See current grant offerings and other opportunities from the ¸Û°Ą̈ͼ¿âPublic Programs Office.

The ¸Û°Ą̈ͼ¿â (ALA) Public Programs Office empowers libraries to create vibrant hubs of learning, conversation and connection in communities of all types.

Our staff works closely with librarians, humanities scholars, artists and documentarians, STEM and financial literacy experts, and others to create nationwide programming opportunities, grants and traveling exhibitions for U.S. libraries. We are advised by .

At any given time, multiple PPO-supported projects are underway in libraries across the United States.

Current projects include:

• Exploring Human Origins: Promoting a National Conversation on Human Evolution
• Let's Talk About It
• Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities
• Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
• Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit
• World on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration

Interested in hosting a PPO program or exhibition in your library?

Above photo: Patrons at the Salem (Ore.) Public Library view Thinking Money, an exhibition created by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation in partnership with the ¸Û°Ą̈ͼ¿âPublic Programs Office.