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2023 ILA award nominations are open: Nominate a colleague – or yourself!
March 15, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Last year's winner of the ILA Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award, Michelle Nielson Ott! Robin Harris, Northeastern Illinois University Do you know an Illinois academic librarian who has made an impact this year at their library? Are you an…
IACRL Member Spotlight: April Hummons
March 15, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
April Hummons, Information Technology Librarian at DePaul University Interviewed by Kim Tipton, McHenry County College April Hummons is the Information Technology Librarian at the John T. Richardson Library at DePaul University in Chicago. In our int…
The rising tide of book challenges: How academic library workers can help (IACRL Opinion)
March 15, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Emily Gilbert, University of Illinois Chicago I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that a certain subset of books in school and public libraries is under serious threat. The issue has been pervasive enough to reach the general news media, an…
Illinois Librarian Publications - Spring 2023
March 15, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Compiled by Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University, and Janis Shearer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Bettivia, Rhiannon, Yi‐Yun Cheng, Michael Gryk, Wade Bishop, Alexandra Chassanoff, Jane Greenberg, and Zack Lischer‐…
Member Spotlight - Andrea Lublink
March 13, 2023 - Marketing Forum (MF)
This week's member spotlight is on Andrea Lublink. Andrea is the communications manager at the Palatine Library District and a member of the ILA Marketing Forum.  We asked Andrea to tell us a little about herself and answer a…
Library Trustee Forum Spring Workshops
February 10, 2023 - Library Trustee Forum (LTF)
Library Trustee Forum Spring Workshops March 4, April 1, May 13 The Trustee Forum is continuing its virtual Spring Workshop for 2023. Participants can attend one, two, or all three sessions. The recordings will be available to participants after each…
YASF Professional Development - Media Literacy Education
February 3, 2023 - Young Adult Services Forum (YASF)
Join YASF at 10:30am, February 16, for a professional development session, Fake News: Teens & Media Literacy. Instead of holding a full YASF meeting before this program, they will focus time and energy on professional development.  "Media li…
OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs
January 30, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is excited to announce that they are opening applications for the OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs. If you have been loo…
YASF Meeting Minutes: 11/15/22
January 24, 2023 - Young Adult Services Forum (YASF)
Young Adult Services Forum Meeting Minutes November 15, 2022 Krista Hutley (Wilmette), Manager; Andrea Johnson (Mount Prospect), Incoming Manager Tournament of Books – Jennie Stevens iREAD – Katie Parfitt (The 2023 iREAD Store is liv…
Member Spotlight - Gwen Gregory
January 23, 2023 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
This week's member spotlight is on Gwen Gregory. Gwen is a past president and current member of the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) and a former member of the ILA Conference Program Committee, 202…
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