.

Physical Literacy: A Lifelong Journey

Library director and yoga instructor Jenn Carson shares a printable guide to remind us that physical literacy is an evolution.

Hungry for More: A Library Food Fair

This sans-café academic library promotes restaurants that deliver to satisfy an important need: study fuel.

Top 10 Ways to Encourage Nature Play

For a successful kids' program, you just need simple activities, curiosity and a willingness to get dirty.

Hosting a Human Library at Your College

Thinking about hosting a Human Library? Here's how a Towson University library succeeded at theirs.

Dec 15, 2016

Training to Help Heal a Divided Nation

Get the tools you need to bring disparate voices together and lead change in your community.

Calling All Santas

Three Santas are paying visits to Mid-Continent Public Library programs this December.