Apply for a $150 stipend to attend a free workshop to bring NASA discoveries and exploration to your library: Workshop: "Explore: Life on Mars?" Date: April 3-4, 2012 Location: UW Geology Museum, Madison Deadline extended: applications will be accepted through Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The National Education Association's Read Across America reading celebration takes place each year on March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss.

The Sylvania branch of the Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Public Library and Lourdes College of Sylvania cosponsored a Veterans' Writing Workshop.  They "crafted a variety of thought-provoking writing and reading exercises intended to encourage all veterans, active and retired, to write about their experiences for their own benefit or to share them with friends and family." In the article "

If you're looking for ideas for arts-based programs, or want to know how your library can better support the arts & artists in your community, the brand-new Library as Incubator Project can help!

As we gear up for the winter holidays, consider hosting a cookie exchange at your library. Angela Hanshaw said it best: "Cookie swaps are a great way to bring people into your library while having them do most of the work."