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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
5 Resourceful Program Ideas for Earth Day
It's easy to go green at the library. Here are a few program ideas to get ready for Earth Day.
Literary Costume Party
The LP Fisher Public Library celebrated Canadian Library Month with costumes and book-based games.
Assessing Transformative Programming
Developing learning outcomes for library events can help librarians prioritize resources and identify transformative programming.
APPLY NOW: PLA Awards and Grants
Apply by Dec. 5, 2016, for nine PLA service awards and grants.
'Un-tech' Methods Help Library Teach Coding to Kids
The Mid-Continent Public Library applied a very "un-tech" approach to a high-tech subject.
Lifting Teens Spirits During the Holidays
Help your teen patrons lower their stress and bring joy to others with random acts of kindness.
Less Jargon, More Practice: Successful eBook Instruction
eBooks are fun, convenient and ... intimidating. Check out these tips to develop a class about downloading and enjoying library eBooks.
One Less Lonely Writer
Host a write-in with your campus writing center for the International Write-In, Nov. 29 to Dec. 8, 2016.