The Gnome DepotWorkshops where participants create fairy or gnome houses, offered at public libraries across the country, are gaining traction. Jun 09 26June 09, 2026Article at American Libraries
10 Things Library Workers Should Know About the Internet's Invisible ArchitectureTo help library workers teach their adult patrons about these topics, as well as build their own knowledge about media consumption, the American Library Association’s Public Programs Office offers a free webinar series, “Media Literacy Education for Mar 27 25March 27, 2025Article at American Library Association
From AI Shakespeare to Family Trees: 10 Unique Program Ideas to Teach Digital LiteracyImage To help library workers teach adults about digital literacy Mar 27 25March 27, 2025Article at American Library Association
Academic Libraries and Exhibitions: Keys to Program Success & EngagementOn July 5, 1934, the “By the Way” column on Page 2 of the Bulloch Times (Statesboro, Georgia) contained several short blurbs on national news. The first item reported that “holding sway over all other matters” was the sweltering 102-degree heat in… Jun 09 23June 09, 2023Article at American Library Association
Sounding Off On Streaming: Can Libraries Legally Stream Music During Public Programs?Whatever music you jam, sway, rock, bop, dance, learn or relax to, you are likely listening via a streaming service. According to IFPI’s “Engaging With Music” report for 2022, 74% of people worldwide said they listen to music via a licensed audio… Jun 06 23June 06, 2023Article at American Library Association
“What Will I Do?” The Continued Impact of a Holocaust Exhibition at an Iowa LibraryAfter seeing all the poignant imagery that is part of the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition, Joa LaVille had the strongest emotional reaction to … a pie chart. LaVille, youth services manager at the Marshalltown Public Library in Iowa,… May 02 23May 02, 2023Article at American Library Association
9 Places You Can Apply to for Program FundsKaren Lindell of the ALA Public Programs Office has shared “9 Places You Can Apply to for Program Funds” over at the Programming Librarian site: In 1827, the town of Lexington, Massachusetts, appointed a three-person committee to start a library. The… Apr 07 23April 07, 2023Article at American Library Association
Reaching Teen Readers: 5 Creative Ways to Build a Great Stories ClubThe opening chapter of author Renée Watson’s young adult novel “Piecing Me Together” is two simple lines: I am learning to speak. / To give myself a way out. A way in. Those words could also be spoken by the teen readers in the American Library… Mar 01 23March 01, 2023Article at American Library Association
