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The Census Needs to Hire Half a Million People – Here’s How Libraries Can Help

Public libraries can play a central role in helping community members learn about and apply for these jobs, and a new tip sheet from the ALA can help.

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Mike Wallace Is Here, A Review

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Performance Evaluations: What Not to Do

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Andrea Pitzer on Concentration Camps, Library Neutrality, and Combating Misinformation

Peers — In Their Own Words

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Library’s 3D Printer Makes a Difference

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Creative Learning @ Your Library

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“You Don’t Know How Unique Your Own Mother is Until You’re Out in the World” — Bridgett M. Davis on Her Heartwarming Memoir

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Measuring Civic Impact a Theme of Knight Public Spaces Forum

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Unlikely Mentors and Cultural Malaise: Maureen Stanton on her Powerful Memoir

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Casey McQuiston on Nora Ephron, History Nerds, and Full Circle Moments at her Library

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Flatter, Focused, and Community Led – Public Library Staffing Continues to Evolve

FYI Podcast: Library Marketing with Cordelia Anderson

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Media Literacy Ideas

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Do’s & Don’ts of Supervising Library Volunteers

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Staying Social: Why Your Library Needs Social Media Policies

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Heidi Diehl on How History and Krautrock Shaped Her Beautiful New Novel

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A Woman’s Place is in the House (And Senate!)

FYI Podcast: Social Services at Hennepin County

FYI Podcast: REFORMA’s Children in Crisis Task Force

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It’s About Who Knows You

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Go For It! Advice From Library Directors

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The 24/7 Library

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Superheroes Need Not Apply

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500 Year-Old Library Catalog Found in University Collection

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