Blogs
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Keeping Up With Kids is Leah Langby’s long-running popular blog. She delves into subjects related to Youth Services from many different angles.
Youth Services Round-Up November 7
CSLP (Collaborative Summer Library Program) Manual Access The Collaborative Summer Library Program is a multi-state effort to make planning for...
Condemning Political Violence: Resources
It's a rough and confusing time to be alive. I appreciate it when I come across some guidance and ideas for how to talk about some of the scary...
Inspiring Intergenerational Community Art Projects
Thanks so much to Shelly Collins Fuerbringer from the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire for these inspiring ideas! This summer we...
Free “Freadom to Read Kits” from The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader
I got an email from the Children's Book Council today that you might want to consider: The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader are...
PLA Takeaways: NewsBank, AI, and More AI!
Thanks to Tanya Misselt, director of the River Falls Public Library for today's edition of PLA Takeaways! I spent a fair amount of time at the...
PLA Takeaways: Exhibit Inspirations and Counteracting Isolation
Thanks to Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, for sharing these Take-aways from her experience at the 2026 Public Library...
PLA Take-Aways: AI Uncertainty, Libraries Without Borders, and Community Partnerships
Many thanks to Amanda Unger from the Hudson Area Public Library, who attended the PLA Annual Conference earlier this month, for sharing a few...
Tips for the PLA Exhibit Hall
from the IFLS Library System, 2026 What to bring Wear comfortable shoes, bring a backpack to carry swag if you want to collect it, bring a water...
PLA Takeaways: NewsBank, AI, and More AI!
Thanks to Tanya Misselt, director of the River Falls Public Library for today's edition of PLA Takeaways! I spent a fair amount of time at the...
PLA Takeaways: Exhibit Inspirations and Counteracting Isolation
Thanks to Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, for sharing these Take-aways from her experience at the 2026 Public Library...
PLA Take-Aways: AI Uncertainty, Libraries Without Borders, and Community Partnerships
Many thanks to Amanda Unger from the Hudson Area Public Library, who attended the PLA Annual Conference earlier this month, for sharing a few...
Tips for the PLA Exhibit Hall
from the IFLS Library System, 2026 What to bring Wear comfortable shoes, bring a backpack to carry swag if you want to collect it, bring a water...
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Policy of the Month Club, Print the News, calendar
Policy of the Month Club: Social Media Have you joined yet? Every month includes an explanation, a self-audit, related policies, and sample...
Surveys, new IFLS staff, ILS demos, new on the website, coming up on the calendar
Surveys! Your Voice Matters: Take the Solo Library Worker Survey The Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) is excited to announce that...
Remembering Colfax Public Library Director Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt
As many of you know, our colleague Lisa was tragically killed last week. Lisa was the director of Colfax Public Library since 2016, and was a staff...
Important deadlines, kit returns, group supply and passport program updates, free trial, scholarships, upcoming events
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