This week's member spotlight is on Maggie Thomann. Maggie is the Adult Department Director at the Glen Ellyn Public Library. She currently serves on the ILA Awards Committee and has also served on the ILA Conference Program Committee, the i…
This week's member spotlight is on Maggie Thomann. Maggie is the Adult Department Director at the Glen Ellyn Public Library. She currently serves on the ILA Awards Committee and has also served on the ILA Conference Program Committee, the i…
This week's member spotlight is on Ellen Fitzgerald. Ellen is the Children's Services Supervisor at the Nichols branch of the Naperville Public Library. Ellen is the current chair of the iREAD Committee and previously served on the ILA…
by Kim Tipton, McHenry County College Members of IACRL convened at the 2023 ILA Conference in Springfield and attended the annual IACRL UnConference. Rather than focusing on one specific topic, an unconference allows for attendees to suggest topics w…
Sarah McHone-Chase, Aurora University Hello IACRL membership! I hope spring semesters have been going well for you all after what turned out to be a very strange winter. Voting is open for the People’s Choice Award. Voting is also open for our …
by Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library The Health Science Librarians of Illinois organization is planning its 2024 Annual Conference, which will take place entirely online from Thursday, October 24, to Friday, October 25. Please check the HSLI websi…
Member Spotlight: Rob Morrison, Teaching & Learning Librarian and Associate Professor, National Louis University Interviewed by Janis Shearer, University of Illinois What is your current professional position and what do you like best about it? I…
Compiled by Kim Tipton, McHenry County College Blewett, Daniel K. "Serving Graduate Students at a Community College Library." Journal of Graduate Librarianship 1 (1): December 2023. https://doi.org/10.59942/2995-9063.1003 Dani…
Compiled by Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University The University of Illinois at Chicago’s Library of the Health Sciences welcomes two new faculty to their ranks. Kim Whalen is an Assistant Professor and Information Services & Liaiso…
by Dan Matthews, Moraine Valley Community College IACRL Past President In recent years, IACRL members have been asking for more academic programming at the ILA Annual Conference. But to expand our offerings and build on the excellent presentations of…