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Apply Now: Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities

Applications are open until December 11, 2025, for grants of $10k and $20k to increase library accessibility services.

From Chaos to Whimsy: Hosting a “Buffet-Style” Fairy House Workshop

What started as a whimsical craft from Lacey Alexis' childhood in Juneau has now grown into a hugely popular Fairy House Workshop Weekend.

7 Tips to Bring Sustainability into Your Library Programming

Don't know where to start with sustainability programs? Here are 7 tips that will be helpful on your sustainability programming journey.

Where the Tweens Are: Financial Literacy and a Summer Morning at a Rural Library

If your library struggles with tween engagement, you’re not alone. Perry County District Library proves that tween engagement is possible and totally enriching.

Make Way for Makerspaces

After three years and 300 maker project ideas, a nationwide makerspace website has announced a new offering for libraries in Illinois.

Dancing with the Stacks

Blogger Jenn Carson woke her patrons out of their winter hibernation with a hugely popular ballroom dancing class.

Film Screenings 101

If you screen it, will they come? Follow these five steps to ensure film screening success on campus.

Great Stories Club

ALA invites libraries to apply for the Great Stories Club, a book club program for at-risk teens.

Taking Care of Us

Blogger Jenn Carson shares tips to help us take care of ourselves, so we can continue helping others.