I had a very different President’s Message prepared to send out but then the CoVID -19 (Novel Coronavirus) pandemic struck. I am not sure I have used the term “unprecedented times” so many times. The Illinois Library Association has…
by Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois UniversityDuring the summer of 2018, Vice President/President Elect Eric Edwards sent out an email looking for IACRL members who would be interested in joining a journal article discussion club. At that point…
by Jill Harper, Heartland Community College The Illinois Library Association Annual Conference for 2019 was located in Tinley Park, Illinois and ran from October 22 to 24. The conference title SHIFT – Where Will You Grow? was aptly named in res…
by Eric Edwards, Illinois State LibraryThe Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) will hold its 2020 Conference from Wednesday, September 2, to Friday, September 4, at Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Illinois. The Conference Planning Committe…
by Elena Carrillo, University of Illinois at Chicago Sarah McHone-Chase is currently Head of User Services at Founders Memorial Library at Northern Illinois University where she has worked in a variety of roles for more than 14 years. She has an MA i…
by Emily Gilbert, Rasmussen CollegeThe Small/For-Profit Academic Library Networking Group, founded in 2019 through RAILS, is celebrating a year of sharing ideas and best practices! In 2019 we met in person at the Chicago School of Professional Psycho…
Christopher Morgan has joined the UIC Library as Collection Analysis and Maintenance Librarian. He formerly worked at the UIUC Library. Sean Murphy started as the new Access Services Librarian at Illinois Institute of Technology in November of 2019. …
The IACRL Nominating Committee has announced the 2020 candidates for election to the IACRL Board. The polls will open electronically April 1 and close April 30. Please note: You must be a personal member of ILA in order to vote. Please be sure your m…
Interested in discussing current topics in librarianship with colleagues in Illinois? Michelle Nielsen Ott is putting together a schedule for the IACRL Journal Club for 2020. Based on feedback, it is switching to bi-monthly and is partnering with the…
Intellectual Freedom is a concept near and dear to our hearts. Our Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee works to resist all attempts at censorship and serves as a ready brigade to assist you and your library with any cha…
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