Q&A: 3 Expert Librarians Share Their Summer Reading Décor Secrets
We asked three librarians with decades of combined experience planning large-scale summer reading décor to share their advice and go-to materials.
Reader Voter Ready: Support Voter Engagement Through These Program Ideas
Libraries are nonpartisan, but they are not indifferent. Libraries play an important role in ensuring voters are prepared to participate in local, state and national elections. Check out these program ideas to support voter engagement at your library.
Aging Together: What Libraries Are Learning About Serving Older Adults
Whether working in large urban systems or small-town libraries, four library workers emphasize that older adults are not a niche audience. They are a vital part of the library community.
Apply Now: 2026-27 Cohort of the Yiddish Book Center's Public Libraries Program
Apply to join a cohort of public library workers to explore how Yiddish literature can provide a springboard for powerful cultural conversations.
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?
National Library Week: Libraries Transform
Every day, libraries of all types prove that they are powerful agents of community change. Show your pride during National Library Week.
Libraries Transforming Communities: Case Studies
In 2014, a group of public libraries embarked on a new kind of community engagement project. Read their stories in ALA's newly released case studies.
Sports Heroes Who Read
Bringing in professional athletes to connect with kids (and adults) helps promote many types of literacy.