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FYI Podcast – Public Libraries and Digital Literacy

New Year, New Music: Streaming Options for Libraries

Applying Game Design to Libraries

Protected: PL Digital Issues

FYI Podcast: Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework

Researching the Integration History of Your Library

Beyond Self-Care for Library Staffers

FYI Podcast: Workforce Development in Public Libraries

I’ve Written a Book. I’m a Machine, and Taught Myself How to Write.

Family Place Libraries™ Making Its Way Across the Nation

Librarian Turned Game Designer

Sonali Dev On Bollywood Cinema, Writing Complicated Relationships, And The Scenes That Still Make Her Laugh Out Loud

Public Libraries Need Partnerships

Fodor’s Eleven Most Beautiful Libraries in the US

Bruce Davis Takes Readers Behind The Scenes On The Early Days of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

FYI Podcast: Subscription Book Boxes for Teens

Libraries Eligible for New Digital Equity Outreach Funding; January 9 Deadline to Apply

Native American Heritage Month at the Library

Revolting Librarians: Fifty Years Later

“The Movement is Already Out There” – David Moscow on Investigating Our Planet’s Interconnected Food Supply

FYI Podcast: Public Library Association Surveys

Ned Bachus On Chosen Family, Unlikely Friendships, And His Debut Novel’s Thirty-Six Year Journey To The Page

A Message from PLA President Maria McCauley Regarding Recent Library Threats

FYI Podcast: Hosting an Expungement Clinic at the Public Library

Barbara Graham On The Joy Of “Not Knowing” In Crafting Her Compassionate and Suspenseful Debut Novel

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