The Illinois Libraries Present Committee and the Illinois Library Association are happy to announce that registration is now open for ILP Season 5.
Questions?
Contact us at illinoislibrariespresent@ila.org.
Season 5 Opening Speakers
Season 5 Event Schedule
Finding the Clues: Then and Now with Steve Burns
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Beyond the Screen: A "Wicked" Conversation with Marissa Bode
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Still Afraid of the Dark: An Evening with R.L. Stine
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Event title TBD - Rebecca F. Kuang
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The Illinois Libraries Present membership fee includes the following:
- Participation in several virtual shared programs with other libraries across Illinois (at least 6-7 high-quality events will be offered over 9 months)
- Event registration details, registration link, and ready-to-use promotional copy to be used for your library website for each event
- Suites of ready-to-use marketing materials and high-quality graphics to be shared by all participating library members (including social media graphics and printable flyers) for each event
- High-quality event production for each event
Registration
- Registration is open to all Illinois Public Libraries.
- Registration is being extended and will close on Monday, July 14, 2025 and no registrations will be accepted after the deadline
- All registrations for Season 5 need to be processed online, however, you can submit the registration online using the bill me later option to pay with an invoice.
- Current members of Season 4 are NOT automatically registered for Season 5
- During the registration process, you will be asked to agree to the ILP Program Terms and Conditions linked for review during the registration process and also available on the website
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Registration and participation in ILP Season 5 is not complete until payment is received.
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If your library is unable to submit payment by July 14, 2025 date, please contact us to arrange an alternative payment deadline. We do offer exceptions to the posted payment deadline, but advance notice in writing is required. Please email us at illinoislibrariespresent@ila.org.
- The Committee is working hard to secure and schedule the remaining speakers for Season 5 and information will be available as soon as they are confirmed
- If you are interested in registering for Season 5, but would like more information first, please check our Membership page or contacts us at illinoislibrariespresent@ila.org if the information you are looking for is not on the website
Questions?
Contact us at illinoislibrariespresent@ila.org.
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