Public Programs Office (PPO)
ALA invites applicants for $3.5 million in grants as part of third round of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) invites applications from small and rural libraries for the third round of funding of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant. The initiative will offer 3...
ALA Releases Free “Partnering for Stronger Programming: A Toolkit for Libraries”
CHICAGO – Libraries do their best work when they work with partners. The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the “ Partnering for Stronger Programming: A Toolkit for Libraries”, a free resource created to help library workers consider the...
Tom C. Clark High School Awarded ALA’s 2024 Jaffarian Award for Freedom Walk Program
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its 2024 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award to Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas for its Freedom Walk program. The $5,000 Jaffarian Award, supported by ALA’s Cultural...
Hoboken (NJ) Public Library and Independence (KS) Public Library Awarded ALA’s Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its fifth Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to the Hoboken (NJ) Public Library and the Independence (KS) Public Library. The winning libraries will bolster their initiatives aimed at promoting food security and addressing homelessness within their communities.
Three Libraries Awarded ALA’s 2024 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant for Exceptional Civic Education Programs
The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its 2024 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader, to the Library System of Bradford County (New Albany, Penn.), Danbury (Conn.) Public Library and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries (Mount Pleasant, Mich.).
ALA Releases Free Library Programming Guide, Resources to Help Adult Patrons Understand the Unseen Aspects of the Internet
The new free guide from the American Library Association (ALA), developed with a team of national advisors, will help library workers assist adults in understanding how the internet works and how it impacts their lives.
50 public and academic libraries selected to host extended traveling exhibition from ALA and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) have announced 50 libraries that will host "Americans and the Holocaust", a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
ALA awards $3.6 million in library accessibility funding to 310 small and rural libraries
The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the second round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an initiative to help small and rural libraries increase the accessibility of facilities, services and programs to better serve people with disabilities. The 310 funded proposals represent 45 U.S. states. Of the selected libraries, 62 percent serve communities of less than 5,000 people.
American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities Initiative Receives Additional $10 Million in Funding
The American Library Association (ALA) announced today that it has received $10 million in support of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) initiative to continue providing libraries with tools and resources to serve people with disabilities. A substantial portion of the funding – $7 million – will be distributed in grants of $10,000 and $20,000 to small and rural libraries.
ALA, FINRA Foundation Select 300 Public Libraries Nationwide to Receive Children’s Financial Education Kits
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation have announced 300 public libraries that will receive a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit, a collection of expertly vetted programming resources to help...
Call for Peer Reviewers
Are you looking to boost your CV or resume? The American Library Association Public Programs Office has a paid opportunity that you can apply for right now to get a head start on your 2024 professional development goals. The Public Programs Office is looking for peer reviewers to evaluate applications for round 2 of Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities. Reviewers are a crucial part of the application process and are essential to helping select the applications that will be awarded. Application deadline has been extended to November 15, 2023...
Application Resources & Tips
Applications for round 4 of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities are open from September 11 until December 11, 2025, at 11:59 pm CT. All applications and application materials are submitted on ALA Apply. Please review the Project Guidelines for step-by-step application instructions and check out the FAQs for any questions regarding the grant or application process. Application Resources For general grant writing tips, watch the webinar Grant Writing 101 For a specific review of the LTC Access initiative and application process, watch a recording of the Pre...
ALA introduces new LibGuide on how to explore and use Library of Congress Digital Collections in library programming
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has released a new LibGuide designed to help library workers use Library of Congress (LOC) Digital Collections in programming and educational opportunities. Available now on the ALA Library’s LibGuide...
ALA to distribute up to $3.6 million in grants as part of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) invites applications from small and rural libraries for the second round of funding of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant. Library workers may apply...