| FEATURES | 
       
         | In Defense of ‘Library’ by Anthony Aycock
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         | How Libraries Help Patrons Go on Vacation by Brandi Scardilli
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         | SHORT TAKES | 
       
         | Editor’s Note Hang in There
  by Brandi Scardilli
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         |  Product News  | Page 25 | 
       
         | COLUMNS | 
       
         |  A Day in the LifeInspire, Influence, and Include
 Hillary Ostlund
 Interviewed by Justin Hoenke
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         |  We the People Finding That Hard-to-Attain Work-Life Balance
 by Lauree Padgett
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         | The Help DeskDo Some Environmental Good With Too Good To Go
  by Sophia Guevara
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         |  The Sporting Life Hail to the Noble Fight Song!
 by David King
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         | Legal lssuesLegal Struggles With Cultural Appropriation
 by George H. Pike
 | Page 24 | 
       
         | International ReportWhat’s New in OA Deals
 by John Charlton
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         |   Database Review BookLooks.org Fuels the Book-Banning Movement
  by Mick O’Leary
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         | CONFERENCES | 
       
         | Information Today, Inc. Conferences | Page 12 | 
       
         |   Report From the FieldThe U.S. Book Show Returns: A Gathering for Literacy at NYU
 by Terry Ballard
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         |   Report From the FieldSession Highlights From the 2023 U.S. Book Show
 by Brandi Scardilli
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         | African Nations’ Options for Free or Low-Cost Access to Research by David Haden
 | Page 30 | 
       
         | Notes on Digital Transformation Neurodiversity at Work
 by Marianne Kay
 | Page 33 | 
       
         | Outside the Box Grief Tech Takes End-of-Life Planning to Another Level
 by Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig
 | Page 35 | 
       
         | Let’s Get Strategic Generative AI and Copyright Issues: What You Need to Know
  by Linda Pophal
 | Page 37 | 
       
         | AI Ethicist How AI Can Help Companies Embrace Neurodiversity
  by Kashyap Kompella
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