School Librarians in the Second Wave - Report Update

School librarians, long identified as thought leaders in school communities, provided invaluable services and resources to children in times of crisis. When educators faced unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19, school librarians and their libraries played a more important role than ever. 

EveryLibrary Institute vs. EveryLibrary

In order to support the wide range of work of EveryLibrary and in order to comply with Federal Tax Law it is necessary to have two organizational entities: EveryLibrary and the The EveryLibrary Institute.

New Report: Building Literacy Skills Leads to Economic Growth

Read Our 2020 Annual Report

The EveryLibrary Institute focused its resources and attention in 2020 on both the individuals who staff libraries and the institutions themselves. This was a necessary and natural response to the COVID-related crisis facing individual library workers from public, academic, and school libraries as well as the disruptions and dislocations facing our institutions in the United States and abroad. 

5 Featured Webinars to Watch

Come take a look at some of the webinars you might have missed. Here at our Webinars on Demand we have the goods on marketing, advocacy and engagement, and some fresh information on Digital Public Library of America’s free resources and their app. Register and watch any of these webinars at your convenience to get advice on engagement, outreach and even some tips on running for office!  

Call for Articles - The Political Librarian Spring/Summer 2021

We are happy to issue a call for original article, opinion pieces, and whitepapers for the Spring/Summer issue of The Political Librarian. 

New Report: Factors of Success for Libraries on the Ballot 2014 - 2018

There is a tremendous amount of speculation about the internal and external factors that potentially influence the outcome for a library on Election Day. In “Factors of Success for Libraries on the Ballot” report, we analyze over 700 library elections between 2014 and 2018 across 50 variables taken from the IMLS Public Library Survey and the American Community Survey from the US Census Bureau to determine what, if any, factors are determinants of success.

In the News - 2020 Edition

The EveryLibrary Institute was featured in library trade publications and the popular press throughout 2020 for our research projects and thought-leadership focusing on the future of libraries and our support for library workers and librarians in crisis through the HALO Fund. 

Please Support The EveryLibrary Institute and Your Gift Will Go Twice As Far

Several longtime, dedicated supporters together with new friends of ELI have generously offered to match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $25,000. We are humbled and excited to have this support, and we hope you will want to join them in supporting ELI.