Programming & Exhibitions
The place for library workers to share, learn and be inspired to present excellent programming.
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Learn about current grant and exhibit opportunities available from ALA's Public Programs Office.
Brush up on skills and get new program ideas with free webinars from ALA's Public Programs Office.
Programs & Resources
a programming toolkit to help library workers empower adults with online health literacy skills
Tools, resources and support for librarians to engage with their communities
Annual grant to support innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries
100 library workers will be selected to complete a four-part asynchronous e-course
Latest Programming & Exhibition News
ALA, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum announce extension of ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibition tour, starting in 2028, to 50 more libraries
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA), in collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, announced the continuation of its important traveling exhibition Americans...
ALA invites public libraries to apply for 12 months of early childhood STEM program kits and resources
CHICAGO – In collaboration with Cummins Inc., the American Library Association (ALA) invites applications from U.S. public libraries to participate in A Year of STEM...
The Pulitzer Prizes, in partnership with the American Library Association, present new traveling exhibition, Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire, to be displayed at 20 public libraries nationwide
The Pulitzer Prizes and American Library Association (ALA) today announced the national tour of Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire, a new traveling exhibition that will visit 20 public libraries nationwide.
Apply for the 2026-27 cohort of the Yiddish Book Center’s Public Libraries Program: Host reading groups on religion, assimilation, identity and immigration
CHICAGO — Join public library workers from around the country at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, to explore how Yiddish literature can provide...
Terrebonne Parish Library System (Houma, La.) and Union (N.J). Public Library Awarded ALA’s Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its seventh annual Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to Terrebonne Parish Library System in Houma, La...
2025 Year In Review
From traveling exhibits to brand new projects, the Public Programs Office showcases 2025 highlights from our extensive network of libraries.
About the Public Programs Office
Through professional development activities, programming resources, model programs and grant opportunities, the Public Programs Office supports libraries as they fill their role as community cultural center, a place of cultural and civic engagement, where people of all backgrounds gather for reflection, discovery, participation and growth.
Support The Cultural Communities Fund
Created by the American Library Association’s Public Programs Office in 2004 with a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities; the endowment has since grown to $3.2 million. Cultural Communities Fund (CCF) supports excellence and innovation in community-focused library programming through grants, awards, and professional development.
Please join our network of CCF supporters — including more than 500 library professionals, foundations and corporations. You can designate your gift to support a specific grant or award (listed below) or you can give an unrestricted gift, and we will use your donation where it is needed most.
