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Finding Answers IV – This or That

The Return to Public Spaces: Alleviating Anxiety for Staff, Patrons, and Yourself

Guidance for Social Work Positions at the Library

Jo Hamya on Virginia Woolf, The Worst Bits of Twitter, and The Smell of Library Hand Soap

Serving the Incarcerated During the Pandemic

Elinor Lipman On How The Secret Service, An Optometrist, and Shirley Maclaine Helped Craft Her Delightful New Comedy of Manners

Working Paper Seeks to Quantify Library ROI

Library Spaces and Well Building Ideals

Library Book Bikes Gaining in Popularity

Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi on Intense Friendships, Memory, and the Alchemical Quality of Language

From Alone to Together Again: Using Data to Deliver Value

IFLA Public Library of the Year Award Finalists

Local PBS Stations Help Libraries Plan for the Year Ahead

Cursed — A Conversation with Karol Ruth Silverstein

Act to Ensure Libraries Part of Infrastructure Act

Nicole Glover on Pocket Diaries, Floating Books, and Creating the Fantastical World of her Debut Novel

Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman on Co-Writing a Novel, Google Doc Etiquette, and Creating the Most Unexpected Relationship of the Summer

Are We Reaching the End of Library DVD Collections?

ALA Group Calls on Publishers to Update Pricing Models

Michael Blanding on Researching the Fascinating Mystery Behind Shakespeare’s Plays

Twelve Months of Passive Programming

Make Your Library ADA Friendly, Not Just ADA Compliant

Why Do We Think Library Services are Free?

The Library Comic Convention Goes Virtual

FYI Podcast: Hosting Digital Author Events

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