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April 2017 | Volume XXXV. Issue 2
- Podcasting: Everybody’s Doing It!
- Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library
- Is Your Library a LOT?
- Keisha Hester, Broadview Public Library District
- Data Back Up the Headlines: Adding Weight to Advocacy
- Michelle Guittar, Northwestern University and Kelly Grossmann, Eastern Michigan University
- Going to the Source: Legislative Research Tips for You and Your Patrons
- Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library
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.