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  • 2013
    • May
      • Having a Doggone Good Time with the World’s Largest Dog
      • Check Out This Award-winning Reading Program for Students
      • Are You a Programming Librarian and an ALA Member? Let Your Voice Be Heard!
      • Study Reinforces Importance of Children’s Programming
      • Spring Has Sprung @ your library
      • New for May at EDSITEment
    • April
      • Featured Library: Ridgefield Library
      • Academic Engagement: Hello from Amanda and Jamie
      • Great Marketing Ideas from the 2013 John Cotton Dana Award Winners
      • Creative Aging at Briarcliff Manor Public Library
      • Events at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference
      • Creative Aging at Brooklyn Public Library
      • New for April at EDSITEment
      • Creative Aging at Mid-Manhattan Library
      • Featured Library: Kitsap Regional Library
    • March
      • Apply for Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle
      • Celebrate National Poetry Month!
      • Muslim Journeys at Portland State University
      • Muslim Journeys at Central New Mexico Community College
      • Letter from Birmingham Jail: A Worldwide Celebration
      • New for March at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Peru Public Library
    • February
      • Teaching Students How to Unplug
      • Cast Your Vote for Programming at ALA’s Annual Conference
      • Celebrate Science and Women’s History Month
      • Summer Reading Program Website Launched
      • Free PR Tools for Your Día Events
      • Q&A with Chris Vallillo, Musician and Folklorist
      • New for February at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Peters Township Public Library
    • January
      • 2013 Youth Media Award Winners Announced
      • Request Your Free Days of Remembrance Resource Today
      • Healthy Living @ your library
      • Connecting Readers and Ebooks at Indianapolis Public Library
      • Civic Engagement in Seattle
      • Patrons Get Sew Excited at Denver Public Library Branches
      • Register Now For Teen Tech Week
      • Featured Library: Ames Free Library
      • New for January at EDSITEment
  • 2012
    • December
      • Happy New Year!
      • Be Inspired by These Award-winning Librarians
      • Public Libraries Help Boost Students’ News Literacy
      • Free Space Science Professional Development Opportunities
      • New for December at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library
    • November
      • Creative Aging at Rouses Point Dodge Memorial Library
      • Recycled Craft Day
      • New for November at EDSITEment
      • Q&A with Gordon Paul, Traveling Exhibition Shipper
      • Express Yourself!
      • Young voters @ your library
      • Featured Library: Pleasanton Public Library
      • Creative Aging at Wells Memorial Library
    • October
      • Fifth International Games Day Is This Saturday
      • PEW Study on Young Adult Reading and Library Habits Released
      • NaNoWriMo @ your library
      • Muslim Journeys and Peacebuilding Grants Available
      • Want Professional Recognition and $4,000 for Your School Library?
      • Get into the Spirit of the Season
      • Highland Park Celebrates 125 Years!
      • New for October at EDSITEment
      • Be Recognized for Your Library’s Programming
    • September
      • Featured Library: Beaufort County Library
      • Bring the Excitement of NASA’s Mars Explorations to Your Youth Programs
      • Creative Aging in Our Communities: The Public Library Project
      • Free Dust Bowl Resources from PBS
      • New for September at EDSITEment
      • Help Connect Girls with Science
      • Let the Day of Games Begin!
      • Featured Library: Bartlett Public Library District
    • August
      • Voting Now Open for YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten
      • New Funding Opportunity, Film Title, Webinars, and Deadline for Muslim Journeys Bookshelf
      • “It Came From a Book!” TRW Art Contest
      • New for August at EDSITEment
      • Santa Cruz Public Libraries Have Nothing at All to Do with Silence
      • In a Nutshell: A Collaborative Adventure in Library Programming
    • July
      • Use It, Love It, or Need It: Help Your Patrons Declutter
      • Featured Library: Temecula Public Library
      • Hoppy Hour at the Library: A Homebrew 101 Workshop
      • Art and Books: Partnering with a Museum for Great Discussions
      • NASA’s Rover Curiosity to Land On Mars in Early August: Invite Your Community to Get Involved at Your Library!
