Advocacy Committee Illinois Library Association

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Committee Spotlight from the ILA Alert - Advocacy Committee: February 10, 2022; The first goal of the ILA Strategic Plan is Advocacy. We don’t think this is only an alphabetical coincidence. Advocacy is a cornerstone of ILA and for all libraries. Everyone loves the library, but we are easily overlooked. The Advocacy Commit…
Committee Spotlight from the ILA Alert: November 21, 2019; Folks often think that ‘advocacy’ is just talking with elected officials when you need something. And since that’s the case, they don’t need to worry about it because their director or their Trustees or the ILA staff know…

Committee Charge

Supports the targeted advocacy efforts set forth by the American Library Association and the Illinois Library Association
Strives to unite ILA members behind advocacy efforts set for the by the ILA Executive Board;
Works in tandem with the Public Policy Committee (PPC) to implement an annual legislative agenda;
Provides ILA members with the tools to make local, statewide, and national advocacy an integral part of their professional life;
Develops a long-range advocacy plan in conjunction with PPC and the Executive Board; and
Within this broad framework collaborates with the ILA President and ILA Executive Director to set an annual calendar of advocacy activities and to create communications, materials, and training in support of these activities.

The Advocacy Committee chair(s) serve(s) ex officio on ILA's Public Policy Committee.

Committee Composition

Composed of twelve voting members, serving three-year, staggered terms. Non-voting ex officio members are the ILA executive director, the director of the Illinois State Library, ILA president, ILA vice president/president-elect, and the chair of the Public Policy Committee.

Follow the Advocacy Committee's activities

View the ILA Advocacy Committee calendar for association-wide events and deadlines that guide the committee's work.
Access the Ready, Set, Advocate tool kit and video modules, designed as program-ready content for you to show and/or use for professional development opportunities and advocacy training events