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.
Relevant links: https://westmontlibrary.org/makery
Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com
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 the growth of e-resources.
Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com
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 through a building project.
Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com
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 exciting news for STBF. Bentley's book, Sweetest Heartbreak, is available to read on BiblioBoard.
Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com
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.
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Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com
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 serving unsheltered populations.
Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com
Diane Foote is the new Executive Director of the Illinois Library Association (ILA).
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Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com