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Celebrate 150 Years of ALA: Our Top Picks for ALA Annual 2026

ALA Annual returns to Chicago to celebrate a milestone and shape the future of libraries. Are you going? See our top program picks.

Beyond the Red Carpet: How Local "Celebrities" Revitalized a Literacy Classic in Bienville Parish

For National Library Week, Bienville Parish Library celebrated everyday community members by making them the stars of their own READâ„¢ poster.

Upping Your Game: Best Practices of Expert Programming Librarians

What does excellence in library programming look like? Find how-to articles summarizing best practices of seasoned programming librarians.

Getting Started with Program Evaluation

Real, meaningful evaluation isn’t just a survey you tack on at the end of a program. It’s an integral piece of your planning process, right from the start. Once you learn to recognize the elements of evaluation and use them with intentionality, you’ll be able to continually grow the impact of your programs and your ability to tell their story.

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.

 

Author Events Made Easy

Author events can be perplexing, frustrating and hair-raising. They can also be a really good time.

Promoting Civic Engagement

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