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  • Developing Diverse Children's and YA Collections: What They Don't Teach You in Grad School

    Historically, children's and young adult Collection Development has been heavily reliant on reviewed materials. To order books for your library, all you had to do was receive carts of newly reviewed titles from your distributor, select them, and that was it. But as it turns out, the easy way is not the best way. Join Betsy Bird as she explains why Collection Development today is an active affair, and why making your children's and young adult collections diverse means visiting book fairs and street vendors, reaching out to local contacts, hunting down obscure book awards, and more.

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  • Accessible to All: Serving Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities

    Join two leaders in the field to learn about models of service, programming and technologies that create a welcoming library environment for young patrons with disabilities. Learn about dynamic programs being offered at public libraries around the Chicagoland area that can be replicated at your library.

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