Our latest Institutional Member Spotlight is on the Towanda District Library located in Towanda, Illinois. The Library's History Tucked away in the village of Towanda, Illinois—just off I-55 and the historic Route 66—…
The Addison Public Library has been selected by the Chicago Bar Foundation and the Illinois Secretary of State office to provide court access assistance to the surrounding community through a statewide pilot program. As one of 18 public libraries cho…
This week's ILA member spotlight shines on Daniela Martinez. Daniela is the director of the Maywood Public Library District, and she is a member of the ILA Reporter Advisory Committee and the Reaching Forward North Committee. We asked Danie…
The ILA Executive Board met on Thursday, September 18, 2025, in-person in Champaign and virtually on Zoom. Below are highlights of the meeting: The Executive Board confirmed Anne Craig as an Illinois Library Luminary. Anne will be celebrated at…
“Read anything good lately?” That’s the question Green Hills Public Library District (GHPLD) staff members Sara Shahein, Tessa Werden and Klaudia Gorgon set out to answer last September when they launched their first episode of the …
This week's ILA member spotlight features Jennie Mills. Jennie is the director of the Shorewood-Troy Public Library, and she is a director-at-large on the ILA Executive Board. She is also a member of the Finance Committee and the board liaison t…
The Congressional committees in the House and Senate that decide the federal budget have included funding for library services in the Institute of Museum and Library Services, as well as for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program in the Depart…
Our latest Institutional Member Spotlight is on the Chatham Area Public Library District located in Chatham, Illinois. The Library's History The Chatham Community Library was established in 1970 through a project of the Women’s …
With the Early Bird registration deadline for the 2025 ILA Annual Conference coming up on September 15th, we are reaching out to our ILA community to remind you of the importance of paying ILA invoices in a timely manner. Your prompt payments help IL…
This year, the Administration called for gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Department of Education (ED), but Congress is the branch of government that has deciding power on the federal budget. If Congress doesn&…
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