Public Programs Office (PPO)

See current grant offerings and other opportunities from the ALA Public Programs Office.

The American Library Association (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 ALA's Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee (PCPAC).

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

View the impact PPO made in libraries across the nation in 2023.

Current projects include:

• Americans and the Holocaust
• Community Connect
• Exploring Human Origins: Promoting a National Conversation on Human Evolution
• Great Stories Club
• Let's Talk About It!
• Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
• Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities
• National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment (Phase 2)
• Peggy Barber Tribute Grant
• 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? Learn about our current offerings.

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 ALA Public Programs Office.