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…
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
Hinsdale 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 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
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