- Member Spotlight - Jamie Jones
- May 30, 2022
- This week's member spotlight is on Jamie Jones, manager of the Peoria Public Library's North Branch. Jamie chaired the ILA Awards Committee in 2020 and served on the ILA Conference Program Committee in 2021. We asked Jamie to tell us a little bi…
- Cyndi Robinson Selected as New Executive Director of ILA
- May 25, 2022
- The Board of Directors of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) unanimously approved the promotion of Cynthia Robinson as the organization's next executive director. She will succeed current executive director Diane Foote, who is retiring after five…
- Member Spotlight - Ryan Johnson
- May 16, 2022
- This week's member spotlight is on Ryan Johnson. Ryan is the director at O'Fallon Public Library, a member of the ILA Best Practices Committee, a co-coordinator of the ILA Legislative Meet-up Metro East, and the new ILA President-Elect.…
- ILA Welcomes New Board Members
- May 11, 2022
- Chicago, IL — The Illinois Library Association (ILA) welcomes the newly elected Executive Board members for 2022-2023. The ILA Executive Board consists of sixteen members: the president, vice president/president-elect, twelve directors-at-…
- Member Spotlight - Lizzy Boden
- May 2, 2022
- This week's member spotlight is on Lizzy Boden. We asked Lizzy to tell us a little bit about herself and to answer a few professional and amusing questions. Continue reading to find out more about Lizzy. A little background on Lizzy Lizzy…
- Member Spotlight - Darnetta Bolton
- April 18, 2022
- This week's member spotlight is on Darnetta Bolton. Darnetta is a Youth Services Librarian at the Orland Park Public Library. She is a member of the Reaching Forward Forum and previously served as co-chair of the 2020 ILA Conference Program Committee…
- Legislative Update -- April 14, 2022
- April 14, 2022
- CALL TO ACTION: FEDERAL LIBRARY FUNDING FOR FY2023ALA's annual call for advocacy for federal funding is LIVE NOW! "Dear Appropriator" letters are circulating in Congress, addressed to members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Pr…
- Why School Librarians Matter To Students And Communities
- April 13, 2022
- April is School Library Month, and what better way to commemorate the occasion than by emphasizing the importance of school librarians, as our colleagues at the Association of Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE) did brilliantly in the letter be…
- Legislative Update -- April 7, 2022
- April 7, 2022
- CALL TO ACTION: FEDERAL LIBRARY FUNDING FOR FY2023ALA's annual call for advocacy for federal funding is LIVE NOW! "Dear Appropriator" letters are circulating in Congress, addressed to members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Pr…
- Member Spotlight - JJ Pionke
- April 4, 2022
- This week's member spotlight is on JJ Pionke. JJ is a former member of the ILA Diversity Committee. We asked JJ to tell us a little bit about himself and to answer a few professional and amusing questions. Continue reading to find out more …
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