Apply Now: Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant - Libraries as a Lifeline: Building Belonging for All
The seventh annual community engagement grant will support two library projects under the concept of "Libraries as a Lifeline: Building Belonging for All.”
Apply Now: Three Libraries to Receive $2,500 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant
The Peggy Barber Tribute Grant will provide $2,500 to three libraries to support programming related to strengthening community ties through libraries as third spaces.
Bringing Home the Concept of Where We Come From: Programs on Human Migration
Experience "airplane" travel, create a family tree and hear migration stories from community members. These programs explore the question: Where do we come from?
Call for Advisors: Aging Together: An Evaluation of Library Programming for Older Adults
ALA is seeking nine librarian advisors to support a new project to evaluate and summarize the state of older adult programming in libraries and offer recommendations.
Hosting Children's Programs with Grace
Veteran children's librarians share their tips and tricks for handling a room full of excitable kids.
When Library Student Workers Take Over Instagram
Loyola Marymount University's library invited student workers to take over their Instagram account throughout the semester.
Creative Aging in America’s Libraries: The Halftime Report
Lifetime Arts is halfway through a national project to help libraries better serve older adults with the creative arts.
Preservation Week 2016
Connect with your community through events that demonstrate how to preserve our personal and shared collections.
Giving Food for Fines
Blogger Katy Kelly shares tips and tricks for conducting a successful Food for Fines program.
Genealogy Programs for Patrons
Help your patrons carry their genealogical journeys beyond Ancestry.com with these four tips.
Tactile Tactics for Learning History
Earth Day & Beyond
Blogger Kimberli Buckley shares ideas on how you can celebrate Earth Day all year round.
Homeschoolers at the Library
The number of homeschooling families is on the rise. Is your library meeting their needs?
The Skin You Live In
Preschoolers celebrate the ways they're both alike and unique with a story and self-portrait craft.
More Than a Week: Money Smart Month
Blogger Sara Peterson-Davis shares how her library turns Money Smart Week into a full month of programming.
Express Yourself, It's Poetry Month!
April is National Poetry Month. Do you have projects planned for your teens?