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Congratulations to the Youth Department of the Glen Carbon Centennial Library
August 21, 2023 - Intellectual Freedom Committee
The 2023 Illinois Library Association’s (ILA) Intellectual Freedom Award is awarded to the Youth Department of the Glen Carbon Centennial Library. This award, presented by the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee, recognizes the Department, speci…
Congratulations to Karen Toonen
August 21, 2023 - Resources & Technical Services Forum (RTSF)
TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award The Illinois Library Association (ILA) is proud to announce Karen Toonen, Collection Services Manager at Naperville Public Library, as the recipient of the 2023 TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award. This annual award,…
Congratulations to Becky Keane
August 21, 2023 - Library Trustee Forum (LTF)
Trustee of the Year Award  Becky Keane, the President of the Niles-Maine District Library in Niles, Illinois, is the 2023 Illinois Library Association (ILA) Trustee of the Year Award recipient. This annual citation is awarded to a public library…
Member Spotlight - Matthew Matkowski
August 11, 2023 - Reaching Forward North Committee
This week's member spotlight is on Matthew Matkowski. Matthew is the Head of Public Services at the Palos Heights Public Library. He previously served as chair of ILA's Intellectual Freedom Committee and is a member of the Reaching Forward Commi…
Member Spotlight - Tom Stagg
August 11, 2023 - Library Trustee Forum (LTF)
This week's member spotlight is on Tom Stagg. Besides serving as president of the ILA Library Trustee Forum, Tom also serves as a trustee on the Alpha Park Public Library Board of Trustees. We asked Tom to tell us a little ab…
Jade Kastel is the 2023 Recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award
August 1, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Jade Kastel, Assistant Professor, Music Librarian, and Library Diversity Officer at Western Illinois University (WIU) Libraries, is the 2023 recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. Th…
Member Spotlight - Jazmin Wilkerson
July 24, 2023 - Diversity Committee
This week's member spotlight is on Jazmin Wilkerson. Jazmin is the Youth & Teen Librarian and Teen Volunteer Coordinator at the Lemont Public Library District, and she serves as co-chair of the ILA Diversity Committee.  We asked…
Member Spotlight - Veronica De Fazio
July 14, 2023 - Conference Program Committee, 2024
This week's member spotlight is on Veronica De Fazio. Veronica served as ILA President in 2020 and is the Deputy Director of the Peoria Public Library. We asked Veronica to tell us a little about herself and answer a few professio…
ILA Marketing Forum Programming Survey
June 5, 2023 - Marketing Forum (MF)
The ILA Marketing Forum Needs Your Help Planning Future Events The ILA Marketing Forum is seeking your input on its plans for the remainder of the year and in 2024.  As part of the forum's goal to gather feedback on future ev…
Member Spotlight - Dr. Pamela Thomas
June 5, 2023 - Awards Committee
This week's member spotlight is on Dr. Pamela Thomas. Pamela serves on the ILA Awards Committee, and works at Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS) as the Bibliographic Grant Manager for the Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC). …
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