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Illinois Librarian Publications - Spring 2023
March 15, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Compiled by Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University, and Janis Shearer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Bettivia, Rhiannon, Yi‐Yun Cheng, Michael Gryk, Wade Bishop, Alexandra Chassanoff, Jane Greenberg, and Zack Lischer‐…
Member Spotlight - Andrea Lublink
March 13, 2023 - Marketing Forum (MF)
This week's member spotlight is on Andrea Lublink. Andrea is the communications manager at the Palatine Library District and a member of the ILA Marketing Forum.  We asked Andrea to tell us a little about herself and answer a…
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…
Member Spotlight - Gwen Gregory
January 23, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
This week's member spotlight is on Gwen Gregory. Gwen is a past president and current member of the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) and a former member of the ILA Conference Program Committee, 202…
Literacy Focus: Welcoming Places, Safe Spaces
January 17, 2023 - Reaching Forward North Committee
ILA member Rosie Camargo, Reaching Forward Forum Manager-Elect, spoke to Publisher's Weekly about the importance of libraries being welcoming and safe spaces. "Camargo is also a speaker and trainer of teachers/librarians across the country, encouragi…
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…
Member Spotlight - Patricia Chavez
January 2, 2023 - Students and New Professionals Forum (SANP)
This week's member spotlight is on Patricia Chavez. Patricia is a current member and past co-manager of the ILA Students and New Professionals Forum (SANP). She was also a member of the ILA Conference Program Committee, 2021. We asked Patri…
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