The Illinois Library Association is partnering with CallOne, a major provider of telecommunications services in Illinois and nationally, to provide discounts to ILA institutional members. A number of ILA-member customers are already saving 10% or mor…
Please click here to download the entire February 2014 ILA Reporter in PDF format. This issue includes the following articles:New Library BuildingsPDF Download Chicago Public Library: Edgewater Branch, by Ruth Lednicer Crete Public Library, by Michel…
Nominations are being accepted for the 2014 Reaching Forward Awards. All nominations are due March 31, 2014. For more information on the awards and the nomination form, please visit the Reaching Forward website.
Twenty-four libraries made the decision to form a group pool for property/casualty and workers compensation insurance, projecting substantial savings and more stable coverage for their libraries and their taxpayers. Formation of the pool, Libraries o…
This updated version of benchmark standards for public libraries will soon be available, thanks to a hardworking ILA Standing Committee, led by ILA Past President Pam Van Kirk; committee members include Pat Boze, Kim Coughran, Jeanne Hamilton, Amanda…
Be a part of the 2014 Conference The 2014 IACRL Conference Program Committee is now accepting proposals for poster sessions. To submit a proposal and register for the conference, please visit the conference page. Deadline for submissions is Saturday,…
February 23, 201411:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m.Loyola University Lake Shore Campus Crown Center Auditorium, 1001 W. Loyola Ave., Chicago, IL 60626KEYNOTE ADDRESS:Polish-American & Executive Director of the American Library Association Keith Michael Fiel…
Efforts go state-wide this year with four legislative events intended to give you an opportunity to meet with your legislators and speak with them firsthand about issues affecting you and your library. Library trustees, directors, and staff from publ…
The ILA Library Trustee Forum 2014 workshops will focus on how to prepare your board for what lies ahead. Morning programming includes "Sunshine Laws: How to Comply with the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act" and "Defending Access …
Join your academic colleagues from around the state for a day of education and networking on Friday, March 21.With the growing trend in higher education to demonstrate value through student outcomes, it has become more important than ever for librari…
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