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Member Spotlight - Jolie Duncan
March 10, 2025 - Intellectual Freedom Committee
This week's spotlight is on Jolie Duncan. Jolie is the information services manager at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. She has served on the ILA Awards Committee, the 2022 Conference Program Committee, and is currently a member of the IL…
IFC is Continuing the Censorship Conversation
February 25, 2025 - Intellectual Freedom Committee
Soft Censorship, Self-Censorship, and the Chilling Effect in Libraries - Continuing the Conversation   Join members of the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee as they lead an ongoing discussion about the impacts that various forms of censorship a…
Member Spotlight - Jason Katsion
February 24, 2025 - Diversity Committee
This week's spotlight is on Jason Katsion. Jason is the deputy director of the Barrington Area Library District. He is also a member of the ILA Diversity Committee.  We asked Jason to answer a few professional and amusing questions. Co…
Member Spotlight - Camille Rose
February 10, 2025 - Awards Committee
This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Camille Rose! As the Assistant Director of Library Engagement at Kankakee Public Library, Camille is actively involved in the Illinois library community, serving on the ILA Awards Committee, the ILA 202…
Committee Spotlight: Intellectual Freedom Committee
December 11, 2024 - Intellectual Freedom Committee
Intellectual Freedom, the patron’s right to seek and access the materials and ideas of their choice, is a core value of our profession and touches every aspect of the work we do.  But in the last four years it has come under serious threat…
ILA Nominating Committee Announces Executive Board Candidates for 2025 Election!
December 11, 2024 - Nominating Committee
The ILA Nominating Committee has announced the 2025 candidates for election in the spring of 2025.VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT CANDIDATES(three-year term beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028)Rosie Camargo, South Holland Public Lib…
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…
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…
Committee Spotlight: 2024 Conference Program Committee
September 4, 2024 - Conference Program Committee, 2024
ILA’s conference program doesn’t just magically come together. Every year, a dedicated group of library workers volunteer their time and talents to help ILA staff make the annual conference happen. It is truly The Best Committee Assignmen…
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