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Current issue
December 2024 | Volume XLII, Issue 4
- You're Never Too Old for the Library: Senior Services at Three Illinois Public Libraries
- Suzanne Arist, Wilmette Public Library District
- Keep Calm and Carry On: First Amendment Audits at Your Library
- Dustin Smaby, Vernon Area Public Library District
- Data-Driven Strategic Planning: An Anecdotal Approach
- Jen Ryjewski, Downers Grove Public Library
- A Look Inside: ILA visits the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
- Rene Leyva, Fossil Ridge Public Library District
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September 2024
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June 2024
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March 2024
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December 2023
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September 2023
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June 2023
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