Administers the awards and recognition program of the association annually; publicizes the awards to attract qualified nominees; selects association-wide award winners.
Awards, Nomination Submissions, and Procedures
News
- Committee Spotlight from the ILA Alert
- January 7, 2021
- The ILA Awards Committee is a group of volunteers committed to celebrating and increasing awareness of the excellent work, outstanding achievements, and all-around awesomeness of Illinois’s library professionals. The committee’s mai…
Events
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Mar
17
2021
Awards Committee Meeting
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2021 3:00pm–4:00pm
Committee Reports
Committee Composition
Committee membership is limited to not more than ten personal members, in addition to the co-chairs, representing diverse types of libraries. Members serve two-year, staggered terms with up to five members being appointed each year.
The co-chairs serve a two-year, staggered term: the first year is to learn from lead co-chair and the second is to be the lead co-chair. Co-chairs will not start on the same year. One new co-chair will be added each year. All persons commenting or voting in the ILA awards process will recuse themselves from participating in the process of any award for which they have been nominated or the process of any award for which they have a conflict of interest.
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Jamie Jones, Chair Peoria Public Library
Chair Term ends 06/30/2021
Member Term ends 06/30/2021
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Jennifer Abler, Member Oak Lawn Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Elizabeth Boden, Member Adult Services Manager at North Riverside Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Melanie Emerson, Member Dean of the Library + Special Collections at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Member Term ends 06/30/2021
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Kendall Harvey, Member Assistant Director at Prairie Trails Public Library District
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Molly Mansfield, Member Northeastern Illinois University
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Brittany Millington, Member Deputy Director at Champaign Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Susan Palmer, Member Illinois Heartland Library System
Member Term ends 06/30/2021
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Marie Waltz, Member Head of Access Initiatives at Center for Research Libraries
Member Term ends 06/30/2022
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Michael William Hominick, Member Northbrook Public Library
Member Term ends 06/30/2021
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Rick C Meyer, Board liaison City Librarian at Decatur Public Library
Board liaison Term ends 06/30/2021
Past Chair Term ends 06/30/2021
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Tamara Jenkins, Staff liaison Illinois Library Association
Staff liaison Term ends 06/30/2025