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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.

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?

Apr 4, 2016

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.

Mar 31, 2016

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.

Mar 28, 2016

Collaborating with Galleries: A Blessed Match

The Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles collaborated with a university art gallery on "From Clay to the Cloud."

Academic Libraries and Poetry Month

Cakes and choirs help to inspire at these academic library National Poetry Month programs.

'Street Cred' Librarianship

Sonya Durney shares her experiences in program inspiration, forging community partnerships and rebounding after an awkward start with a potential partner.

Springtime Crafts Are in Bloom

Blogger Kimberli Buckley shares a selection of low-cost, Easter-themed craft ideas for young people.

Adventure Club Travels to Cuba

Elementary-aged kids got a taste of Cuban culture, history, food, and traditions in this after-school program.

High School Chess Team Sparks Library Program

Blogger Sara Peterson-Davis describes how a high school chess team boosted teen programming at her library.

Turning Library Walls into Community Art Exhibits

A library partners with a local arts organization to transform a blank wall into a community art gallery.