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Q&A: 3 Expert Librarians Share Their Summer Reading Décor Secrets

We asked three librarians with decades of combined experience planning large-scale summer reading décor to share their advice and go-to materials.

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.

'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.