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Member Spotlight - Jessica Rodrigues
November 25, 2024 - Reaching Forward North Committee
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…
Member Spotlight - Jessica Rodrigues
November 25, 2024 - Small and Rural Libraries Forum (SARL)
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…
Forum Spotlight - Youth Services Forum
November 25, 2024 - Youth Services Forum (YSF)
The Youth Services Forum is comprised of professionals who work with children in a public library setting and addresses the needs and interests of those concerned with quality library service for children. Members of our group share resourc…
IFC is Hosting a Virtual Discussion
November 22, 2024 - Intellectual Freedom Committee
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…
Committee Spotlight: Reaching Forward South Committee
October 23, 2024 - Reaching Forward South Committee
Reaching Forward South is an annual conference for front line library workers in central and southern Illinois each spring.  We understand that library staff may wear many hats like programming, marketing, cataloging, and managing at the library…
IACRL at ILA 2024 Conference Wrap-Up
October 15, 2024 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
By Kim Tipton, McHenry County College The 2024 Illinois Library Association Conference was held October 8-10 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois. The theme this year was “Libraries Are Lit: Sparking Innovation and Imagination,”…
IACRL Unconference Wrap-Up
October 15, 2024 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
By Kim Tipton, McHenry County College We’re pleased to share that the IACRL Unconference at ILA 2024 once again was a success! The Unconference was attended by 15 people who suggested numerous important topics to discuss, like distance/online l…
ILA 2024 Conference Preview
September 26, 2024 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
By Kim Tipton, McHenry County College The 2024 Illinois Library Association Conference will be held October 8-10 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois. The theme this year is “Libraries Are Lit: Sparking Innovation and Imagination,R…
IACRL Unconference Preview
September 26, 2024 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
By Kim Tipton, McHenry County College We hope you’ll join us for this year’s IACRL Unconference! Held on Wednesday October 9, from 8-10 am, you’ll meet other academic library workers from across Illinois and discuss the issues that …
Health Science Librarians of Illinois Update
September 26, 2024 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library Registration is open for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, which will take place entirely online from Wednesday, October 23, to Friday, October 25. The theme of this year’s meeting…
iREAD Summer Reading Programs

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