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                        Tackling Children’s Food Insecurity with Community PartnersThe Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) in Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted a strategic plan in 2019 to help identify and eliminate barriers faced by people throughout the communities they served. Nate Coulter, Executive Director of CALS, recently e... 
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                        Bridgebuilding Resource HubBridgebuilding is an approach for promoting engagement and dialog between groups of people with different perspectives and experiences. As trusted community spaces, libraries offer a great place to do this work. WebJunction is collaborating with IREX... 
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                        Books, programming, resources: Helping patrons through the opioid crisisThe opioid crisis which has crashed through American communities has brought patrons to public libraries seeking information about opioids and addiction. This collection of resources can help you connect patrons to the information that they need to s... 
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                        Media and information literacy: Resources that address misinformationAt a time when the concept of truth is frequently being challenged, media and information literacy enables people to question critically what they have read, heard, and learned. 
 
 Media and information literacy includes having the knowl...
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                        A Delicious Library CollaborationRunning a restaurant is no easy task. And while libraries do a lot of things amazingly well, being a restaurant operator on top of all that is a tricky proposition. But when has a challenge ever stopped a library? This is certainly the case for Toled... 
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                        Adopt-a-Shelf program lets students create book displaysLibraries can offer safe, welcoming spaces for young people to access resources and programming, explore their interests, and connect with peers. And these benefits can be even more impactful when young people feel like they can actively contribute. ... 
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                        Hunger-Free Libraries: Food Pantries and FridgesFood insecurity is a problem that has drawn increasing attention in recent years. Libraries have a long, rich history of partnering with government and nonprofit agencies to help improve food access, and lately they have been helping in new and creat... 
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                        Sow connection with seed librariesSeed libraries offer a great way for new and experienced gardeners alike to expand their access to a wider variety of seeds, and traditional libraries are getting in on this growing trend. Seed libraries are community-based collections of seeds that ... 
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                        Promote Community Health with the Relationship-Driven LibraryLet’s Move in Libraries is an international initiative to get people of all ages and abilities on the path to health. During the month of April, Let’s Move in Libraries will host a series of online conversations on community collaboration and communi... 
