- Take Action Now!
- November 11, 2014
- Please immediately contact your local legislators and ask them to support overriding the Governor's veto of House Bill 3796! House Bill (HB) 3796 contains reasonable reforms to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and passed the Illinois Ge…
- Law Librarians Express Appreciation for Bill Passage
- November 11, 2014
- The Chicago Association of Law Libraries (CALL) recently passed a resolution thanking the Illinois Library Association (ILA) for its support in passage of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA) by the Illinois General Assembly. The bill, w…
- Veterans Day @ Your Library
- November 11, 2014
- Tell us what your library is doing to celebrate veterans and military families this week. ILA is co-sponsoring author readings Carbondale, Springfield, and Urbana as part of our Joining Forces @ Your Library initiative.
- Promoting the Value of Summer Reading
- November 11, 2014
- The benefits of summer reading are clear. National research finds that student who participate in library summer reading programs scored higher on reading achievement tests at the beginning of the next school year than those who did not participate. …
- If You Weren't in Springfield, You Missed Out!
- October 27, 2014
- Thanks to everyone who joined us at the 2014 ILA Annual Conference. We hope you had a great time. The conference evaluations certainly reveal an upbeat mood with so many very complimentary remarks. Seeing everyone at conference, we know the Illinois …
- New or Recently Renovated Library Buildings Wanted
- October 27, 2014
- ... for the annual architecture February issue of the ILA Reporter. The purpose of this issue is to examine how building architecture can contribute to library use and purpose. If you know of examples completed in 2014, call 312-644-1896 or e-mail, b…
- Have Ideas About the ILA Website
- October 27, 2014
- Now's Your chance! ILA is working with Webitects, a firm that researches, designs and builds for the web. Our goal is to create a real place for our members to work, explore and connect with each other. We held some preliminary conversations at the I…
- 2015 Soon To Be Famous Illinois Author Project
- October 27, 2014
- Nominations now being accepted! The 2015 Soon To Be Famous Illinois Author project is accepting nominations for self-published adult fiction authors that live in Illinois untilDecember 15. We've also made it even simpler for libraries to participate.…
- ILA Position Announcement
- October 27, 2014
- Looking for a Superstar! ILA is looking for an addition to our team at our downtown Chicago offices. This will be the front-line person to handle membership renewals and requests, process iREAD orders, maintain our member database--in short, the most…
- See you next week in Springfield!
- October 8, 2014
- It's time to get ready for #ILAKick! Visit the conference website for full information. Mobile AppThe Conference App, sponsored by Today's Business Solutions, is currently available for Android devices and via a mobile website. Due to issues with App…