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.
The Secret to Successful Program Promotion? Data.
Picture this: You work hard to plan an awesome program, but nobody shows up. You feel totally defeated, and you aren't sure what you could've done differently. The secret to success? Data.
Engagement and Advocacy Start with Community Mapping
Taking time to understand who you know — and who you don’t know — is a great way to begin your journey toward being a community-informed programming librarian.
Authors @ your library
Contributors to the Public Programs Forum offer suggestions of popular writers who are engaging speakers and appeal to a broad audience.
Visiting the NYC Great Stories CLUB
Author Paul Griffin relates his experience doing a reading and dicussion at Crossroads Juvenile Detention Center in East New York, Brooklyn.
Programming and Resources for Caregivers
PBS launches a new health care series that deals directly with caregiving and provides outreach services.
Arts Programming in a Public Library, Part III
Developing an arts programming calendar can revitalize your library and bring in those hard to reach audiences.
Grant Funding Sources
A resource list of organizations and institutions that have provided funding or worked as partners for adult library programs
Arts Programming in a Public Library, Part II
Developing an arts programming calendar can revitalize your library and bring in those hard to reach audiences.
Arts Programming in a Public Library, Part I
Developing an arts programming calendar can revitalize your library and bring in those hard to reach audiences.
Marketing and PR for Cultural Programs
Several programming librarians share their top tips for successfully promoting a program.
Great Stories CLUB
The Great Stories CLUB is a reading and discussion program that targets underserved, troubled teens.
Jazz Appreciation Month
April is Jazz Appreciation Month! So break out your records and pay tribute to this historical and living American art form.
Two of a Kind: Author Pairings
Looking for tips on how to tempt one of your favorite authors for a reading at your library? The solution is easier than you think!