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         2017 Reaching Forward Program Handouts        

Download the 2017 Reaching Forward Program Book

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Events

1. Sep 22 2017

   Reaching Forward

   Friday, Sep 22, 2017 10:00am

   Schaumburg Township District Library

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Reaching Forward Annual Conference

The 29th annual Reaching Forward will be held Friday, May 4, 2018, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois. 

Reaching Forward Awards

The 2017 award winners will be recognized at this year’s conference. 

Oberman-Rich Award Noelle McDonough La Grange Public Library	Robert P. Doyle Award Lynda Spraner St. Charles Public Library District

 

Submit an Oberman-Rich Award Nomination

Submit a Robert P. Doyle Award Nomination 

Selection Process: Nominations for 2018 open in January, with a deadline of March 31, 2018. 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. Supporting reasons for the nomination of a candidate must be provided.

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Forum Leadership

1. Veronica De Fazio, Co-manager Head of Youth Services at Plainfield Public Library District
2. Zachariah Terrill, Co-manager McHenry Public Library District
3. Jason F. Kuhl, Board liaison Director at Arlington Heights Memorial Library
4. Carla J. Nolidis, Member Naperville Public Library
5. Courtney Tedrick, Member Programming Librarian at Wheaton Public Library
6. Cynthia L. Fuerst, Member Vernon Area Public Library District
7. Diane Gioe, Member Poplar Creek Public Library District
8. Emily Bayci, Member Naperville Public Library
9. Georgia Pichinos-Anderson, Member Highland Park Public Library
10. Heidi Knuth, Member Youth Services Librarian/Preschool Outreach Coordinator at Bloomingdale Public Library
11. Jane Jenkins, Member Director at Green Hills Public Library District
12. Janet Wigodner, Member Waukegan Public Library
13. Louise T. Svehla, Member Consulting and Continuing Education Specialist at Reaching Across Illinois Library System
14. Mary Beth Fuller, Member Bartlett Public Library District
15. Melinda Provost, Member Chicago Ridge Public Library
16. Pat Tunstall, Member
17. Patrice Johnson, Member Chicago Public Library
18. Samantha Chiappone, Member Mount Prospect Public Library
19. Sangeeta Bhargava, Member Reference Librarian at Schaumburg Township District Library
20. Teri Scallon, Member Arlington Heights Memorial Library
21. Trixie Dantis, Member Teen Services Supervisor at Arlington Heights Memorial Library

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