
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.

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.
How Libraries & Partners Collaborate
How can partnerships help libraries reach their programming goals?
Health, Media, and More: What Partners Help Libraries Do
Libraries pursue partnerships to create a wide range of programs. What do these partnerships focus on? Here's what 800+ libraries told us.
9 Places You Can Apply to for Program Funds
Looking to fund your library's programs? We've got you covered with nine places to start.
Reaching Teen Readers
Need some ideas for a creative teen program? Here are five unique ways to use the Great Stories Club.
Who do Libraries Serve? Defining the “Public”
In order to do public programming, libraries first need to have an idea of who “the public” they’re serving is.
A Weekly Escape Into Stories
Learn about the impact of the Great Stories Club and how to use the (free!) resources at your library.
Learning About Your Community Partnerships
Check out this overview of initial survey results on library partnerships.
Getting People Talking
What are libraries talking about? Learn about the variety of conversation topics that libraries are having with their communities.
They Want To Shut Us Down
Downers Grove (Ill.) Public Library staff reflect on threats that led to canceling Drag Queen Bingo.
4 Crafts To Highlight Culture and Traditions
Combine a cultural lesson with one of these four crafty hands-on activities.
For Teens, by Teens: TikTok Time
What's cooler than teens making promotional TikToks for the library while earning community service?
Libraries and the Humanities
Don't miss out on a partnership! Libraries are perfect programming partners for cultural engagement.