      • Pinning Your Way to Fabulous Programming
      • New for July at EDSITEment
      • 2012 ALA Annual Conference Roundup
    • June
      • Use These Award-winning Books in Your Programs
      • Muslim Journeys: Collection Development and Programming Grants
      • Libraries at the Crossroads: Programming for Civic Engagement
      • Intergenerational Dessert and Discussion
      • Sniffing Out Innovative Programming at a Community College
      • New for June at EDSITEment
      • Attend a Free Webinar on 2012: The Science of the Maya Apocalypse
      • Martin County Library System Teens Hungry for Hunger Games
      • Featured Library: Solvang Library
    • May
      • It’s Time Again to Step Up to the Plate @ your library
      • Launch Your Programming into Space with Three Opportunities from NASA
      • Apply for the Civil War 150 Traveling Exhibition and Programming Grant
      • Free STEM Traveling Exhibition Available
      • Registration Open for 2012–2013 WrestleMania Reading Challenge
      • Help Kids and Teens Discover Earth
      • Feeding (into) the Frenzy
      • New for May at EDSITEment
      • Finals Week, Inspired by Students
      • Featured Library: Memphis Public Library
    • April
      • A Week of Great Stories: Tyrell Author Coe Booth
      • A Week of Great Stories: Library Media Specialist Francie Clinton
      • A Week of Great Stories: The Brothers Torres Author Coert Voorhees, Part II
      • A Week of Great Stories: The Brothers Torres Author Coert Voorhees, Part I
      • A Week of Great Stories: Hate List Author Jennifer Brown
      • Librarians Promote Reading by Participating in World Book Night
      • Get Ready for Choose Privacy Week
      • My Programming Wish List
      • New for April at EDSITEment
      • Librarians As Engineers: Robotics at Your Library
      • Featured Library: New Bedford Free Public Library
    • March
      • Jazz Up Your Library Programming
      • Celebrate Poetry!
      • Women’s History Month @ your library
      • A University Library Remembers the Civil War
      • Building Community through Engaged Discussion at Skokie Public Library
      • An Academic Librarian’s “Fine Romance” with Programming
      • New for March at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Johnson County Library
      • Publicize Your El día de los niños/El día de los libros Events
    • February
      • Learn How to Build Community Connections through Civic Reflection
      • A Community at War
      • Programming Programs at PLA
      • Free NASA Training for Wisconsin Public Library Staff
      • Not Your Typical Valentine’s Day Celebration
      • New for February at EDSITEment
      • Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens!
      • Share Your National Library Week Programming Ideas and Win
    • January
      • Featured Library: Red Bank Public Library
      • Winning Ideas for Financial Programming
      • Partnering for the New Year
      • Not Your Typical Talk at Hennepin County Library
      • Interactive Programs at Hennepin County Library
      • Apply for an America’s Music Grant
      • More Free Workshops on Astronomy and Maya Culture
      • New for January at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: New York Public Library
  • 2011
    • December
      • Programming Librarian’s Top Ten Lists for 2011
      • Thank You to Our Contributors!
      • Lifelong Learning @ your library
      • New for December at EDSITEment
      • I Love My (Programming) Librarian
      • Featured Library: Hawaii State Public Library System
      • Calling Rural Librarians
      • Schools, Video Games, and STEM
    • November
      • Create a Glass Wall of Poetry
      • New for November at EDSITEment
      • Attend a Free Workshop on Astronomy and Maya Culture
      • Want to Have an Award-Winning School Library?
      • Plan Your El día de los niños/El día de los libros
      • Incubate Art at Your Library
      • Help Complete Your Community’s Streets
      • A Novel Idea @ your library
      • Featured Library: Rosenbach Museum & Library
    • October
      • Join One of the Largest Family Game Days in History
      • Finding the History of Your Home
      • Launch Your Library into Space Science!
