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Committees
- Advocacy Committee
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- Conference Program Committee, 2024
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News
- Making the Most of Your Legislative Meetup
- October 18, 2023
- First of all, thank you for going to an ILA Legislative Meetup! I know from experience that it was an informative and rewarding use of your, your staff’s, and your trustees’ time. The Legislative Meetups are a coordinated effort between I…
- Committee Spotlight - 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 - Advocacy Committee
- 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…
Events
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Jan
8
2024
Advocacy Committee Meeting
Monday, Jan 8, 2024 1:00pm
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Feb
5
2024
Advocacy Committee Meeting
Monday, Feb 5, 2024 1:00pm
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Mar
4
2024
Advocacy Committee Meeting
Monday, Mar 4, 2024 1:00pm
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 forth 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
Committee Reports, Agendas, and Minutes
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Gail Graziani, Co-chair Head of Resource Services at Indian Prairie Public Library District
Co-chair Term ends 06/30/2024
Member Term ends 06/30/2024
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Amanda McKay, Co-chair Effingham Public Library
Co-chair Term ends 06/30/2025
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Betsy Adamowski, Member Director at Wheaton Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2024
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Sam Adams-Lanham, Member Community Engagement Librarian at Barrington Area Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2025
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Joanna Bertucci, Member Library Director at Park Ridge Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2024
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Dennis Danowski, Member Macomb Public Library District
Member Term ends 06/30/2025
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Monica Dombrowski, Member Library Director at Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District
Member Term ends 06/30/2026
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Nanette Donohue, Member Collections and Technical Services Manager at Champaign Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2024
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Chris Houchens, Member Director at Charleston Carnegie Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2024
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Laura Kirk, Member Library Assistant at Churchill Elementary School, Homewood SD153
Member Term ends 06/30/2024
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Sara Murray, Member Executive Director at Algonquin Area Public Library District
Member Term ends 06/30/2025
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Tim Prendergast, Member Director at Hodgkins Public Library District
Member Term ends 06/30/2026
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Amy Byers, Ex officio Director at Chatham Area Public Library District
Ex officio Term ends 06/30/2026
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Ryan Johnson, Ex officio Library Director at O'Fallon Public Library
Ex officio Term ends 06/30/2025
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Greg McCormick, Ex officio Director at Illinois State Library
Ex officio Term ends 06/30/2025
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Kyla Waltermire, Ex officio Executive Director at Mississippi Valley District Library
Ex officio Term ends 06/30/2024
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Alex C. Todd, Board liaison Executive Director at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Board liaison Term ends 06/30/2024
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Cyndi Robinson, Staff liaison Executive Director at Illinois Library Association
Staff liaison Term ends 06/30/2025