Bringing Home the Concept of Where We Come From: Programs on Human Migration
Experience "airplane" travel, create a family tree and hear migration stories from community members. These programs from a Wisconsin library explore the question: Where do we come from?
Call for Advisors: Aging Together: An Evaluation of Library Programming for Older Adults
ALA is seeking nine librarian advisors to support a new project to evaluate and summarize the state of older adult programming in libraries and offer recommendations.
Apply Now: Digital Pathways: Online Health Literacy Programming for Adults
12 public libraries will be selected to receive a resource package and hands-on support to strengthen their online health literacy offerings. Apply by January 7, 2026.
Apply Now: Resilient Communities: Advancing Sustainability in and through Libraries
This new initiative is designed to equip 100 public library workers with the knowledge and tools to lead on sustainability. Apply by November 14.
A Crash Course in Program Marketing
Go beyond the press release with this marketing checklist.
Q&A with Curator Dr. Steve Frank
Frank, chief interpretive officer at the National Constitution Center, worked to develop an ALA traveling exhibition.
Create Your Own Space Exhibitions
NASA Astrobiology Institute offers a collection of high-resolution images to celebrate NASA’s Year of the Solar System.
New for May at EDSITEment
EDSITEment celebrates Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, the Mexican Revolution, and the Freedom Riders.
Programming on a Shoestring
How was a rural Michigan library able to host best-selling author Elizabeth Berg on a small budget?
Programs Your Community Wants
Does your public library actively seek to create programs that reflect the local community’s interests?
New for April at EDSITEment
EDSITEment assembled new multimedia resources for readers and students to experience some of America’s most celebrated poets.
Connecting Zoos, Libraries and Poetry
Visitors to five zoos around the country are experiencing the benefits of a unique partnership.
New for March at EDSITEment
March capers in like a lamb this year, along with a number of resources from the EDSITEment program at National Endowment for the Humanities.
Programming with Grants for the Academic Library
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is a unique facility shared by the San Jose Public Library and San Jose State University.
New for February at EDSITEment
EDSITEment in celebrating the Chinese New Year, recognizing Black History Month and exploring the Salem Witch Trials.
Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation
Civil War Sesquicentennial is an opportunity to engage the public in meaningful dialog on a seismic period in our nation’s history.