A Little More For Your Reconsideration
In the library world, 2022 may go down as the year of the organized book challenge. And as reconsiderations go, the worst materials challenge is the one for which we [...]
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02, 2022
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01, 2022
For Your Reconsideration
Materials challenge. Request for reconsideration. Whatever term you use, addressing objections to your library’s collection is a difficult subject. It is also one that libraries across the country are facing [...]
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05, 2021
New Digital Inclusion Webpage
We at the Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) have recently launched a new webpage on our site that is devoted to the topic of digital inclusion. You can find it [...]
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10, 2020
ICfL’s My First Books program celebrates 25 years
My First Books program is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! This program establishes home libraries for children who have limited access to books.
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10, 2020
ALA Releases List of Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books
This year's Banned Books Week runs from September 27 to October 3, so I will begin by apologizing for the tardiness of this post. The good thing is that I [...]
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08, 2020
Child Care Crisis: How your library can support early learning
Thank you to the library staff who joined us for today's conversation regarding the child care and preschool crisis in Idaho and throughout the nation. As mentioned during the [...]
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05, 2020
Electronic Resources for Public Libraries in the Time of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Digital content may include eBooks, audio books, comics and graphic novels, movies, music, and television programs.
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05, 2020
Suggested Best Practices for Zoom Meetings
Test your video and audio. Turn on your video. Position yourself so that most of the light is coming from in front of you. Use a headset if you have one....
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04, 2020
Legislative Update 20200421
Please find below a summary of bills introduced during the second regular session of the 65th Idaho Legislature, January 6 – March 20, 2020, that most directly impact Idaho libraries [...]
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03, 2020
Guidance for Governor Brad Little’s Statewide Stay-Home Order 20200325
Guidance for Governor Brad Little's Statewide Stay-Home Order updated March 25, 2020 Self-isolate All residents of Idaho must self-isolate and stay and work from home as much as possible, unless [...]