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• About
  • Annual Reports
  • Awards, Grants, and Scholarships
  • Bylaws
  • Executive Board
  • FAQ for Committee Chairs and Forum Managers
  • ILA and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • ILA Fiscal Policies
  • ILA's Origins, Presidents, and Executive Directors
  • ILA Store
  • Remote Learning
  • Strategic Plan
  • Staff
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Advocacy
  • Submit Legislative Proposals to the ILA Public Policy Committee
  • Advocacy Policies and Procedures
  • More Than a Building
  • Census 2020 Resources
  • Creating or Changing Illinois State Library Law
  • Illinois Minimum Wage Resources
  • Intro to Property Taxes for IL Libraries
  • ILA Public Policy Principles
  • Legislative Issues
  • Libraries and Immigration Enforcement
  • Making Your Case
  • Ready, Set, Advocate
  • TIFs and Public Library Districts in Illinois
  • Top Ten Advocacy Tips
  • Unite Against Book Bans in Illinois
• Committees
  • Advocacy Committee
  • Awards Committee
  • Conference Program Committee, 2025
  • Diversity Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Fundraising Committee
  • ILA Reporter Advisory Committee
  • Illinois Libraries Present Committee
  • Intellectual Freedom Committee
  • iREAD Committee
  • Nominating Committee
  • Public Policy Committee
  • Reaching Forward North Committee
  • Reaching Forward South Committee
  • Serving Our Public Committee
• Events
  • Calendar
  • Events Registration Process
  • Statement of Appropriate Conduct
  • Library Trustee Forum Spring Webinars
  • Marketing Forum Mini-Conference
  • Directors University
  • Annual Conference
  • Legislative Meetups
  • ILA Noon Network
  • Webinar Archive
• Forums
  • Human Resources & Administration Forum (HRAF)
  • Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
  • Library Trustee Forum (LTF)
  • Marketing Forum (MF)
  • Resources & Technical Services Forum (RTSF)
  • Small and Rural Libraries Forum (SARL)
  • Students and New Professionals Forum (SANP)
  • Young Adult Services Forum (YASF)
  • Youth Services Forum (YSF)
• Initiatives
  • Amazon Business for ILA Institutional Member Public Libraries
  • Fund for Illinois Libraries
  • Illinois Libraries Present
  • iREAD
  • Libraries of Illinois Risk Agency (LIRA)
  • Mentorship Program
  • Trustee Programs
• Membership
  • Associate Member Directory
  • Institutional and Personal Member Directory
  • Membership Dues and Categories
  • Membership Dues Revision 2017
• Publications
  • Committee & Forum News
  • Dear Elsie
  • ILA Connecter
  • ILA E-Newsletter
  • ILA Reporter
  • ILA Voices
  • Legal Issues for Libraries
  • Store