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Making Dementia-Friendly Libraries

How libraries can incorporate dementia-friendly principles into their spaces, their collections and their interactions with patrons.

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Setting Up a Memory Café at Your Library: A How-to Guide

By creating a space for people with dementia and their loved ones to relax and enjoy the company of others, Memory Cafés can reduce feelings of isolation.

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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.

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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.

Our Picks for ALA 2016

Pack your ALA conference schedule with these sensational program-related sessions.

Seniors, Don't Be Scammed

Working with the police and senior service providers, a library helps its seniors avoid costly scams. 

WRITE Stuff Writing Club

This monthly writing club is for all types — from hard-core, disciplined (kid) writers to those who just want to have fun.

May Flowers are Dazzling

Spring is the time to celebrate new beginnings — and to inspire your teens and tweens with colorful crafts.