Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) Illinois Library Association

The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) promotes the interests of academic libraries and the personnel of those libraries; enhances the abilities of academic library personnel to identify and meet the information needs of current and potential library users; develops and promotes leadership to the academic library community.

News

IACRL Member Spotlight: Anne Craig: September 25, 2025; Interviewed by Sue Franzen, Illinois State University Q. What do you most enjoy about the work you’ve done at CARLI? A. What I’ve treasured most throughout my time at CARLI—and across my 40+ years in librarianship—are the rela…
Meet the Western Illinois University (WIU) Librarian Faculty: 2025 Illinois Academic Librarians of the Year: September 25, 2025; Interviewed by Sue Franzen, Illinois State University The former Western Illinois University (WIU) Librarian Faculty–Jeff Hancks, Michael Lorenzen, Krista Bowers Sharpe, Julia Thompson, Sean Cordes, Michelle Holschuh Simmons, Brian Clark,…
Celebrating the Freedom to Read: Banned Books Week 2025: September 25, 2025; Compiled by Kaitlyn Weger, Olney Central College Each year, libraries, schools, and literary organizations across the country unite to observe Banned Books Week—a powerful affirmation of the freedom to read and the right to access diverse persp…

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IACRL is a chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). For the purposes of this forum, academic libraries include college, community, technical and junior colleges and university libraries as well as research libraries not affiliated with academic institutions.

Mission

The mission of the IACRL is to promote the interests of academic libraries and the personnel of those libraries; to enhance the abilities of academic library personnel to identify and meet the information needs of current and potential library users; to develop and promote leadership to the academic library community.

Goals and objectives

To contribute to the professional and career development of all academic library personnel
To enhance the capabilities of Illinois libraries to serve the needs of their users
To promote and speak for the interests of academic libraries
To promote study, research and dissemination of information relevant to academic librarianship
To promote and foster cooperation and communication among the members of IACRL, the academic community, and other organizations with common interests
To support and protect intellectual freedom in academic libraries
To honor the contribution of individuals who enhance academic libraries in Illinois

Join IACRL

Any ILA member can join IACRL by updating your ILA forum preferences. Membership in ALA or ACRL not required.

IACRL Directory of Expertise

The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries is developing a directory of expertise for Illinois academic librarians. Sign up to share your expertise with your librarian colleagues. Share your passion for and experience with any number of the specialties listed below. This contact list of expertise will give librarians across the state the opportunity to network with each other, answer one another’s questions, and share knowledge.

Mailing list

Keep in touch! Stay informed and join our listserv! The IACRL listserv is an unmoderated discussion group, consisting primarily of occasional announcements about IACRL and upcoming events.

To subscribe, unsubscribe, or update your information, please visit https://railslibraries.org/networking/listserv-faqs.

To post a message to all list members, email iacrl@list.railslibraries.org. You must be a list subscriber to post. You can also see https://railslibraries.org/networking/email-lists for additional help. You will need to log in to your L2 account for this.

If you have questions, please contact list moderators Gwen Gregory (ggregory@niu.edu) or Eric Edwards (eedwards@ilsos.gov).

IACRL By-Laws

Our By-Laws were approved by the membership on October 27, 1997 and were amended on October 17, 2000, April 1, 2014, and October 8, 2009. View a full HTML version of the IACRL by-laws online.