 Prairie
Capital Convention Center in Springfield was the site for ILA's Annual
Conference, held October 9 - 12, 2007.
Illinois has one of the most extensive systems of libraries – public,
academic, school, and special – in the country. A total of
3,802 libraries – public, college and university, media centers,
and special libraries (corporate, medical, law, religious, etc.)
– are located in the state. The conference held at Navy Pier
in 2002 was the largest in ILA's history, with over 2,400 attendees
and 165 companies exhibiting. The Illinois Library Association (ILA)
Annual Conference is the third-largest state library exposition
in the nation. We represent 3,000 librarians from the state's public,
academic, school, and special libraries.
Conference Highlights
ILA President Bradly Baker declares the exhibits open, with
the assistance of Past-President Tamiye Meehan (left), President-Elect
Donna Dziedzic (left center), and Board Members Jocelyn Tipton
(right), Theodore C. Schwitzner, Emily R. Guss, Jamie Bukovac,
Halle Mikyska, and Michelle Petersen (left to right, back row) |
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Keynote Speaker Michael Stephens of Dominican University presents
the keynote address, "Revisioning Libraries for a Hyperlinked
World." |
One of the events made possible by our sponsors was the Exhibits
Opening Reception. Many thanks to Ingram Library Services and
The Berkeley Electronic Press for their support of this event.
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Kathi Kresol and Jason Stuhlmann of the iREAD Committee staff
the iREAD booth. |
The Windy City Rollers, winners of the First Annual ILA Book
Cart Drill Team Competition. |
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John Ison of DEMCO presents the First Place Award to Stella
Natafe, Captain of the Windy City Rollers. |
Author Tom Jones with Beverly Obert, Director of the Rolling
Prairie Library System, which sponsored Jones’ attendance
at the luncheon. |
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Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn speaks at "State of the State:
Bringing Illinois into the 21st Century." |
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Attendee Information
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Conference Programs Buzz
Below are links to handouts for individual 2007 ILA Annual Conference programs. Just click a link to download the handout (requires Adobe Acrobat).
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