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Author Programs: How do you start? Who do you contact? What can you expect? What do they expect?

Libraries nurture freedom of speech. The “Libraries and the First Amendment” exhibit shows how.

The Project on Civic Reflection helps get reflective discussion going in order to build community.

You plan a great program, and only a handful of people show up—or no one does. What's the problem?

The act of planning programs is a big job. Asking people what they want is an important first step.

EDSITEment remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and explores President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

EDSITEment looks at December celebrations and Emanuel Leutze’s depiction of George Washington’s December crossing of the Delaware.

Is storytelling an infringement of copyright?

EDSITEment looks at the Civil War, with lessons on Winslow Homer and Abraham Lincoln.

Looking for ideas for arts-based programming or wondering how your library can better support the arts and artists in your community? 

EDSITEment offers lesson plans for American history–related film resources, with topics including Prohibition and post-Columbus America.

Banned Books Week celebrates its 30th anniversary with a virtual read-out of banned and challenged books.