CALL TO ACTION: FEDERAL LIBRARY FUNDING FOR FY2023ALA's annual call for advocacy for federal funding is LIVE NOW! "Dear Appropriator" letters are circulating in Congress, addressed to members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Pr…
April is School Library Month, and what better way to commemorate the occasion than by emphasizing the importance of school librarians, as our colleagues at the Association of Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE) did brilliantly in the letter be…
CALL TO ACTION: FEDERAL LIBRARY FUNDING FOR FY2023ALA's annual call for advocacy for federal funding is LIVE NOW! "Dear Appropriator" letters are circulating in Congress, addressed to members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Pr…
This week's member spotlight is on JJ Pionke. JJ is a former member of the ILA Diversity Committee. We asked JJ to tell us a little bit about himself and to answer a few professional and amusing questions. Continue reading to find out more …
FCC Announced Third Application Window for Emergency Connectivity FundFrom the FCC's March 23, 2022, press release: "The Federal Communications Commission today announced that it is opening a third application filing window to award at least $1 …
This week's member spotlight is on Betsy Mahoney. Betsy is a co-chair of the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee and the chair of the Reaching Forward South Conference Committee. We asked Betsy to tell use a little bit about herself and to answer a fe…
This week's member spotlight is on Eric Edwards. Eric served as president of the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL). We asked Eric to tell us a little bit about himself and to answer a few professional and amu…
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin expresses support for libraries and library funding on the occasion of the Illinois Library Association's Library Legislative Meet-up on Presidents' Day 2022.
The Blue Island Public Library has been selected as one of 200 libraries nationwide for the American Library Association’s American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries opportunity, an emergency relief program to assist libraries t…
The Illinois Library Association (ILA) has announced the recipients of five grants of $1,000 each to Illinois librarians and library staff from populations underrepresented in librarianship to attend a national conference of their choice. Three will …
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