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    Sparks Podcast

    Conversations about trends and issues affecting libraries. The Reaching Across Illinois Library System provides support services to about 1300 library institutions — academic, public, school, and special — in northern and western Illinois.

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    Sparks Podcast - Episode 14 - Diane Foote Jan 30, 2018
    Show notes

    Diane Foote is the new Executive Director of the Illinois Library Association (ILA).

    Related links:

    https://www.ila.org

    Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com

    Sparks Podcast - Episode 13 - Karen Keefe Dec 05, 2017
    Show notes

    RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Karen Keefe, Executive Director of Hinsdale Public Library, about trends libraries should be paying attention to, what library staff can do to start identifying relevant trends, and the Library Forecasting Interest Group.

    Relevant Links:

    • https://www.libraryforecasting.com/
    • http://www.ala.org/tools/future/

    Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com

    Sparks - Episode 12 - Keith Michael Fiels Oct 03, 2017
    Show notes

    RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Keith Michael Fiels, recently retired Executive Director of the American Library Association (ALA), about his 15 years of service at ALA, including accomplishments, favorite moments, challenges, and other stories from the road.

    Relevant links: http://www.ala.org

    Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com

    Sparks Podcast - Episode 11 - Larisa Good and Michelle Simmons Aug 23, 2017
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    RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Larisa Good, Director of Warren County Public Library District in Monmouth, Illinois, and Michelle Simmons, library trustee and RAILS Board member, about innovative things that small (and all) libraries can do to engage their communities.

    Relevant Links:

    http://www.wcplibrary.org/

    Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com

    Sparks Podcast - Episode 10 - Liz Aviles Jul 10, 2017
    Show notes

    RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Liz Aviles, Vice President of Market Intelligence at Upshot, about the marketing agency’s report on seven retail trends to watch in 2017 and how libraries can capitalize on these trends to better serve their customers.

    Relevant links:

    • Seven retail trends to watch in 2017 https://upshot.agency/happenings/2017-trends

    Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com

    Sparks Podcast - Episode 9 - Rebecca Teasdale May 16, 2017
    Show notes

    RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Rebecca Teasdale, Senior Evaluation and Research Associate at the Garibay Group in Chicago, about how libraries can use evaluation to improve their programs/services and for organizational learning.

    Relevant links:

    • Team-Based Inquiry: A Practical Guide for Using Evaluation to Improve Informal Education Experiences Available as a free download from: http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/team-based-inquiry-guide
    • W.K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook Available as a free download from: https://www.wkkf.org/resource-directory/resource/2010/w-k-kellogg-foundation-evaluation-handbook
    • Evaluating the Impact of Your Library (book) Sharon Markless and David Streatfield Facet Publishing, UK, 2012 http://www.worldcat.org/title/evaluating-the-impact-of-your-library/oclc/976189791

    Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com

    Sparks Podcast - Episode 8 - Margaret Peebles Apr 10, 2017
    Show notes

    RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Margaret Peebles, Division Chief of Public Services at Gail Borden Public Library District, about the crucial role libraries can play in helping patrons deal with "fake news," including how to evaluate what's "real" online.

    Relevant Links

    http://gailborden.info/fakenews

    Intro/outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com

    Sparks Podcast - Episode 7 - Andrew Medlar Mar 02, 2017
    Show notes

    RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Andrew Medlar, Assistant Chief, Technology, Content and Innovation at Chicago Public Library, about the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and DPLAfest, April 20-21, 2017, in Chicago.

    Relevant Links

    • Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/
    • DPLAfest https://dp.la/info/get-involved/dplafest/april-2017/
    • Chicago Public Library https://www.chipublib.org/
    • Black Metropolis Research Consortium http://bmrc.lib.uchicago.edu/
    • Chicago Collections http://chicagocollections.org/

    Intro/outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com/

    Sparks Podcast - Episode 6 - Ryan Livergood Jan 24, 2017
    Show notes

    RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Ryan Livergood, Executive Director of Warren-Newport Public Library, about how libraries can get started with fundraising, different strategies and events libraries can try, identifying donors and building relationships, the importance of establishing policies, and much more. Relevant Links Warren-Newport Public Library District website http://www.wnpl.info Library Strategies http://librarystrategiesconsulting.org The Fundraising Librarian http://www.fundraisinglibrarian.com

    Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com/

    Sparks Podcast - Episode 5 - Amita Lonial Nov 08, 2016
    Show notes

    RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan talks with Amita Lonial about how she got involved in the Libraries4BlackLives movement, the goals of the movement moving forward, and how libraries can get involved in efforts to foster racial equity and social justice.

    Intro/outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com/

    Relevant Links:

    • http://libraries4blacklives.org/
    • http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2016/04/engaged-and-inclusive-institutional-approaches-to-racial-equity-and-social-justice-podcast-episode-010/
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