Get a Jump on Spring: Gardening Programs
With spring on the horizon, February is prime time for gardening programs in libraries.
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Learning from Program Flops
Massive program failure? We've all been there. Don't dwell on your mistakes — learn from them.
Swap It Like It's Hot
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More than 500 people attended this free (and earth-friendly) clothes-swap at a New Zealand library.
A Poem a Day
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Short on time and money? Here's a quick, inexpensive way to celebrate National Poetry Month in April.
Magic for Muggles
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An Oklahoma library's teen advisory board created a Harry Potter program series that ran for nearly a full school year.
HamilTeas
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Wake County Public Libraries celebrated the musical "Hamilton" with a unique tea party series.
Nailed It / Failed It: Holiday Edition
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Omaha Public Library challenged teens to make holiday treats in a program based on Netflix's "Nailed It!"
Community Poet-Tree
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In this passive program, Princeton Public Library invited patrons to fill branches with leaves of poetry.
Pop-Up Tea Library
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The Sonoma State University Library partnered with a campus tea club for a finals week program.
Don’t Throw It Out! Fix It at a Repair Café
At Repair Cafés, volunteers make broken items like new again — and keep them out of landfills.