American Library Association

American Library Association Public Programs Office will support libraries responding to the need for media literacy training for adults in their communities. This project will convene 30 cross-sector stakeholders and address the challenges and opportunities of providing media literacy programming and services to adults. The stakeholders will explore existing media literacy programing and services for adults; identify collaborations that would benefit underserved populations and rural communities; identify areas of collaboration between librarians, journalists, technology workers, and educators; and identify gaps in current adult services and staff training. The convening will lead to the development of a landscape report, webinar series, curated resources, and practitioner's guide that documents resources, best practices, competencies, tools, and recommendations libraries can take to make better-informed decisions on services and resource offerings related to media literacy for adults.