The 2025 Illinois Library Association’s (ILA) Intellectual Freedom Award is awarded to the Unite Against Book Bans Regional Response Volunteers, library professionals dedicated to defending intellectual freedom across Illinois. This award, pres…
The Illinois Library Association is proud to announce that Dr. Pamela Thomas, Bibliographic Grant Manager at the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS), is the recipient of the 2025 Illinois Library Association TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award. T…
The Illinois Library Association (ILA) is pleased to announce that Kassy Trejo, Library Assistant – Acquisitions at the Evanston Public Library, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 ILA Resources and Technical Services (RTSF) Scholars…
Charles Stump, Vice President of the Board of Trustees for the Crystal Lake Public Library, is the 2025 Illinois Library Association (ILA) Trustee of the Year Award recipient. This annual citation is awarded to public library trustees for contributio…
The ILA Library Trustee Forum newsletter, The Trusty Trustee, serves as a resource for the ILA trustee community (members and non-members) by providing the latest education, information, and news to help trustees successfully perform their duties. Al…
Apply for the Small and Rural Libraries ILA Annual Conference Grant! Small and rural library staff are encouraged to apply for the Small and Rural Libraries ILA Annual Conference Grant. The purpose of this grant is to encourage ILA mem…
On April 10, 2025, the ILA Library Trustee Forum Board unanimously approved a tribute resolution for Carol Vaughan Kissane. TRIBUTE RESOLUTION FOR CAROL VAUGHAN KISSANE LIBRARY LEADER, LIBRARY ADVOCATE, LIBRARY PARTNER WHEREAS Carol Vaughan Kissane w…
Intellectual freedom issues are on the rise at libraries nationwide. This sheet, prepared by the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee in 2025, contains resources you can use to help prepare for and respond to incidents. Download the IFC Resource G…
Congratulations to Nestor L. Osorio on being elected as the IACRL Vice President/President-Elect, and to Ted Schwitzner on his reelection as Secretary/Treasurer.Osorio is a professor and information specialist at Northern Illinois University, and…
The results are in, and we want to congratulate this year's winners of the People's Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing! First Place Title: “Along for the Journey: Graduate Student Perceptions of Research” Authors: Alissa Droog, No…
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