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Library love by Dee Brennan

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Joint meeting of IHLS, RAILS, the State Library and CPL: Part Two
Joint meeting of IHLS, RAILS, the State Library and CPL: Part One

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Librarians and authors; can't we all just get along? By Dee Brennan

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Executive Director Dee Brennan will be meeting with members at the Sterling Public Library on June 5, Galesburg Public Library on Thursday, June 13, and Macomb Public Library District on Friday, June 14. Pictured: Sterling Public Library. Photo courtesy of Sterling Public Library.

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RAILS serves academic, public, school, and special library members in a 27,000 square mile area. RAILS provides delivery service, technology support for shared online catalogs, and Talking Book Services.

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Featured Service

Resource Sharing Alliance (RSA) NFP LLSAP members attended a cataloging workshop on Wednesday, May 1 at the Chenoa Public Library District. The laptops and projection screen used during the workshop were purchased with the Eliminate the Digital Divide grant funds received by the Chenoa Public Library District in 2012.

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Behind the Scenes

Delivery service is now operating out of the new Bolingbrook service center located at 1000 W. Crossroads Parkway in Bolingbrook. RAILS has closed on the sale of the Shorewood building and is leasing a smaller space. When the office area is ready, former Shorewood PrairieCat staff will move to the new location. RAILS staff members working in or moving to the Bolingbrook service center can be reached toll-free at 877.542.7257.

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Member Spotlight

Veronda Pitchford, RAILS Director of Membership Development and Resource Sharing, discusses resource sharing with Donna Reynertson from the Itasca Community Library. RAILS enjoyed interacting with members at Reaching Forward on May 3.

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Member Spotlight

First Lady Michelle Obama presented the National Medal for Museum and Library Service to Waukegan Public Library at a White House ceremony held on May 8. The library's staff posted this photo and short article to the Library News section of the RAILS website.

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