We haven't had a legislative update for a couple of weeks, mostly because our federal and state legislators have been occupied with things that affect libraries indirectly rather than specific library legislation, and everyone can learn about those t…
Infrastructure Investment & Jobs ActThis week, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, including $2.75 billion for the Digital Equity Act, which calls on states to develop actionable plans to connect individ…
U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (IL-10) hosted a community celebration on Monday, August 9 at the Highwood Public Library in honor of the library's recognition by the Institute of Museum and Library Services with a 2021 National Medal for Library …
Governor Pritzker Extends Disaster ProclamationOn July 23, Governor Pritzker issued a renewal of his disaster proclamation through August 22; and EO 2021-15. However, in this proclamation, he did not include his previous finding t…
Increases in Federal Funding for LibrariesThe U.S. House Appropriations Committee last week approved increases in funding for IMLS/LSTA and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program; thanks to our representatives and all the advocates who c…
Can you believe it is already July? (For those of us in public libraries, can you believe that summer reading is almost over?) While July marks the halfway point of 2021, it also marks the beginning of ILA’s year. As we start our new year,…
Grant funding isn't *exactly* legislative, except for the underlying legislation that authorizes its appropriations for which we are continually advocating. Today we're pleased to share information from the Illinois State Library about American Rescu…
American Rescue Plan Act Funding Sources: NEAAs state and federal agencies release additional information about the availability of funding authorized by ARPA, we're keeping our ARPA Funding for Illinois Libraries index up-to-date. Recently…
The Fox River Valley Public Library District Board of Trustees has named Amy Dodson as the next Executive Director to lead the library district. Dodson inherits the reins of a long-standing institution beloved by its diverse community. Her star…
ILA is excited to be working with Heartland Forward and other partners in Illinois to make sure qualified residents know help is now available to get them connected during the pandemic. The federal Emergency Broadband Benefit is a temporary prog…
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