ILA E-Newsletter

2023 Reaching Forward Conferences Call for Program Proposals
November 7, 2022
The Reaching Forward Forum and the Reaching Forward South Committee are accepting program proposals for their 2023 conferences.  The Reaching Forward and Reaching Forward South conferences serve library staff at all levels, with a…
Member Spotlight - Cassandra Thompson
October 31, 2022
This week's member spotlight is on Cassandra Thompson. Cassandra is the director of SHARE, the largest automation consortium in North America. She is a member of the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee and a former member of the 2022 ILA Con…
Member Spotlight - Emily Gilbert
October 17, 2022
This week's member spotlight is on Emily Gilbert. Emily is an Assistant Professor and Liaison Librarian at the University of Illinois Chicago and the Immediate Past President of the Illinois Association of College and Research Librarie…
2022 Candidates for IL Secretary of State Share Perspectives on Libraries
October 11, 2022
It's election season! With long-serving Secretary of State Jesse White announcing his retirement, we will have our first new Secretary of State since 1999. Because the Secretary of State also serves as the State Librarian, ILA contacted candidates…
Member Spotlight - Van McGary
October 3, 2022
This week's member spotlight is on Van McGary. Van is the Adult and Teen Services Assistant Manager at the Downers Grove Public Library and she is a member of the Reaching Forward Forum. We asked Van to tell us a little about hers…
Fast Forward Libraries Announces Recipients of 2022 Scholarships
September 21, 2022
The Fast Forward Libraries scholarship recipients for the 2022 ILA Annual Conference have been announced. Four recipients were chosen to receive $500 to help defray the cost of attending the conference. The recipients are as follows: Christie Lau, Ca…
Member Spotlight - Megan Millen
September 19, 2022
This week's member spotlight is on Megan Millen. Megan was previously the ILA Treasurer and an ILA Executive Board Director-at-Large, as well as a member of the ILA Best Practices and Finance Committees. We asked Megan to tell us a little b…
Member Spotlight - Brittany Coleman
September 5, 2022
This week's member spotlight is on Brittany Coleman. Brittany is an information services librarian at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, and she is a former member of the ILA Diversity Committee. We asked Brittany to tell us a little b…
Legislative Update -- September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022
Public Library Trustee VacanciesPublic Act 102-0977, which was effective May 27, 2022, established the length of time a district library board has to fill a vacancy at 90 days. If the vacancy isn’t filled within 90 days, the Secretary of State,…
Call for Nominee Suggestions for the 2023 ILA Executive Board Election
August 24, 2022
The ILA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2023 Executive Board Election. In April 2023, members will vote for the ILA Vice-President/President-elect and for four Executive Board positions, which can be public, school, academic, speci…
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