ALT A person sits at a table and writes in a notebook. A person in the background speaks to an audience. Rescheduled: Paw Paw Public Library District Member Meetup.

ALT Holiday closures: Tuesday, December 24. Wednesday, December 25. Tuesday, December 31. Wednesday, January 1.

ALT In 2024, our delivery drivers made 69,818 library stops. That’s 468 times more than Taylor Swift’s Era Tour. Rails #DeliveryWrapped.

ALT In 2024, the libraries with the most deliveries per type were Highland Community College, McCook Public Library District, United Township High School District #30, and Theosophical Society in America. Rails #DeliveryWrapped.

ALT In 2024, our delivery drivers traveled 1,111,594 miles. That’s the equivalent of traveling to the moon and back 2.3 times. Rails #DeliveryWrapped.

ALT Headshots of Rick Burnside and Michael Branchfield. Rick and Michael drove the most miles in 2024. East Peoria Route 6 covers 78,155 miles every year. Rails #DeliveryWrapped.

ALT Rails continuing education event grants. A group of people sitting at a table, the person in front writing in a notebook.

ALT A mural on a brick wall featuring children and flowers. Library News: Waukegan Public Library Unveils Mural.

ALT Science of Reading with Dr. Joanna Christodoulou. A brain.

ALT Did you know? 2.5x as many people visit Illinois public libraries each year as attend Illinois collegiate and professional sports events* combined. Rails Illinois Libraries Agencies of Impact: A Data study. A crowd of people sitting in a lit stadium.

ALT Jessica Silva presents to a group of people. An attendee writes something down on a piece of paper. Cancelled: Paw Paw Public Library District Member Meetup.

ALT Recording available for a limited time. Amanda Jones standing outside and smiling at the camera. Amanda Jones: That Librarian and a Journey to Protect Intellectual Freedom.

ALT A wooden background with pine, acorns, and snowflakes surrounding it. A phone with its screen displaying a Rails store with a t-shirt that says “reading is reading is reading” and a mug that reads “support your local library.”

ALT A digital concept of a renovated building. Text that reads “library news: Roselle Public Library District building bond referendum approved.”

ALT Heather Montilla stands in front of a bookcase. At the bottom: Heather Montilla, Bellwood Public Library.

ALT Post-Staff Engagement Survey: Analyzing Data and Action Planning with Brooke Sievers, Addison Public Library.

ALT My Library Is...a place to create.

ALT Rails, Illinois libraries agencies of impact: a data study. Did you know? Public librarians in Illinois provided approximately 1.5 million hours of service in 2021. An image of hands transferring a stack of books across a desk to another set of hands.

ALT A laptop keyboard against an orange background. Text that reads “My Library Is... virtual cowork times.”