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Welcome to Direct From Dee

Hello out there RAILS members, and other interested folks. I will be using this blog to keep you up-to-date on RAILS news and projects; to share my thoughts on library-related issues and trends; and to get YOUR input on pretty much anything under the sun that relates to libraries! I hope you will...

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How to Update Your Reciprocal Borrowing Policy in L2

RAILS member library directors or designated staff members are encouraged to update their library's policies in the Library Learning (L2) Resource Sharing Policy Directory . Perhaps the most appropriate person to update these policies is the person responsible for interlibrary loan and/or...

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Sparks Podcast Episode 21: Content Marketing

In our latest episode of Sparks, RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Kim Caviness, Chief Content Officer of Chicago marketing firm Imagination about content marketing and how it is relevant to libraries, that print still has a place in our digital world, and our collaboration on the...

Deirdre Brennan and Kim Caviness in a recording booth

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"Dreams Take Flight" Videos for Libraries

We have begun a campaign to help our member libraries of all sizes and types (academic, public, school, and special) tell their stories and articulate their value to stakeholders more effectively. This kind of assistance was requested by many libraries during our recent strategic planning process...

children gathered in a library for a paper airplane flight test

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Sparks Podcast Episode 19: Justin Williams

RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Justin Williams, Adult Services Librarian at Westmont Public Library, about the library's Makery (Library of Things) and how other libraries can start a similar collection. Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com Relevant Links...

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Sparks Podcast Special Episode: Veronda Pitchford

RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Veronda Pitchford, former director of Membership Development and Resource Sharing at RAILS. They discuss projects Veronda had been part of during her five years at RAILS, including her challenges, successes, and wishes, with special attention to...

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Sparks Podcast Episode 18: Rockford Public Library

RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Lynn Stainbrook, Executive Director at Rockford Public Library, about the library's building project, including its unusual origins; envisioning sessions held with different community groups, including teenagers; and her advice for others going...

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Sparks Podcast Episode 17: Soon To Be Famous Illinois Author Project

RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with 2018 Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project (STBF) winner, Heather Bentley, and STBF committee member and Marketing/PR Director at Mount Prospect Public Library, Carol Morency, about writing, self-publishing, what they are reading now, and...

Deirdre Brennan, Heather Bentley, and Carol Morency

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Sparks Podcast Episode 16: Veronda Pitchford and Mitchell Davis

RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with RAILS Director of Membership Development and Resource Sharing Veronda Pitchford and Mitchell Davis, Founder & CEO of BiblioBoard, about the e-book industry. Specifically, they discuss what RAILS and BiblioBoard have done in partnership to...

Deirdre Brennan, Veronda Pitchford, and Mitchell Davis

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Sparks Podcast Episode 15: Megan Millen and Denise Zielinski

RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Megan Millen, Executive Director and Denise Zielinski, Community Engagement Officer at Joliet Public Library, about how the library is working with others in the community to serve the unsheltered (homeless) and how other libraries can get started...

Deirdre Brennan, Megan Millen, and Denise Zielinski

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