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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.

I Love Libraries: Real-Life Stories of Library Impact

Take action at ILoveLibraries.org and read through the following articles to inspire advocacy for our communities and libraries.

Unmasking the Joy of Reading: A School Library Twist on 'The Masked Singer’

A school librarian engaged students with a “Masked Reader” event, during which students guessed the identities of masked teachers, fostering an excitement for reading.

'Tyrell' Author Coe Booth

Booth's book was featured as part of ALA's Great Stories CLUB, a book club for at-risk youth.

The Brothers Torres, Part I

Voorhees' book was featured as part of the ALA’s Great Stories CLUB, a book club for at-risk youth.

New for April at EDSITEment

EDSITEment celebrates poetry and jazz, compares giants of Hispanic literature, and looks back at the events of 1968.

Bringing Writers to Readers

How can libraries continue to host authors in a rapidly evolving book industry that is scaling down author tours?

New for March at EDSITEment

EDSITEment focuses on Women’s History Month, offers a new lesson on the Magna Carta and highlights some of the best humanities on the web.

New for February at EDSITEment

EDSITEment offers a collection of Black History Month resources and takes a look at the events of February 1968.