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Readers Advisory Reimagined

How do we create sustainable RA practices that empower staff and embed Readers’ Advisory fully into libraries?

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2021 Public Library Staff & Diversity Survey

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TikTok as a Primary Source

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Criminalizing Book Selection

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“Anything That Strikes You As Very Different From Now Is A Very Good Place to Start” – Lynne Truss On Creating The Delightfully Funny World Of Constable Twitten

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A Salute to the Schneider

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“My Process is Usually One of Necessity and Escaping Disaster” — Jeffrey Lewis On His Haunting New Novel

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Ending Late Fees: A Case for Equity

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Surveying Library Services to the Justice-Involved

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Kevin Young on the Poets in Conversation in His Extraordinary New Anthology

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Creating Safer Libraries

Giving Thanks for the Activists Who Integrated Public Libraries

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Is COVID-19 Still Preventing Indoor Library Activities?

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Finding Answers IV – This or That

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

Social Work in Public Libraries

Guidance for Social Work Positions at the Library

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

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Serving the Incarcerated During the Pandemic

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

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Working Paper Seeks to Quantify Library ROI

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Library Spaces and Well Building Ideals

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Library Book Bikes Gaining in Popularity

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

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From Alone to Together Again: Using Data to Deliver Value

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IFLA Public Library of the Year Award Finalists

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