This week's ILA member spotlight features Maria Fonseca-Gonzalez. Maria is a librarian at NoveList, the premier database of reading recommendations that is available through libraries around the world. Maria is a member of the 2025 ILA Conferenc…
Our latest Institutional Member Spotlight is on the Ela Area Public Library located in Lake Zurich, IL. Library's History In 1972, the Ela Area Public Library opened its doors in the basement of Lake Zurich's St. Francis de Sales Chur…
The Illinois Library Association (ILA) is pleased to announce that Lacey Mesarchik, Director of the Lebanon Public Library, and Amy Runkle, Director of the Franklin Grove Public Library, are the recipients of the 2025 ILA Small and Rural Libraries Fo…
School Library Staff, we invite you to join us for the third annual Illinois School Library Workers Symposium, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This full day of virtual library training is provided by your Illinois librar…
This week's ILA member spotlight features Billy Treece. Billy is the Director of Finance and Human Resources at the Oak Park Public Library. He is a member of the ILA Human Resources & Administration Forum (HRAF). We asked Billy to answer a…
This week's ILA member spotlight shines on Wendy Roe-Chapman. Wendy is a youth services associate at the Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library and is the past chair of the Reaching Forward North Committee. We asked Wendy to answe…
[ELGIN, ILL.] – July 8, 2025 – Library officials are proud to announce that the Gail Borden Public Library has been awarded the highly coveted John Cotton Dana Award, one of the most prestigious accolades in the library world, f…
Geneva, IL – Geneva Public Library announces they received two prestigious PR Xchange Awards at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference held June 27–30 in Philadelphia, PA. These accolades were announced in early May by A…
Our latest Institutional Member Spotlight is on the Effingham Public Library, located in Effingham, Illinois. Library's History The first “public” library in Effingham was formed by the Effingham Ladies Library Associ…
Thank you for urging your Congressmember on the Appropriations Committee to support federal funding for libraries in this year’s budget process! It’s hard to tell yet how budget negotiations will play out, but we need to make sure t…
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