A Tool in Your Toolbox: Demystifying the Illinois Public Library Standards

A Tool in Your Toolbox: Demystifying the Illinois Library Standards

Thursday, November 20, 2025

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Zoom

The Illinois Public Library Standards are truly just another tool in your management toolbox! Join us for this 90-minute program that will introduce you to the new Illinois Public Library Standards and “demystify” how they were developed and why they are important.

Ideas and examples for incorporating the Standards into your Board Meetings, staff conversations, strategic planning, and local advocacy will be shared. Suggestions will also be offered on how to show progress for the Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Grants, and there will be plenty of time for discussion.

So that the Committee can prepare, please email Chair Betsy Adamowski at betsy@wheatonlibrary.org in advance with any questions you would like to see answered during the webinar.

Register for this webinar

All ILA Noon Network webinars are free. Registration for all live webinars is limited to Illinois libraries. Recordings of webinars will be available to ILA personal and institutional members in the Noon Network Archive 1-3 days after the live event. 

Speakers

Betsy Adamowski, Executive Library Director for the Wheaton Public Library is an Illinois library leader and mentor. She has held numerous leadership positions with the Illinois State Library, Illinois Library Association (ILA) and Regional Library Systems. She served as the 2016 President of ILA and was the Illinois Librarian of the Year in 2018. She currently sits on the Wheaton Chamber Board of Directors, Downtown Wheaton Association Board of Directors and is the Chair of the Illinois Library Association Serving Our Public: Illinois Public Library Standards Committee. 

Jennifer Cottrill is in her 9th year as Library Director at Midlothian Public Library, where she formerly held the positions of Teen Librarian, Youth Services Manager, and Adult Services Manager. Prior to becoming a librarian, she had a 7-year career as a public high school English teacher. She currently serves as Vice President of the governing board of the SWAN consortium and Co-Chair of the ILA Illinois Public Library Standards Committee. Jennifer's professional passions include keeping information services up-to-date with the changing times and cooperation and resource sharing among libraries.

Monica Cameron, Director, Shelbyville Public Library

Veronica DeFazio, Deputy Director, Peoria Public Library

Jim Dieters, Deputy Director, Joliet Public Library

Michaela Haberkern, Director, Aurora  Public Library District

Kathy Parker, Consultant, Kathy Parker Consulting

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