      • Deadline Extended for National Library Week Grant
      • Cooking Up a Contest
      • New for October at EDSITEment
      • Build Common Ground in Your Community
      • Featured Library: Aurora Public Library
    • September
      • Explore the World @ your library
      • Whoopi, Penguins Join Banned Books Read-Out
      • Turn the Page with Free, Online Advocacy Training
      • See Picturing America on Screen
      • Colonial Tea with John Adams
      • ALTAFF’s Book Club Choices Now Available Online
      • New for September at EDSITEment
      • Free Marketing Toolkit for Rural Libraries Available
      • Featured Library: Birmingham Public Library
      • Teen Read Week Registration Ending Soon
    • August
      • Nominations Open for the Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
      • Help Us Learn More about Your Civic Engagement Programs
      • Lunch with Books
      • ALA Council Supports Out of School Library Programs
      • Apply Now for a Free Moon Viewing Kit
      • Teen Read Week Photo Contest Launched
      • New for August at EDSITEment
      • Workshops Bring Out the Artist in Everyone
      • Featured Library: Scituate Town Library
    • July
      • Summer Activity Series for Teens
      • Harry Potter @ your library
      • Generate Some Steam
      • Get Your Teens Anime-ted
      • Sprinkle, Mold, Blend, Create: Cooking Programs for Teens
      • New for July at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Hennepin County Libraries
    • June
      • NEH’s Picturing America: Model Programs for Public Libraries
      • The Language of Conservation: A Case Study in Library-Zoo Partnerships
      • Science Programming 101: Presenting Excellent Science Programs in Your Library
      • Maximizing the Impact of Programming
      • Building Common Ground: Discussions of Community, Civility and Compassion in the Public Library
      • ABC’s of Sustainable Partnerships: Affiliations Build Communities
      • Support Community, Civility, and Compassion at Your Library
      • Sneak Preview of Not In Our Town Documentary at ALA Annual
      • New for June at EDSITEment
      • Help Develop a New Traveling Exhibition on Health
      • Families Step Up to the Plate @ your library
      • Meet with a Consultant for Free at the ALA Annual Conference
      • Planting a Seed in Your Community
    • May
      • Featured Library: Omaha Public Library
      • Q&A with Dr. Steve Frank, Curator of “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War”
      • Encouraging Young Authors
      • Twenty-six Acclaimed Poets and Authors LIVE!
      • Create Your Own Space Exhibitions (with Help from NASA)
      • Celebrating Latino Culture and Food
      • Share Your STEM Program Experiences
      • New for May at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Bonner Springs City Library
    • April
      • Billionaire’s Book Club Wins Innovative Reading Grant
      • Are the Programs Your Library Offers the Programs Your Community Wants?
      • Create Some Buzz at Your Library
      • Pass It On! Celebrate Preservation Week
      • Online Guide to ALA Annual Conference for Programming Librarians
      • New for April at EDSITEment
      • Burnsville Public Library Wins Library Programming Award
      • Featured Library: Southern State Community College
    • March
      • One Book, One Chicago
      • Celebrate National Bookmobile Day
      • Adventure, Danger, Lit, and Science
      • Forever Free in Ohio
      • Exploring Literature and Film
      • Anniversaries in 2011
      • Join Us at ACRL
      • New for March at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Pierce County System
    • February
      • Science That’s Fun (and Messy!)
      • Tax Season @ your library
      • PLA Virtual Spring Symposium
      • Pass the Book Program Wins Award
      • A Science Café in a Library?
      • New for February at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Lyon County Library System
    • January
      • Big Reads
      • Programming and Censorship
      • Winners of the 2011 John Cotton Dana Awards
      • New for January at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Kent County Public
      • Financial Planning @ your library
      • MASTERPIECE Turns 40!
  • 2010
    • December
      • Happy Holidays!
      • Freedom Riders
      • Money Smart Week @ your library
      • Smart Cookies
      • I Love My Librarian Award Winners Announced
      • New for December at EDSITEment
    • November
      • Featured Library: Salt Lake City
      • Happy Thanksgiving!
