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 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…
Article in Chicago Tribune "Chicagoans of the Year for Books: Librarians and library workers of Illinois fight for dignity during a year of challenges" When Julie Milavec thinks back on the past 12 months, her sigh gets long and heavy, almo…
This week's member spotlight is on Alea Perez. Alea is the Young Adult Services Manager at the Forest Park Public Library. She also serves as the chair of the ILA Best Practices Committee. We asked Alea to tell us a little about herself and…
Charged with addressing issues in diversity, the ILA Diversity Committee works toward developing and recommending purposeful and actionable strategies to increase diversity within ILA. As part of the ILA Strategic Plan, diversity …
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…
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…
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…
by Robin Harris, Northeastern Illinois University The Illinois Library Association Conference will be held in-person for the first time in more than two years! ILA 2022 will be held October 18-20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Ro…