As 2024 comes to a close, it’s clear this has been a year of both challenges and triumphs. We’ve stood strong against those who seek to undermine the freedom to read, often resorting to unprecedented tactics to prevent library professiona…
.. This week's spotlight is on Maisie Iven. Maisie is the Teen Librarian at the Naperville Public Library and has served on the iREAD Committee and the Young Adult Services Forum. We asked Maisie to answer a few professional and amusi…
This week's spotlight is on Joshua Newport. Joshua is the Math and Science Librarian at Illinois State University's Milner Library. He is the current president-elect of the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries …
Each month, ILA staff reviews submissions and selects the winner of the monthly member photo contest, but now it's up to you to decide who should be named the ILA Member Photo of the Year for 2024! Three finalists were selected based on their popular…
Our latest Institutional Member Spotlight is on the Mississippi Valley Library District. The library district is located in Collinsville, Illinois, and consists of three facilities: the Collinsville Library, the Fairmont City Library, and t…
This week's member spotlight is on Jessica Rodrigues. Jessica is the Director of the Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library and a member of the ILA Reaching Forward North Committee and the ILA Small and Rural Libraries Forum. We asked…
Soft Censorship, Self-Censorship, and the Chilling Effect in Libraries Join members of the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee as they lead a discussion about the impacts that various forms of censorship are having on libraries. Participants are encou…
Interim administrators at Western Illinois University (WIU) will eliminate ALL nine campus librarians by May 2025. Students, faculty, professional library organizations, and higher education leaders across Illinois and the nation are speaking out aga…
This week's spotlight is on Kathy Parker. Kathy is a retired library director who owns and operates a consulting company, Kathy Parker Consulting. She is a member of the ILA Serving Our Public Committee and has previously served on the 2017 ILA Confe…
Our latest Institutional Member Spotlight is on the Six Mile Regional Library District! The library is located in Granite City, Illinois. Continue reading to learn about the library. Library's History Informal library service began whe…
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