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On this very special episode of Checked In, our hosts sit down with ALA President, Sam Helmick, to discuss the ALA's 150th Anniversary!

Learn more about the ALA's last 150 years here.

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On this month's episode, we get a little dirt under our nails with the opening of our seed library! We also share some of our favorite reading snack foods and favorite food themed books to go with them. Oh, and we jump on the TikTok trend of revisiting all that 2016 had to offer.

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To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide!

Upcoming programs:

Adults: Mushroom Foraging - Tuesday, March 31st @ 6:30pm | Fairmount

Teens/Tweens: Teen DIY: Tea Box Junk Journal - Friday, March 27th @ 3:30pm | Main

Kids: Spring into Main - Thursday, March 19th @ 2pm | Main

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Archives and Manuscript Collections

Library of Things!

Seed Library

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