On April 18, 2019, the ILA Executive Board voted to approve the association's strategic plan for 2019-2022. The plan development process began in spring 2018 with Executive Board planning sessions followed by a broad survey of members and non-me…
The ILA Conference ProgramCommittee is now accepting applications for poster sessions for the 2019 ILA Annual Conference that will be held October 22-24, 2019, at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Poster sessions will be held in the exhibi…
The ILA Annual Conference Program Committee has selected the 2019 speakers for the conference. This year's conference speakers include President and Chief Executive Officer of the Shedd Aquarium Dr. Bridget C. Coughlin (Keynote), math…
Congratulations to Lizzy Boden, the recipient of the 2019 Robert P. Doyle Conference Grant for Support Staff and Jessica Baker the recipient of the 2019 Oberman and Rich Reaching Forward Conference Grant. Lizzy Bod…
National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. This year’s theme, Libraries = Strong Communities, illus…
A "Dear Appropriator" letter is circulating in the US Senate urging full fiscal year 2020 funding for the Department of Education's Innovative Approaches to Literacy grant program (IAL), which funds school libraries via professional develop…
The push for support in the House is coming to an end. Now, ALA advocates are turning the attention to the Senate.We are asking senators to preserve more than $210 million in federal funding for libraries. Now is the time to let yours …
Thanks to the members who have brought two pieces of potential legislation having to do with exotic animal shows to our attention: SB0154 and HB2554. We understand programming librarians are concerned about their ability to continue to…
Email your Rep today and ask them to oppose cuts to federal funding for libraries! The White House budget proposal for FY2020 has, for a third time, proposed elimination of federal funding for libraries. This year's "Dear Appropri…
Thanks to our colleagues at Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins for a clear explanation of a change in law of potential interest to libraries: The Illinois General Assembly amended Section 8 of the Illinois Local Government Professional Services Selection Act…
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