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Handling Patrons’ Personal Property

The three main issues I see with librarians handling patrons’ personal property are how it makes the patron feel, how it makes the professional feel, and liability.

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“All of our Childhoods are Normal to Us”—Adrienne Brodeur on her Powerful Memoir

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“Every Ghost Has its Own Particular Way of Haunting”—Mamta Chaudhry on her Spectacular Debut Novel

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Nashville Public Library’s Votes for Women Project

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“The Whole World that’s Interesting to Me in One Book”—Jami Attenberg on her Incredible New Novel

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Kanawha County Public Library Seeks Director

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Five Kinds of Outreach to People in Residential Care

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Reaching the Uninsured @ Your Library

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Embargoed: Libraries Struggle with Ebook Purchasing

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Personal Identifiable Information, Parental Consent, and Public Libraries

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Evolving Public Libraries

Creating a Whole New World

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Equity Beyond Access

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Paul Tough on College Admissions, Social Mobility, and the Common Sense Solutions to Current Inequities in Higher Education

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Checking Our Political Differences at the Door

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Understanding Trauma-Informed Approaches in Public Libraries

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Age as a Factor in Programming

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¿Como Puedo Ayudarle? How Can I Help You?

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