      • Celebrate Great Jewish Artists
      • Good Question: Requiring Registration
      • New for November at EDSITEment
      • The Great Debates Revisited at KCPL
      • Remembering Our Veterans
      • Featured Library: Toronto Public Library
    • October
      • Kids Meet Science at Des Plaines PL
      • Dreams Can Come True @ your library
      • Learn to Lead a Productive Discussion
      • Year of the Solar System
      • Brains!
      • New for October at EDSITEment
      • Teens Turn to Libraries for “Books with Beat”
      • Featured Library: River Forest Public Library
    • September
      • Get It Write @ your library
      • Banned Books Week 2010
      • Pride and Passion at the Highland Park Public Library
      • New for September at EDSITEment
      • National Reading Group Month and Booklist
      • Go Wild At Your Library
      • Programming So Good It's Criminal
      • The September Project
      • Featured Library: Dexter District Library
    • August
      • Q&A with Barbara Ungar, 2007 Jaffarian Award Winner
      • Join the Next Great Stories CLUB
      • Q&A with Sandra Wiseman, 2008 Jaffarian Award Winner
      • Be an Armchair Traveler
      • Q&A with Sally Rasch, 2009 Jaffarian Award Winner
      • New for August at EDSITEment
      • Q&A with Nicolette Vaillancourt, 2010 Jaffarian Award Winner
      • Help Your Teens Become Stars with SchoolJam USA
      • Featured Library: Rainbow City Public Library
    • July
      • Has Your Library Stepped Up to the Plate?
      • Too Much of a Good Thing
      • Only Fifty-Nine Days Until Talk Like a Pirate Day
      • Science in the Summer
      • New for July at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Henderson County Public Library
      • Q&A with Pat Chester, Traveling Exhibition Designer
      • What’s New in Programming Librarian
      • Are you a Programming Librarian?
      • PRIME TIME Family Reading Time
    • June
      • Bring the Universe to Your Library with NASA
      • Programs That Pack the Place
      • Use Louisa May Alcott TV Special for Library Programs
      • Poetry As a Community Builder
      • 2010 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award Announced
      • Go Big or Go Home
      • New for June at EDSITEment
      • Are you a Programming Librarian?
      • Poetic Opportunities @ 2010 ALA Annual Conference
      • Featured Library: San Francisco Public Library
    • May
      • Searching for Hidden Treasure
      • LIVE! @ your library Reading Stage at Annual
      • ALA Annual Conference for Programming Librarians
      • Programming Librarian Recommends…
      • Taking a Shot at Photography
      • Abraham Lincoln Gets a Second Life
      • New for May at EDSITEment
      • Choose Privacy Week Kicks Off with Awesome Video
    • April
      • Help Kids Explore the Universe @ your library
      • Featured Libraries: Greensboro and Loudoun County Public Libraries
      • Q&A with Beth Prindle, Curator of John Adams Unbound
      • New for April at EDSITEment
      • Discussing Anne Frank
      • Kentucky Kids Get Ekphrastic
      • Call of the Wild (and of the Canines)
      • Bring Literacy to PRIME TIME
    • March
      • Featured Library: Richland County Public Library
      • New for March at EDSITEment
      • Creating a Global Village
      • Traveling Exhibitions: What’s Your Inspiration?
      • Picturing America Programming Grant Now Open to All U.S. Public Libraries
      • Start a Conversation in Your Community
      • How Does Your Garden Programming Grow?
      • Libraries (and Cameras) Help Teens Show How They See It
      • Enter This Contest and Be a Part of History
    • February
      • Featured Library: Drake Community Library
      • New for February at EDSITEment
      • Programming Librarian Helps You Talk About It
      • Go for the Gold @ your library
      • Sources for Inspiration
      • Share How Your School Library Program Helps Your Community Thrive
      • Let’s Talk About It: Picturing America
      • Programming Librarian Goes to Portland!
