The Illinois Reading Enrichment and Development (iREAD) program is a coordinated, self-supporting effort to develop and provide high quality, low cost resources, and products to enable local library staff to promote reading. The program’s primary audience is kindergarten through grade eight, but provides supplemental materials for preschoolers, teens, and adults.
The program’s goals are:
• to provide a program that supports local library efforts to promote literacy and lifelong learning;
• to provide a forum for grassroots involvement across the state;
• to encourage statewide participation in and use of the iREAD theme;
• to encourage efficient use of local staff time by networking resources across the state;
• to provide high-quality, low-cost products through volume purchase; and
• to provide resources and projects suitable for all size libraries, rural, urban, and suburban.
Committee Composition
The committee is composed of twelve ILA members: three chairs -- chair, future chair, and developing chair; four coordinators: resource guide, showcase, conference booth, and publicity; and five members-at-large to back up coordinators and perform duties as requested by the chairs. The members-at-large should include young adult and adult services representatives to provide guidance on the supplemental materials geared toward these age groups. Chairs will serve a three-year term. Coordinators and members-at-large will serve two-year terms. The committee shall submit recommendations to the ILA vice-president/president-elect for selection of the iREAD chair.
Past iREAD Chairs — iREAD Themes
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Brandi Smits, Chair
Orland Park Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2019
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Donna Block, Member
Teen Services Librarian at Niles-Maine District Library
Term ends 06/30/2019
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Elizabeth Forkan, Member
Fox River Valley Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2019
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Portia Latalladi, Member, Chair Elect
Chicago Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2020
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Kylie L Peters, Member
Middle School Services Librarian at Geneva Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2019
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Dana Russell, Member
Aurora Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2020
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Sandra Sasal, Member
Youth & Teen Services Librarian at Bartlett Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2020
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Christina Stoll, Member
Indian Trails Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2020
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Lexie Walsh, Member
Washington District Library
Term ends 06/30/2019
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Nikeda Webb, Member
Head of Youth Services at Matteson Area Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2020
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Nanette Donohue, Board liaison
Technical Services Manager at Champaign Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2019
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Alexandra Tyle-Annen, Chair Elect
Homer Township Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2021
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