Featured Conference Speakers

Opening General Session Keynote: Embracing the Library Life Cycle

Joan Frye Williams & George Needham

Illinois Authors' Dinner

Michael Cunningham

Closing General Session Keynote

Paula Poundstone

Youth Author Breakfast Speaker

Barry Gott

ILA President's Program Speaker

Duane Bray

Third Annual ILA Speakers' Series

The Hopeful Workplace

Joan Frye Williams & George Needham

Keeping Innovation Alive During Challenging Times: The Charlotte Mecklenburg Experience

David Singleton, Director of Library Experiences, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

Surviving Together–Restoring our Communities Through Institutions That Connect Us

Joseph Clair, Director of Campus Energy and Sustainability, Illinois Institute of Technology