Through a first-of-its-kind collaboration by the State of Illinois, PCs for People, and various community partners, Illinois has launched a statewide network that will receive, refurbish and redistribute used computers to those in need. This initiati…
In light of the horrendous acts of violence that have and continue to affect Asian-American communities in the United States, ILA stands with its colleagues at the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) in condemning the increase …
IL House and Senate SchedulesAs reported last week, the 102nd Illinois General Assembly has begun work to introduce and discuss bills in House and Senate Committees. While the Assembly itself has not passed rules enabling it to meet virtually, the co…
As the 102nd Illinois General Assembly gets to work in committees to deliberate pending legislation, ILA is continually analyzing what's been introduced and developing positions. We are posting these on the Illinois Legislative Issues web page, …
Yesterday afternoon, Governor Pritzker delivered his FY2022 budget address. The Governor’s budget proposes approximately $41.6 billion in spending, contains no general tax increases, makes the full certified fiscal year pension contr…
Vaccine Eligibility for Libraries in Illinois CountiesWe're continuing to monitor progress with county departments of health across the state. Our list is updated in real time as we receive information; new this week: Cook County will not include lib…
The most significant legislative news this week for libraries is all budget-related. On the federal level, ALA reports progress for libraries within the proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Reconciliation spending package: $200 million for LSTA including …
ALA Action Alert! Build America's Libraries ActIntroduced on January 28 by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Build America's Libraries Act (S. 127) would provide $5 billion in funding to repair, modernize, and construct library facilities …
We are continuing to monitor library workers' eligibility for vaccination by county; see Vaccine Eligibility for Libraries in Illinois Counties. Please also let us know at ila@ila.org if you have reached out and/or learned about status…
Here at ILA, our annual series of Library Legislative Meet-ups launches tomorrow! While they're all virtual this year, they're still anchored regionally and we'll start off with South Suburban at 10 a.m. See the full schedule and lists of p…
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