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Member Spotlight - Alissa T. Henkel
March 27, 2023 - Awards Committee
This week's member spotlight is on Alissa T. Henkel. Alissa is the Head of Programs, Resources, and Services at Decatur Public Library. Currently, she serves on the ILA Awards Committee, and she was a member of the 2017 ILA Confer…
Literacy Focus: Welcoming Places, Safe Spaces
January 17, 2023 - Reaching Forward North Committee
ILA member Rosie Camargo, Reaching Forward Forum Manager-Elect, spoke to Publisher's Weekly about the importance of libraries being welcoming and safe spaces. "Camargo is also a speaker and trainer of teachers/librarians across the country, encouragi…
Chicagoans of the Year for Books: Librarians and library workers of Illinois fight for dignity during a year of challenges
December 21, 2022 - Intellectual Freedom Committee
Article in Chicago Tribune "Chicagoans of the Year for Books: Librarians and library workers of Illinois fight for dignity during a year of challenges" When Julie Milavec thinks back on the past 12 months, her sigh gets long and heavy, almo…
Member Spotlight - Alea Perez, Best Practices Committee Chair
November 30, 2022 - Best Practices Committee
This week's member spotlight is on Alea Perez. Alea is the Young Adult Services Manager at the Forest Park Public Library. She also serves as the chair of the ILA Best Practices Committee. We asked Alea to tell us a little about herself and…
Member Spotlight - Cassandra Thompson
October 31, 2022 - Intellectual Freedom Committee
This week's member spotlight is on Cassandra Thompson. Cassandra is the director of SHARE, the largest automation consortium in North America. She is a member of the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee and a former member of the 2022 ILA Con…
Committee Spotlight - Diversity Committee
October 13, 2022 - Diversity Committee
Charged with addressing issues in diversity, the ILA Diversity Committee works toward developing and recommending purposeful and actionable strategies to increase diversity within ILA. As part of the ILA Strategic Plan, diversity …
Committee Spotlight - Conference Program Committee, 2022
September 8, 2022 - Conference Program Committee, 2022
Did you know that ILA has an annual conference every October?? (gosh, we hope so! And hope to see you there!) The Conference Planning Committee is a fabulous group of librarians who come together to help ILA staff make the annual conference happ…
Member Spotlight - Brittany Coleman
September 5, 2022 - Diversity Committee
This week's member spotlight is on Brittany Coleman. Brittany is an information services librarian at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, and she is a former member of the ILA Diversity Committee. We asked Brittany to tell us a little b…
Intellectual Freedom Challenges to Library-Initiated Programs: Some Recent Examples from Illinois Libraries
September 1, 2022 - Intellectual Freedom Committee
Article published by ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee in the September 2022, Volume XL, Issue 3 of the ILA Reporter (Download PDF) Written by Jeremy Andrykowski, Oak Park Public Library and Matt Matkowski, Palos Heights Public Library The Amer…
Committee Spotlight - Awards Committee
August 25, 2022 - Awards Committee
You might have seen a listserv post encouraging you to nominate your colleagues for an ILA Award, or heard about the Awards Luncheon at the ILA Annual Conference. But how are the award winners chosen after they’re nominated? Allow us to introdu…
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