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Library Trustee Forum Spring Workshops
February 10, 2023 - Library Trustee Forum (LTF)
Library Trustee Forum Spring Workshops March 4, April 1, May 13 The Trustee Forum is continuing its virtual Spring Workshop for 2023. Participants can attend one, two, or all three sessions. The recordings will be available to participants after each…
YASF Professional Development - Media Literacy Education
February 3, 2023 - Young Adult Services Forum (YASF)
Join YASF at 10:30am, February 16, for a professional development session, Fake News: Teens & Media Literacy. Instead of holding a full YASF meeting before this program, they will focus time and energy on professional development.  "Media li…
OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs
January 30, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is excited to announce that they are opening applications for the OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs. If you have been loo…
YASF Meeting Minutes: 11/15/22
January 24, 2023 - Young Adult Services Forum (YASF)
Young Adult Services Forum Meeting Minutes November 15, 2022 Krista Hutley (Wilmette), Manager; Andrea Johnson (Mount Prospect), Incoming Manager Tournament of Books – Jennie Stevens iREAD – Katie Parfitt (The 2023 iREAD Store is liv…
Call for Submissions: IACRL 2023 People's Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing
January 17, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People's Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportun…
The Trusty Trustee Vol 3. Issue 3
December 21, 2022 - Library Trustee Forum (LTF)
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. Si…
YASF Meeting Minutes 9/8/22
October 7, 2022 - Young Adult Services Forum (YASF)
Young Adult Services Forum Meeting Minutes September 8, 2022 Izabel Gronski (Chicago), Outgoing Manager; Kylie Peters (Geneva), Manager; Krista Hutley (Wilmette), Incoming Manager YASF Meeting  – Thurs. 10/20, 12-1:30 p.m. Youth and Young …
Trustee Session at #ILAAC22
October 5, 2022 - Library Trustee Forum (LTF)
The annual tax levy ordinance is the source of 90-95% of your library’s revenues. Determining the library district levy seems daunting and, indeed, there are plenty of “devils in the details.” But a few simple rules will help Truste…
Message from the incoming IACRL President: Dan Matthews
September 29, 2022 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Dan Matthews, Moraine Valley Community College Hello IACRL! I’m looking forward to the year ahead. Librarians continue to do lots of excellent and exciting work around the state, and it’s infinitely encouraging to see. We also continue to…
IACRL Unconference at ILA
September 29, 2022 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
By Lori Noe, Frontier Community College After several years of virtual meetings, the IACRL Unconference is back to a face to face format.  The Unconference is Wednesday, October 19 at 8:00 am in Room 46-48 of the ILA Conference.  This annua…
iREAD Summer Reading Programs

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