American Library Association

The American Library Association (ALA) will conduct a three-year research grant to conduct phase 2 of the National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment. Building on ALA’s previous IMLS-supported research, the grant will continue to build and expand a foundational and actionable understanding of library programming by exploring what impact looks like for libraries and communities and how libraries partner with other organizations and leaders to achieve that impact. ALA will bring together a network of researchers, practitioner-researchers, and advisors to implement a comprehensive research strategy to understand and document the characteristics, audiences, outcomes, and value of U.S. library programming.