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Current issue

March 2025 | Volume XLIII, Issue 1

The Community Impact of Makerspaces
Todd Miller, Niles-Maine District Library; Liz Poppenhouse, Indian Trails Public Library District; Jimmy Gonzalez-Vicker, University of Illinois Chicago; & Selicia Applegate, Palatine Public Library District
Banned Books Café
Penny Blubaugh, Katherine Danko, & Marisa Bernstein, Eisenhower Public Library District
Wait, THAT’S A Library? Unique Illinois Library Buildings
Kate Kite, Illinois Heartland Library System
New Library Buildings 2024
Illinois Library Association

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The ILA Reporter is produced and circulated with the purpose of enhancing and supporting the value of libraries, which provide free and equal access to information. This access is essential for an open democratic society, an informed electorate, and the advancement of knowledge for all people.

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