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Current issue

March 2024 | Volume XLII, Issue 1

New Library Buildings 2023
Illinois Library Association
Stephen Jackson: A DiversiTEA Recap
ILA Diversity Committee
Beyond Books: Exploring the Library of Things Movement
Lynette Bromiel, Naperville Public Library & Alex Towers, The Joseph Sears School, Kenilworth
The Library, The Billboard, and The Non-User: Lake Villa District Library’s Efforts to Raise Awareness
Nina Kenney, Lake Villa District Library
Step Up Your Library’s Green Programming
Laura L. Barnes, University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

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