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Virtual reference services: opportunities for libraries and patrons
Reverence librarian at Manchester Library via Flickr hundred years ago, anyone who wanted to speak with a reference librarian had to go to the library and approach the reference desk. Or perhaps call...
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Library services for disabled people: the accessible library
As of the 2010 census, more than 20% of the American workforce had some kind of disability. Half of the population older than 65 had some kind of disability. Libraries have long been committed to...
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What is the condition of US public libraries?
Paxton, Illinois Carnegie Library / Wikimedia Commons I recently received an important report on the state of libraries from WordsRated. WordsRated is a non-commercial, international research data and...
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How to use the library: a reminder of awesome library services
Wikimedia Commons For the better part of two years, the pandemic shut down most public institutions, including libraries. Now that things are getting back to normal, let’s take a look at using the...
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The WPA and public libraries in the Great Depression
Former Cheetham Memorial Library, Ashland, Illinois. Built by the WPA and dedicated in 1938, it opened with donated books. The library moved to another building in 1991. The old building was apparently...
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