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From the My Library Is ... Blog: This is my first year at a school library. I worked at a public library for 13 years. There were always times that were more stressful and busier than others but moving to a school I have encountered a strange phenomenon that starts in March, and I am told lasts...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: What is a Storywalk©? It is a book that has been disassembled, laminated and presented page by page to promote reading and exercise on a trail, bike path, or in store windows. The StoryWalk© Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: RAILS Member Engagement Manager Dan Bostrom speaks with Katey Moore, Marketing Coordinator, Bourbonnais Public Library about their approach to video marketing. To see more, make sure to follow: Read full post at: https://www.mylibraryis.org/blog/conversation-katey-...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: This unprecedented year has been rough on us all. As the Assistant Director of a small public library developing and implementing dynamic children's programming was at the forefront of brainstorms throughout my workweek. Pre-pandemic, my library staffed by five was...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: Keeping students engaged with the library during the pandemic has been challenging. Over the past year as the building was closed or offered reduced hours, we haven't been able to serve as the traditional third place where students can visit after school, gather to...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: In 2020, the Illinois Community of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) faced a new challenge: how to make members feel engaged and connected to their association and fellow members when in-person events were no longer an option. As president-elect, I was...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: Deepening community connections in a pandemic is no easy task, so it was a win-win when Rock Island Public Library found an opportunity to help digitally under-served Rock Island-Milan School District #41 students connect to remote and blended learning, and also...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: When we have a message we want to share with the public, we turn to our list of what I like to think of as tools, and decide which will best help us get the word out. Depending on the message, we use a combination (or all!) of these tools: social media posts, print...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: My Library Is... Conversation with Nancy Ashbrook Read full post at: https://www.mylibraryis.org/blog/conversation-nancy-ashbrook

From the My Library Is ... Blog: Lake Forest Library and Lake Bluff Public Library are proud to present their joint nonfiction reading program called Read Between the Ravines. This Two Communities, One Nonfiction Book program brings together Lake Forest and Lake Bluff with the purpose of enhancing...