The Illinois Library Association (ILA) is pleased to announce that Lacey Mesarchik, Director of the Lebanon Public Library, and Amy Runkle, Director of the Franklin Grove Public Library, are the recipients of the 2025 ILA Small and Rural Libraries Fo…
The Illinois Library Association (ILA) has named Melissa Bradley, Communications Manager for the Fountaindale Public Library District, the recipient of the 2025 Deborah Dowley Preiser Marketing Award. This recognition honors exceptional achievement i…
The Illinois Open Education Coordinating Team is excited to share some upcoming events and reshare our report from the April ILOE Summit and ways you can get involved with Open Education capacity-building efforts in Illinois Who is ILOE? Illinois Ope…
The 2025 Illinois Library Association’s (ILA) Intellectual Freedom Award is awarded to the Unite Against Book Bans Regional Response Volunteers, library professionals dedicated to defending intellectual freedom across Illinois. This award, pres…
The Illinois Library Association is proud to announce that Dr. Pamela Thomas, Bibliographic Grant Manager at the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS), is the recipient of the 2025 Illinois Library Association TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award. T…
The Illinois Library Association (ILA) is pleased to announce that Kassy Trejo, Library Assistant – Acquisitions at the Evanston Public Library, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 ILA Resources and Technical Services (RTSF) Scholars…
Charles Stump, Vice President of the Board of Trustees for the Crystal Lake Public Library, is the 2025 Illinois Library Association (ILA) Trustee of the Year Award recipient. This annual citation is awarded to public library trustees for contributio…
The ILA Library Trustee Forum newsletter, The Trusty Trustee, serves as a resource for the ILA trustee community (members and non-members) by providing the latest education, information, and news to help trustees successfully perform their duties. Al…
Apply for the Small and Rural Libraries ILA Annual Conference Grant! Small and rural library staff are encouraged to apply for the Small and Rural Libraries ILA Annual Conference Grant. The purpose of this grant is to encourage ILA mem…
On April 10, 2025, the ILA Library Trustee Forum Board unanimously approved a tribute resolution for Carol Vaughan Kissane. TRIBUTE RESOLUTION FOR CAROL VAUGHAN KISSANE LIBRARY LEADER, LIBRARY ADVOCATE, LIBRARY PARTNER WHEREAS Carol Vaughan Kissane w…
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