    • January
      • Featured Library: Germantown Community Library
      • New for January at EDSITEment
      • Attend “Picturing America in Our Nation’s Libraries”
      • Going for the Jugular: Programming and Vampires
      • Picturing America Programming Grants for Public Libraries
      • Programming Topics at the PLA 2010 Virtual Conference
      • Go Behind the Scenes of the Grant Application Process
      • Ideas from Peers You Can Use in Your Book Discussion Groups
  • 2009
    • December
      • Featured Library: Orland Park Public Library
      • New for December at EDSITEment
      • Two Good Questions
      • Host Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
      • Free We Shall Remain Webinar
      • Happy New Year!
    • November
      • New for November at EDSITEment
      • Featured Library: Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center
      • Library 101
      • Get Legislators in Your Library!
      • Add Some Romance to Your Library
      • Time to Apply for The Big Read
    • October
      • Great Stories about the Great Stories CLUB
      • Last Chance to Order StoryLines New England and StoryLines Midwest!
      • Civic Engagement @ your library
      • Featured Library: Milner Library, Illinois State University
      • Globalization Trends in Library Programming
      • NEH Grants Available
      • Share Your National Library Week Programming Ideas
      • More Great Stories about the Great Stories CLUB!
    • September
      • Collaborating to Create Award-Winning School Programming
      • October Is National Arts and Humanities Month
      • Featured Library: Kansas City Public Library
      • Where in the World Is John Adams?
      • Get Ready for the Next We the People Bookshelf
      • SchoolJam USA Is Looking for Teen Bands
    • August
      • New Great Stories CLUB Theme, Titles Announced
      • Successful Fundraiser with a Built-in Humanities Program
    • July
      • San Diego Public Library Collaboration with KPBS on “One Book, One San Diego”
      • AAAS Offers Library Program Development Funding
      • “My Father Couldn’t Swim” and Other Highlights from the Pride and Passion Annual Conference Program
      • Prime Time Family Reading Time: Turning Low-literacy Populations into Your Library’s Biggest Fans
      • Great Programs with Poets and Poetry @ Your Library
      • Soul of a People at Annual Conference
      • Picturing America Connects: Project Directors Engage Librarians at ALA Annual Conference
      • Visions of the Universe Hits the Road and NASA Lands in Libraries
      • Special International Year of Astronomy Event Opportunity
      • You Spoke, We Listened
    • June
      • Featured Library: Oak Park Public Library
      • Arts Programming in a Public Library, Part III
      • Visiting the NYC Great Stories CLUB
      • Programming and Resources for Caregivers
      • Authors @ your library
      • Featured Library: Chillicothe Public Library
      • Crossroads Juvenile Center's Great Stories CLUB Experience
      • Using Visual Thinking Strategies to Conduct Picturing America Programs
    • May
      • Gaming @ your library
      • Digital History
      • ALA Annual Conference Spotlight on Poetry
      • Picturing America School Collaboration Conferences
      • 2009 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
      • Arts Programming in a Public Library, Part I
      • Federal Writers’ Project Programming Resource
      • Arts Programming in a Public Library, Part II
      • Library Programming Policy Statements
    • April
      • Featured Library: Bettendorf Public Library
      • Author Paul Volponi Talks to Great Stories CLUB Teens
      • Free Verse
      • Jazz Appreciation Month
    • March
      • Local Poetry Events
      • Connecting Harry Potter’s World with Real World Science
      • Arts Programming in Libraries and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
      • We Shall Remain Giveaway
      • We Shall Remain: The Event Kit for Libraries
      • 2009 John Cotton Dana Awards
      • When Opportunity Knocks
    • January
      • Politics and Poetry
  • 2008
    • November
      • Picturing America
      • Two of a Kind
      • Shopping for Authors
• Online Learning
  • Handling Challenging Situations: What Do I Do Now? Part II of II
  • Veterans and Public Libraries: What Every Librarian Should Know
  • Mission Solar System: Engaging Girls in Engineering and Space Careers
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