Juvie 101: Six Things I Learned Doing Outreach at a Juvenile Detention Center
Librarian Paula Willey explains the steps she took — and you can replicate — to bring books and authors to a local juvenile detention center.
Book Tasting
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The library teams up with local restaurants to create dishes inspired by three popular books.
Tell Me More Book Club
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A new take on book clubs! Everyone reads the same book, and then a professional associated with the topic (e.g., match-making or pet cloning) comes to talk about their own experience.
Accessible Performances and Book Clubs
Make your programs welcoming and non-stigmatizing to patrons with or without disabilities.
Book Recommendations
Feeling burnt out or less creative with your programs? This list of suggested books might be able to help.
9 Ways To Take a Walk with the Library
Walking is good for your health, the environment and even the economy. Get out there and take a stroll.
Is your book club feeling stale or uninspired? What you need is a reboot: “Book Club Reboot: 71 Creative Twists,” published by ALA Editions.
Great Stories Club
ALA invites libraries to apply for the Great Stories Club, a book club program for at-risk teens.
Book-to-Movie Clubs @ the Library!
We know, the movies hardly ever measure up. But that doesn't make a Book-to-Movie Club any less fun.
Spring Teen Programming Ideas
Looking for ideas for tween or teen library programs? Teen programming librarian Kimberli Buckley offers some tips and ideas to get started.