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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.

Unmasking the Joy of Reading: A School Library Twist on 'The Masked Singer’

A school librarian engaged students with a “Masked Reader” event, during which students guessed the identities of masked teachers, fostering an excitement for reading.

New for August at EDSITEment

EDSITEment highlights the Statue of Liberty and Thomas Hart Benton’s "The Sources of Country Music".

 

Early Literacy Parties in Spanish

Fiestas de Alfabetización Temprana en Español, or Early Literacy Parties in Spanish, are free weekly workshops for Spanish-speaking parents.

Science in the Summer

The program, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, is designed to get kids excited about science through hands-on experiments.

New for July at EDSITEment

Don’t let the summer fly by without picking up a book from NEH’s Summertime Favorites.

 

Collaboration @ Your School Library

How does a middle school librarian responsible for many critical tasks still find time to offer valuable library programming to students?

Discussing Anne Frank

Explore these PBS resources for programming about "The Diary of Anne Frank."