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Catch up on the latest in library programming news.

Beyond Recycling: How Libraries Are Rethinking Sustainability

As climate change becomes more visible in daily life, libraries can build sustainability into everyday decisions, from disaster preparedness to partnerships.

Apply Now: A Year of STEM

Apply by October 28 for a chance to receive 12 months of curated STEM programming to foster curiosity and STEM-mindedness in early childhood learners.

Curious Kids Club: Full STEAM Ahead!

This library transformed a traditional summer reading program into the Curious Kids Club, a six-week, hands-on summer program with a science-camp feel that combined literacy with STEAM.

Stitched Stories: Where Quilting, Literacy, and Elders Meet

In the African American tradition, quilting is both practice and philosophy. Stitched Stories was built to put that inheritance directly into young people’s hands, pairing books with needle and thread.

5 Steps to Success: Starting a Program in Large Library Systems

Large library systems often have the resources to create innovating programming, but it can be tough to get new ideas off the ground. Get started with these questions.

May 10, 2016

7 Adventurous Summer Programs

Kick off summer at your library with unique programs that think "outside the book."

Hosting Children's Programs with Grace

Veteran children's librarians share their tips and tricks for handling a room full of excitable kids.

Apr 28, 2016

When Library Student Workers Take Over Instagram

Loyola Marymount University's library invited student workers to take over their Instagram account throughout the semester.

Apr 26, 2016

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.

Apr 19, 2016

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

The LP Fisher Public Library's Meet the Loyalist program promotes physical literacy through historical reenactment and discovery.

Earth Day & Beyond

Blogger Kimberli Buckley shares ideas on how you can celebrate Earth Day all year round.

Apr 13, 2016

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.