Posted on June 30, 2025
The RAILS My Library Is... Grant provided the crucial financial resources necessary to bring our vision to life. Our plan, initially called the “Ready Player One” Lounge, was to create a visible, public gaming venue that would serve as an ongoing draw for student veterans at the library and facilitate their social time with the wider student body.
Posted on June 26, 2025
On March 14, 2025, Executive Order 14238, “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” called for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Posted on June 23, 2025
“Your Free Pass to…” was a partnership with Moline Public Library and Rock Island Public Library to create a cost-effective marketing campaign to increase awareness and library use in neighboring communities that are underserved, racially diverse, and may face language barriers.
Posted on June 18, 2025
On March 14, 2025, Executive Order 14238, “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” called for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Posted on June 16, 2025
Does your academic library have an archive collection? Is it located in a storage closet? Or basement? If you asked your college community about the archive, what would they say?
Our library team took an alternative approach to engagement and created multidimensional displays within glass display cases.
Posted on June 12, 2025
On March 14, 2025, Executive Order 14238, “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” called for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Posted on June 9, 2025
I am honored that Gower Middle School received one of the My Library Is... Grants for the 2024-2025 school year!
Posted on June 2, 2025
At Washington District Library (WDL), we’re always looking for ways to bring library services into the community and are lucky to have a fantastic partner in the Washington Park District. Installing a Storywalk® in a nearby park was an obvious step for us.
Posted on May 27, 2025
At the Klinck Memorial Library at Concordia University Chicago (CUC), we believe that the library is not just a place for quiet study and academic research, it is a center for connection, learning, and creativity, starting at the earliest age possible.
Posted on May 19, 2025
For the last several years, our library has worked to make our space welcoming, accessible, and inclusive. One of the areas we wanted to improve on was by reaching our whole community, which is diverse in languages spoken.