Intellectual freedom issues are on the rise at libraries nationwide. This sheet, prepared by the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee in 2025, contains resources you can use to help prepare for and respond to incidents. Download the IFC Resource G…
This week's ILA member spotlight shines on Laura Picato. Picato is the public services manager at the O'Fallon Public Library, and a member of the ILA Diversity Committee. We asked Laura to answer a few professional and amusing questions. …
The ILA Reaching Forward North Committee has selected Annamarie Magnelli and Kate Kresek as recipients of the 2025 Reaching Forward Awards. Annamarie Magnelli, a library assistant in the Kids World at Eisenhower Public Libra…
This week's spotlight is on Jolie Duncan. Jolie is the information services manager at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. She has served on the ILA Awards Committee, the 2022 Conference Program Committee, and is currently a member of the IL…
Soft Censorship, Self-Censorship, and the Chilling Effect in Libraries - Continuing the Conversation Join members of the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee as they lead an ongoing discussion about the impacts that various forms of censorship a…
This week's spotlight is on Jason Katsion. Jason is the deputy director of the Barrington Area Library District. He is also a member of the ILA Diversity Committee. We asked Jason to answer a few professional and amusing questions. Co…
This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Camille Rose! As the Assistant Director of Library Engagement at Kankakee Public Library, Camille is actively involved in the Illinois library community, serving on the ILA Awards Committee, the ILA 202…
Intellectual Freedom, the patron’s right to seek and access the materials and ideas of their choice, is a core value of our profession and touches every aspect of the work we do. But in the last four years it has come under serious threat…
The ILA Nominating Committee has announced the 2025 candidates for election in the spring of 2025.VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT CANDIDATES(three-year term beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028)Rosie Camargo, South Holland Public Lib…
This week's member spotlight is on Jessica Rodrigues. Jessica is the Director of the Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library and a member of the ILA Reaching Forward North Committee and the ILA Small and Rural Libraries Forum. We asked…
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