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In this episode, Monica Harris and Dan Bostrom discuss the new RAILS strategic plan, an update to the Cards for Kids Act, and some internal guidelines for RAILS on COVID-19 and masking.

Debbie Baaske, acting Member Engagement Manager talks with Elizabeth Quinlan, Foundation Librarian at the MacArthur Foundation. Liz shares how she supports the more than 170 staff of one of the largest grant making organizations in the United States. Liz, who considers herself an "Information...

RAILS is recruiting new members for the My Library Is... Advisory Team. These individuals will help create awareness and engage all levels of library staff. All types of library workers are encouraged to apply. Responsibilities: Help develop ways to publicize the MLI campaign and wesbite resources...

Debbie Baaske, acting Member Engagement Manager talks with Colby Maddox, Manager of the Resource Center at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. The collection houses over 25,000 commercial and archival recordings, videos, books, photos, documents and periodicals. The main users of the...

In this episode Deirdre Brennan and Dan Bostrom talk about the brand-new RAILS Strategic Plan for 2022-2025. Deirdre reviews the process for creating the plan and what member libraries will find inside. Watch or listen to Deirdre Brennan and Stephanie Chase talk about the importance of strategic...

Debbie Baaske, acting Member Engagement Manager talks with Meredith Payne, librarian at the Illinois Service Resource Center. The ISRC provides behavior support for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, or visually impaired in Illinois. Meredith describes the library that consists of an expanding...

Debbie Baaske, acting Member Engagement Manager talks with Leora Siegel, Senior Director at the Lenhardt Library. Leora talks about all of the wonderful resources available to the public from the library during open hours and through ILL. She also shares information on their digitization efforts of...

In this episode Deirdre Brennan shares a sneak peek on some of the topics that will be covered at the January 19 RAILS Member update. She talks about encouraging members to take the e-newsletter survey, the importance of the annual library certification and what to look forward to in 2022.