Today's library adventure is handing the central circ desk a library book from an incoming estate gift that had never been returned from an interlibrary loan in 1990.
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳🌈🦄🚀
Lynne M. Thomas 🏳🌈🦄🚀
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Rare Books #Librarian, 12x Hugo Award winning #SFF #editor & podcaster. #DoctorWho fan. Grieving Caitlin. She/Her. #Queer /bi/ pan. UncannyMagazine, VerityPodcast. University of Illinois RBML. Opinions mine. I don't auto-follow back.
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Restricted-Access Federal Facility, Effective July 7, 2025
Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public." 

National Archives
The National Archives at College Park, Maryland
We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies that include: Textual records from civilian agencies Army unit records dating from WW1 Navy ...