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…
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. Al…
Apply for the Small and Rural Libraries ILA Annual Conference Grant! Small and rural library staff are encouraged to apply for the Small and Rural Libraries ILA Annual Conference Grant. The purpose of this grant is to encourage ILA mem…
On April 10, 2025, the ILA Library Trustee Forum Board unanimously approved a tribute resolution for Carol Vaughan Kissane. TRIBUTE RESOLUTION FOR CAROL VAUGHAN KISSANE LIBRARY LEADER, LIBRARY ADVOCATE, LIBRARY PARTNER WHEREAS Carol Vaughan Kissane w…
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…
Congratulations to Nestor L. Osorio on being elected as the IACRL Vice President/President-Elect, and to Ted Schwitzner on his reelection as Secretary/Treasurer.Osorio is a professor and information specialist at Northern Illinois University, and…
The results are in, and we want to congratulate this year's winners of the People's Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing! First Place Title: “Along for the Journey: Graduate Student Perceptions of Research” Authors: Alissa Droog, No…
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. …
This week's ILA member spotlight shines on Amber Hayes. Hayes is the communications coordinator at the Skokie Public Library, and is a member of the ILA Marketing Forum. We asked Amber to answer a few professional and amusing questions. Co…
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…
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