Q&A with a Problem-Solving Small-Town Librarian
When librarian Jessi Baker learned that kids in her community could go hungry, she started an effort to find a solution.
Community-Centered Libraries Are More Important than Ever
With the change, loss, injustice and suffering the past year has brought, community-centered libraries are needed now more than ever.
The Pages of Madison County
The circulating journals have themes ranging from Netflix Recommendations to Stories My Grandparents Told.
Kingsessing Library Celebrates 100 Years with Fine Forgiveness Jubilee
For its anniversary, the Philadelphia library hosted a Fine Forgiveness Week. Now the entire Free Library of Philadelphia system is fine-free.
Small Library, Big Community: Soup and Sound
Slater Public Library is small, but they have all the space they need for this community-building dinner program.
From Community Conferences to Current Events Café: How an NYPL Branch Implemented Dialogue-Based Programming
The Jefferson Market Library shares how thoughtful programming made their branch a place for conversation in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
Skills for Community-Centered Libraries: Learning through Experience
Community-Centered Libraries ran a series of workshops where participants developed projects to practice specific skills related to their work.