Programming
Your library's programming brings to your community, rich opportunities for learning, entertainment, and building connections across all age groups. Find resources, templates and successful strategies for planning, marketing, implementing and evaluating your programming efforts.
Self-paced courses and webinar recordings on this topic are freely available in the WebJunction Course Catalog.
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2025 National Day of Racial Healing
Publish Date: News / 17 December 2024
The National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) is an opportunity for people, organizations, and communities to call for racial healing, bring people together in their shared humanity and take action together to create a more just and equitable world.
Books and barks: Library pet programs for everyone
Publish Date: News / 4 December 2024
Libraries are going all out to celebrate their furriest fans! From therapy dogs that help kids build reading confidence to cat-themed storytimes and library pet spotlights, these creative programs warming hearts and sparking inspiration.
Serving Communities: Inclusion-centered leadership practices that engage the community in actionable science
Publish Date: News / 13 November 2024
Adults can address a range of pressing issues when and if they have the ability to access and understand scientific information that is meaningful to them, their families, and communities. This includes health concerns such as the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
How do we rebuild trust in authoritative information sources?
Publish Date: Webinar / 12 November 2024
Explore the decline of trust in societal institutions and strategies for rebuilding it amid rising misinformation.
Inspire creativity with library arts and crafts programs
Publish Date: News / 22 October 2024
Libraries have always been a place to go to spark imagination, and tapping into the visual and performing arts can offer community members a fresh way to engage in creative expression. From DIY crafts to creative workshops, libraries can create arts ...
Libraries and nonprofits: Leveraging data analytics for community impact
Publish Date: Webinar / 9 October 2024
Learn about "Data for Good," designed to support library training and community services for data analysis, through teen and adult programming.
Data for Good
Publish Date: News / 8 October 2024
Businesses make use of data analytics to gain valuable insights about their services, customers, and growth opportunities. Similarly, libraries are well positioned to play a pivotal role in analyzing raw data to assist community partners in identifyi...
Case study: Teens build data skills at the Providence Public Library
Publish Date: News / 7 October 2024
The Providence Public Library (PPL), located in downtown Providence, is a one-site system that serves the approximately 179,000 city residents as well as those living across the state. PPL staff and leadership foster an innovative and risk-taking min...
Case study: Raising awareness of data analytics in Pottsboro, TX
Publish Date: News / 7 October 2024
Pottsboro, a rural community of just over 2,500 residents in north Texas, is part of an area of the state referred to as “Silicon Prairie.” Sherman, Texas, about 30 miles from Pottsboro is home to a new microchip factory which is expected to have an ...
Case study: It takes a team in DeKalb
Publish Date: News / 7 October 2024
The DeKalb County Library System serves the 764,382 people who live in DeKalb County, Georgia through 23 branch locations. Library staff describe the county as “extremely diverse,” with a majority Black population of 52.4%. English is the primary lan...