
Apply Now: Resilient Communities: Advancing Sustainability in and through Libraries
This new initiative is designed to equip 100 public library workers with the knowledge and tools to lead on sustainability. Apply by November 14.

Personal Finance Programming and Information Services Survey: Receive a Free Supply of Eco-Friendly Piggy Banks
ALA and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation are interested in providing future training and grant opportunities to support the role of public libraries as providers of personal finance programming. Survey results will help plan these future offerings. The first 100 respondents will receive a supply of eco-friendly piggy banks!

New & Free Webinars for Programming Librarians
Looking for some quick professional development? Here are four recent and upcoming webinars perfect for programming librarians.

First Amendment Academy: Free Quizzes and Courses to Share with Library Patrons
How well do you really know your First Amendment rights? The Freedom Forum's First Amendment Academy is a free, engaging resource for libraries to share with patrons.
New for August at EDSITEment
EDSITEment goes back to school with lesson plans on just about every subject, looks at the American Dream and celebrates women’s rights.
National Conversation About Mental Health
Creating Community Conversation public engagement partners developed tools to help organize community conversations about mental health.
Adventures in Program Assessment
Joyce Garczynski from Albert S. Cook Library shares the results of her first foray into library program assessment.
Declaration for the Right to Libraries
American Library Association President, Barbara Stripling, unveiled the “Declaration for the Right to Libraries” at Nashville Public Library.
New for July at EDSITEment
EDSITEment looks at poet Carl Sandburg; the National History Day program; and the unsung heroines in the fight for women’ equality.
Creating Successful Tween Programming
What is a system to do when faced with the task of filling a community need with a skeleton staff and invisible budget?
New for June at EDSITEment
EDSITEment examines General George Patton’s “Speech to the Third Army” and rounds up Fourth of July resources.
New for May at EDSITEment
EDSITEment celebrates Asian-Pacific and Jewish-American Heritage months; rereads "The Great Gatsby"; and shares two great humanities websites.
Start a "Start Your Own Business" Program
Hoover Public Library partnered with their Chamber of Commerce to develop a program series on how to start a business in the local community.
New for April at EDSITEment
EDSITEment celebrates National Poetry Month by looking at Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost and "The Canterbury Tales."
Reaching Teens through Passive Programming
Passive programming engages teens in the library without requiring much, making it an ideal solution for when staff is spread too thin.
Muslim Journeys at Portland State University
The Portland State Library shares details about the library’s Muslim Journeys programming.