The annual tax levy ordinance is the source of 90-95% of your library’s revenues. Determining the library district levy seems daunting and, indeed, there are plenty of “devils in the details.” But a few simple rules will help Truste…
Dan Matthews, Moraine Valley Community College Hello IACRL! I’m looking forward to the year ahead. Librarians continue to do lots of excellent and exciting work around the state, and it’s infinitely encouraging to see. We also continue to…
By Lori Noe, Frontier Community College After several years of virtual meetings, the IACRL Unconference is back to a face to face format. The Unconference is Wednesday, October 19 at 8:00 am in Room 46-48 of the ILA Conference. This annua…
by Robin Harris, Northeastern Illinois University The Illinois Library Association Conference will be held in-person for the first time in more than two years! ILA 2022 will be held October 18-20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Ro…
by Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library The Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) held its 2022 Annual Conference online from September 7 to 9. The Conference was originally scheduled to take place in person at the Starved Rock Lodge & Con…
Interviewed By Kim Tipton, McHenry County College Library Caitlin Archer-Helke with her cat, Elvis Caitlin Archer-Helke is currently the Acquisitions and Content Support Specialist at the national law firm Dykema, in the law library of their Chi…
Interviewed by Kim Tipton, McHenry County College Library Christina Norton is your newly elected IACRL Secretary. She’s currently the Online Learning Librarian at Bradley University, where she also serves as a liaison librarian with some instru…
Interviewed by Lori Noe, Frontier Community College Sarah McHone-Chase is the Directory of Aurora University's Phillips Library, and the newly elected IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect. What do you think is the most important thing for you to acco…
by Kent LaCombe, Illinois State University The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (IACRL DEI), is looking forward to an academic year of opportunities and outreach. The committee held its…