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Written, verbal, and nonverbal communication are essential tools to the success of today's librarians. Join Sarah A. Long, host of What's New In Libraries as she visits Mary Pergander, Director of the Deerfield Public Library, tours the new Lenhardt Library at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, and learns how to conduct Crucial Conversations with Debbie Baaske at the North Suburban Library System.

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What's New in Libraries? is an award-winning cable show which aims to showcase the events, programs, and people that make libraries vibrant community centers. Sarah Long, the host, also writes a weekly column for Chicago's Daily Herald, which highlights opportunities and issues in the library world.

About the Host, Sarah Long

Sarah Long, host Sarah is the director of the North Suburban Library System and host of What's New in Libraries? As a recent past president of the American Library Association, Sarah uses her motivational speeches, weekly Daily Herald newspaper column, and radio and television appearances to advocate locally and nationally for libraries.