The Reaching Forward Forum provides professional opportunities for library staff to grow, learn, and connect with new ideas. Forum leaders organize the nation’s largest one-day conference for library staff.
News
- Literacy Focus: Welcoming Places, Safe Spaces
- January 17, 2023
- ILA member Rosie Camargo, Reaching Forward Forum Manager-Elect, spoke to Publisher's Weekly about the importance of libraries being welcoming and safe spaces. "Camargo is also a speaker and trainer of teachers/librarians across the country, encouragi…
- Forum Spotlight - Reaching Forward Forum
- September 22, 2022
- Education and lifelong learning are at the heart of library services, and it is important to support library staff in this same regard so that they can professionally grow, learn, and connect with new ideas. Each year, the Reaching Forward …
- Forum Spotlight - Reaching Forward Forum
- September 9, 2021
- The Reaching Forward Forum plans and executes the annual Reaching Forward Conference in order to provide professional opportunities for library staff to grow, learn, and connect with new ideas. Our virtual conference in May, 2021 was v…
Events
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Feb
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Reaching Forward Forum Meeting
Friday, Feb 3, 2023 11:00am–12:30pm
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Mar
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2023
Reaching Forward Forum Meeting
Friday, Mar 10, 2023 11:00am–12:30pm
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Apr
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2023
Reaching Forward Forum Meeting
Friday, Apr 21, 2023 11:00am–12:30pm
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Reaching Forward Forum Reports
2022 Reaching Forward Award Winners
| Robert P. Doyle ILA Annual Conference Grant 
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Oberman and Rich Reaching Forward Conference Grant  |
Oberman and Rich Reaching Forward Conference Grant
Selection Process: The deadline to submit a 2023 nomination is March 31, 2023. Nominations will open in January 2023. You may submit nominations for yourself or for a colleague. A panel of judges from the Reaching Forward Committee will be responsible for choosing the recipients.
Forum Leadership
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Sara Horn, Manager
Deputy Director at Green Hills Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Esther Curry, Board liaison
C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Rosie M Camargo, Manager-Elect
Cultural Literacy Specialist at South Holland Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Annette Maguire, Member
Adult & Teen Services Resource Coordinator at New Lenox Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Diana Wence, Member
Librarian at Highwood Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Fallon White, Member
Chicago Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2024 -
Georgia Pichinos-Anderson, Member
Patron Services Assistant Supervisor at Niles-Maine District Library
Term ends 06/30/2024 -
Jennifer Hovanec, Member
La Grange Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2024 -
Jessica Rodrigues, Member
Head of Information Services at Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Kathy L Dejnowski, Member
Thornton Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Liz Poppenhouse, Member
Indian Trails Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Lynn M Krambeer, Member
Lake Forest Library
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Lynne Schick, Member
Kids Landing Coordinator at Geneva Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Maurice Thomas Jr., Member
Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2024 -
Shawn R Erens, Member
Palatine Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2024 -
Van McGary, Member
Adult & Teen Services Assistant Manager at Downers Grove Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Wendy Roe-Chapman, Member
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
William Pleas, Member
Page and Volunteer Coordinator at Highland Park Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2024 -
Joy Lang, Past Manager
Adult Services Associate at Joliet Public Library
Term ends 06/30/2023 -
Kristin Pekoll, Staff liaison
Conference and Continuing Education Manager at Illinois Library Association
Term ends 06/30/2025
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