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New FYI Podcast Episode! Stories Beyond Borders

Stories Beyond Borders features children’s, middle grade, and young adult books centering Chinese American and diasporic voices.

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Post-Conference Debrief with ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office

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Socioeconomic Mixing: Creating Public Libraries Where Everyone Belongs

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Introducing CRAFT & HOBBY: Fostering Creativity in Local Communities

Building a Second Brain: A Conversation with Tiago Forte

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Network of the National Library of Medicine – Health Information at the Library

Ibram X. Kendi headlines Rally for the Right to Read before 2023 ALA Annual Conference

PLA Member Spotlights: ALA Annual Conference 2023

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Bringing Home The Personal Story In “The War Is Here”

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Integrating Martinsville Memorial Library, Virginia, 1963

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How I Used ChatGPT to Make a Video Game

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FYI Podcast: Desegregation of Libraries in the Jim Crow South

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ELC Pitch Competition Showcases Library Services to Support Small Business Communities 

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National Library Week: ALA Briefs Policymakers on How Libraries Build Business

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FYI Podcast Episode: The Black Librarian in America (50th Anniversary Edition) with Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Welcoming Mental Health Counseling at Libraries

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National Library Week Kicks off With Right to Read Day

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PLA, Google Tackle Misinformation with New Information Literacy Effort

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Sowing Seeds for Community Impact

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Get to Know the 2023 PLA Election Candidates

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Desegregation of Public Libraries in Winchester & Richmond, Virginia

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FYI Podcast – A Conversation with PLA President, Dr. Maria McCauley

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