Stories to Inspire You

See inspiring stories about how libraries are using NoveList to help readers. 

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Core Collections Helps Build and Maintain Vibrant Library

In the high desert of Utah, just 45 miles south of Salt Lake City, the Orem Public Library serves a densely populated suburban area of 98,000 residents with a single library branch. The…

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Iredell County Public Library in Statesville, NC

Library Successfully Reaches Diverse Population, Staff with LibraryAware…

Juli Moore describes Iredell County as “very tall.” The southern end of the county consists of mostly suburban neighborhoods. As you drive north on Interstate 77, nearly 50 miles from…

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Catalog data empowers readers and promotes cross-departmental…

Tucked between the Cascade and Olympic Mountains in Marysville, WA, you'll find Sno-Isle Libraries. Jessica Russell is the Assistant Director of Collection Services of the 23 community…

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Program promotion reaches new heights with help of focused eblasts

Meet Nan Champe! Nan is the library director at Pewaukee Public Library (PPL) in Pewaukee, WI. PPL serves both the city (approximately 16,000) and the village (approximately 8,100) of…

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Building a strong, responsive collection with Core Collections

Dianne Coan is the Division Director of Technical Operations at Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL), a 23-branch library system that serves 1.2 million (and growing) residents in…

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Communicating updates and collection promotion in a pandemic

Athens Regional Library System is located in northeast Georgia and consists of five counties and 11 branches and resource centers. The total population of the area is just over 220,000…

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