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New Podcast! The 2020 Census and Public Libraries

In this episode, Larra Clark, PLA and ALA Washington Office Public Policy and Advocacy Deputy Director, and Michelle Perera, Director […]

Graves Lost or Found? There’s an App for That!

Cooking at the Library

Is Your Library Hiring?

“The World Looks More Fragile Than It Did When I Was Younger”—A Conversation with Paul Theroux

FYI Podcast: eBooks for All!

“Birds are the Messengers for Me”—A Conversation with Julie Zickefoose

Helping Patrons Navigate Online Banking

Tackling Meta-Illiteracy

The Post-Truth Archive

“Just Incredible Chutzpah”—Eric Lichtblau on the Real-Life Hero at the Heart of His New Book

The National Book Festival: Takeaways for Programming Librarians

Fine Policies and Lost Item Policies

Handling Patrons’ Personal Property

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

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

Nashville Public Library’s Votes for Women Project

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

Ad for Kanawha County Public Library Director job

Kanawha County Public Library Seeks Director

Five Kinds of Outreach to People in Residential Care

Reaching the Uninsured @ Your Library

Embargoed: Libraries Struggle with Ebook Purchasing

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Evolving Public Libraries

Creating a Whole New World

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