
Making Dementia-Friendly Libraries
How libraries can incorporate dementia-friendly principles into their spaces, their collections and their interactions with patrons.

Setting Up a Memory Café at Your Library: A How-to Guide
By creating a space for people with dementia and their loved ones to relax and enjoy the company of others, Memory Cafés can reduce feelings of isolation.

Death Café at the Library: Where Strangers Meet to Discuss the End
A Death Café is a place where “people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death." And they are quite commonplace in libraries.

Our Top Picks for ALA Annual 2025 in Philly
Check out our recommended ALA Annual 2025 sessions that will spark fresh ideas and elevate your library programming game.
Q&A with Baltimore Library Manager
In the aftermath of Freddie Gray's death, riots swelled outside Diggs' branch. Here's how the library responded.
Yoga in the Library
Common questions asked and answered about yoga programs in public and school libraries.
Gear Up for Bike Month
Gear up for some fun programming for National Bike Month with these spoke-tacular ideas.
Naked Truth: Tell Your Story
Inspired by StoryCorps and "The Moth," Mill Valley Public Library offers its own spin on storytelling.
A Visit to Chicago Public Library's Maker Lab
Learn about Chicago Public Library's makerspace, its future and the challenges of running the lab.
Library Music Programming Isn't Just Kidstuff
Library patrons expect public libraries to provide quality kids' entertainment, especially music. But what about music for grown-ups?
National Arts and Humanities Month
October is National Arts and Humanities Month, a great time for communities to celebrate the arts and discuss culture.
APPLY: NEH Common Heritage Grants
Digitize your community's artifacts with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Turning Outward to Fight Violence
Springfield City Library's anti-violence programming evolved when the library started listening.
Why Program?
What motivates and inspires us to program? For Dana Vinke, it started with “Hey you, do a program for Asian Pacific Heritage Month.”
Spring Teen Programming Ideas
Looking for ideas for tween or teen library programs? Teen programming librarian Kimberli Buckley offers some tips and ideas to get started.
Rural Roots: Poetry Readings Made Simple
Poetry readings can be as simple as you want to make them, but often are more complex than they need to be.