Free Guide and eCourse: Libraries as Leaders in Bridging Divides
The new free guide and eCourse will equip library workers with the tools needed to facilitate challenging conversations on divisive issues, promoting understanding and empathy.
New Funding, Deeper Change: How First-Time LTC Grantees Are Making Accessibility Happen
Libraries of all types and sizes frequently rely on grant funding to supplement their budgets. Read about the significant strides first-time small and rural library grantees took toward catalyzing positive change within their communities.
Program Inspiration: 9 Sources Not to Overlook (VIDEO)
With seemingly endless possibilities, how should you decide which programs to pursue? Tina Panik shares nine sources she uses to keep her calendar fresh and to meet the needs of her Connecticut community.
It’s Not Just Book Clubs Anymore: A Brief History of ALA’s Public Programs Office
For 34 years, the Public Programs Office encouraged libraries to think beyond the status quo—and gave them the resources to do just that.
Want to Know Your Community?
To truly get to know your constituents, experience their community the way they do.
Discover Your Inner Frankenstein
FrankenHeroes lets teens swap and combine parts from different toys to make their own creations.
One Year Later in Ferguson, Mo.
The director of Ferguson Public Library shares how things have changed since the shooting of Michael Brown.
Red Hook Makes: From Borrowed Van to Mobile Maker Lab
Red Hook (N.Y.) Public Library takes their programming to the people with a mobile maker lab.
Wow, Weeks of Welcome!
Academic libraries have an annual opportunity to better orient new students.
Program Evaluations: Helpful Tool or Necessary Evil?
Is your program evaluation form letting you down? Ask yourself these five questions.
Our Library’s Centennial Video Contest
Celebrate your library's centennial in a heartwarming way.
Storytime Stretching
Adding stretching and movement to storytime promotes kinetic literacy (and helps get the wiggles out).
Sweet Treat Book Club
Pair food with fiction with this book club model for teens.
Money Matters: Financial Programs
Partnering with local businesses and organizations can help make your library users money smart.
Promoting Community with Archives
These libraries are using archives and special collections to create outstanding programs, and so can you.
ALA Annual Conference Hat Trick
Librarians who wear a programming “hat” can enjoy these highlights from ALA 2015.