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Current issue
September 2023 | Volume XLI, Issue 3
- Chatting with Jason Chin
- Becca Boland, Illinois Library Association
- A “Course” of Action: Incentivizing the Move to Low and No Cost Course Materials
- Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University Libraries; Larissa Garcia, Northern Illinois University Libraries
- RAILS EDI Learning Cohort
- Diana Rusch, Reaching Across Illinois Library System & Katie Clausen, Gail Borden Public Library
- My Turn: Yes, School Libraries Still Exist, but to Keep Them is Going to Require Your Help
- Leah Gregory, Illinois Heartland Library System
- iREAD Roundup 2023
- Becca Boland, Illinois Library Association
Past issues
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Volume XLI, Issue 2
June 2023
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Volume XLI, Issue 1
March 2023
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Volume XL, Issue 4
December 2022
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Volume XL, Issue 3
September 2022
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XL. Issue 2
June 2022
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Volume XL. Issue 1
March 2022
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