The Ins and Outs of Incorporating External Data
In September, we took a hiatus from The Public Library Blueprints to explore the 2023…
The Library Research Service (LRS) is an office of the Colorado State Library. LRS thoughtfully collects, analyzes, and distributes data that is relevant and actionable to Colorado communities and empowers library staff to do the same.
Here you will find some cross-posts from the LRS blog. Visit the LRS website at LRS.org.
In September, we took a hiatus from The Public Library Blueprints to explore the 2023…
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