Early last year when Americans were advised to stay home to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, libraries had to consider new ways to connect with the communities they serve. Most libraries ...

How has the coronavirus pandemic changed the ways libraries get out into the community? What adaptations have been made to bookmobiles, service vehicles, and outreach programs in the last year? What ...

The Iowa City Public Library and the North Liberty Library reported increases in the number of rural patrons, which staff attribute to a variety of services and outreach projects done at individual ...

When Andrew Carnegie was a 17-year-old immigrant “working boy” in Allegheny City, Penn. (now Pittsburgh’s North Side) in 1853, he wanted to be able to borrow books to improve himself – but in the era ...

If you’re familiar with the Pflugerville Public Library, you may have attended one of the programs that we put on within the library’s walls. We’ve got dozens of programs each week for all ages, and ...

Learning happens at the library, but it does go beyond those four walls. The Allen County Public Library offers outreach services to those in the community. This program is for those who can’t come to ...

Jennifer Burek Pierce says she has had a “lifetime relationship with libraries.” Following in her librarian mother’s footsteps, Pierce started volunteering for libraries in second grade and continued ...

Shreve Memorial Library offers outreach services including a mobile library and makerspace. The outreach team provides programs like story times, crafts, robotics workshops, and job assistance at ...

The Outreach Committee of University Libraries will be offering a series of opportunities to take an active break from studying during finals week. From May 6 th to May 15 th there will be a break ...

The world of STEM is exciting, and it is continuing to grow worldwide. However, many students are unaware of the careers that science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) can offer. That’s why ...