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.
“It Made All the Difference in the World to Learn About the Experiences of Others”: The Value of Patron Feedback in Accessibility Reviews
By asking patrons to offer feedback on existing accessibility barriers, libraries can ensure that the changes they make to spaces and services reflect and address genuine community needs.
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.
Engaging Homeless Library Patrons
Learn how the Dallas, Denver and Salt Lake City public libraries engage users experiencing homelessness.
Your Own Comic-Con: Q&A with YA Librarian Justin Switzer
Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library recently hosted its first Mini Comic-Con. Event organizer Justin Switzer shares how he pulled it off.
4 Ways to Make NaNoWriMo Awesome
Encourage library users to write books, as well as read them, with National Novel Writing Month.
STAR_Net Explore Traveling Exhibitions
Apply to host a space, earth science or technology exhibition at your public library.
Back to the Future: Programs for the Technology-Challenged
When it comes to technology, Mid-Continent Public Library is making an effort to meet people where they’re at.
Planning Ahead: Haunted Happenings
Halloween isn't just for kids. Check out these haunted history and creepy-crawly programs for adults.
ALA's Great Stories Club
ALA’s Public Programs Office invited libraries to apply for the Great Stories Club, a book club program for at-risk teens.
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