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Sparks Podcast Episode 7: Andrew Medlar

RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Andrew Medlar, Assistant Chief, Technology, Content and Innovation at Chicago Public Library, about the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and DPLAfest, April 20-21, 2017, in Chicago. Relevant Links Digital Public Library of America - https://dp...

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Sparks Podcast Episode 6: Ryan Livergood

RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Ryan Livergood, Executive Director of Warren-Newport Public Library, about how libraries can get started with fundraising, different strategies and events libraries can try, identifying donors and building relationships, the importance of establishing...

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Sparks Podcast Episode 5: Amita Lonial

RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Amita Lonial about how she got involved in the Libraries4BlackLives movement, the goals of the movement moving forward, and how libraries can get involved in efforts to foster racial equity and social justice. Intro/outro music by Julie Jurgens, https...

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Sparks Podcast Episode 4: Every Student Succeeds Act

RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan (left) talks with Sylvia Norton (center), Executive Director of the American Association of School Librarians, and Megan Cusick (right), Grassroots Specialist at the Office for Library Advocacy, about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Topics include the...

From left: Dee Brennan, Sylvia Norton, Megan Cusick

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Sparks Podcast Episode 3: Miguel Figueroa

RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Miguel Figueroa, Director of the Center for the Future of Libraries ( http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/future ). They discuss why the American Library Association started the center, how libraries can use its work to prepare for the future,...

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Sparks Podcast Episode 2: Cindy Fuerst

RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Cindy Fuerst, Director of the Vernon Area Public Library District ( http://www.vapld.info/ ) about how her library eliminated overdue library fines. Cindy shares how this decision was made, the resulting benefits, and some interesting before and after...

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Sparks Podcast Episode 1: David Seleb

RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with David Seleb. David is the director of the Oak Park Public Library ( http://oppl.org/ ), which recently hired a full-time social worker to improve the library's engagement with the community.

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RAILS Annual Report

A review of RAILS' 2015 calendar year highlights is now available. You will also learn more about the programs/services that RAILS continues to offer all member libraries (academic, public, school, and special). A print version of the report is available as well. If you have any questions, contact...

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