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ACRL Member of the Week

Sarah Tribelhorn
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Kathryn E. Shenk
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Julia Dudley
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Elizabeth A. Young
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Meet Member: Pam Gladis
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Meet Member: Emily Reed
Brian Lym, Direcfor for Employee Engagement, Development & Belonging, University of Oregon Libraries
Meet Member: Brian Lym
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Meet Member: Monya Tomlinson
ACRL Member of the Week Taylor Ralph
Meet Member: Taylor Ralph
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Meet Member: Amy F. Fyn
Chanda Briggs
Meet Member: Chanda Briggs
Charles Watkinson
Meet Member: Charles Watkinson
Jessica Swaringen, Outreach and Information Studies Librarian at Georgia Southern University in front of yellow and pink flowers at the Armstrong Campus in Savannah
Meet Member: Jessica Swaringen
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