Interviewed by Sue Franzen, Illinois State University Q. As an academic librarian, which skills do you frequently use? A. The bulk of my professional experiences are in technical services, cataloging and technology. That said, I find that I freq…
The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) is seeking members for our committees–and are especially in need of members for the Membership and DEI committees. Serving is a great way to meet other Illinois academic…
By the Illinois Open Education (ILOE) Coordinating Team In early April, 100 higher education stakeholders representing 44 community colleges, public universities, private colleges and universities, and state organizations participated in the 20…
The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) is celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2025. Join your peers at the Anniversary Celebration and Annual Membership Meeting, on October 21 at the Illinois Conference Center in C…
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 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…
iREAD Summer Reading Programs
Latest Library JobLine Listings
